Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-06-07

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jun 7
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,338 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 1,300▼ 413 vs year ago 1,751 · −23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 184 vs last sale 275▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 424 vs last sale 455▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-350 lbs were 9.00 lower and 350-400 lbs sold steady. 400-450 lbs were 6.00 higher while 450-500 lbs sold 13.00 higher. 500-550 lbs sold 12.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were sharply higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher while 700-750 lbs held steady. 850-900 lbs sold sharply higher. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs were steady and 400-450 lbs sold 13.00 higher while 450-500 lbs were 20.00 higher. 500-550 lbs sold 3.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were 15.00 higher. Feeder calves 600-700 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Trade was steady on good demand with lighter numbers. Excellent buyer attendance

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $250.53/cwt on 593 head.
Average price
$250.53
593 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,146
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$713
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3
$113.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.03
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518281.471,457358
Medium and Large 1-2442212.3293953
Medium 2339202.49686173
Medium 2-3442168.337439thin
One grade step is worth $113.13/cwt here — about $713 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale593 hd
250.53
—
NM average4 barns · 1,614 hd
241.50
+9.03
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,293111.631,4438thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average958113.541,08814
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16799.801,16548
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02988.6791312

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,096$1,2754thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)954$1,2564thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,278$1,4455
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)725$9001thin

Every lot

100 lots · USDA AMS · Clovis Livestock Auction - Clovis, NM
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1238333.00/cwt333.00–333.0079311
Steers—Medium 2245235.00/cwt235.00–235.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 1252328.00/cwt328.00–328.008275
Steers—Medium 2296230.00/cwt230.00–230.006813
Steers—Medium and Large 1322317.34/cwt316.00–319.001,02253
Steers—Medium 2322199.59/cwt198.00–210.00643128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327228.00/cwt228.00–228.0074633
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned340287.00/cwt287.00–287.009762
Steers—Medium and Large 1364306.06/cwt305.00–309.001,11420
Steers—Medium 2-3375166.00/cwt166.00–166.006233
Steers—Medium 2385208.97/cwt194.00–211.0080534
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added412309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,2732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412215.00/cwt215.00–215.008862
Steers—Medium and Large 1430297.36/cwt290.00–303.501,27914
Steers—Medium and Large 1459305.31/cwt299.00–311.001,40151
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full475280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3304
Steers—Medium 2-3475169.50/cwt169.50–169.508056
Steers—Medium 2484203.00/cwt203.00–203.009836
Steers—Medium and Large 1511295.26/cwt286.00–299.001,50935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531204.90/cwt201.00–211.001,0885
Steers—Medium and Large 1556294.50/cwt285.00–296.001,63750
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full564265.22/cwt265.00–266.001,49614
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy591269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,5908
Steers—Medium and Large 1642249.08/cwt237.00–251.001,59922
Steers—Medium and Large 1661231.61/cwt225.00–235.001,5316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677181.24/cwt179.00–186.001,2276
Steers—Medium and Large 1710219.40/cwt218.00–225.001,55829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730169.55/cwt160.00–177.001,2387
Steers—Medium and Large 1852197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,68332
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 2282215.00/cwt215.00–215.006068
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285280.00/cwt280.00–280.007982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Natural340277.00/cwt277.00–277.009422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned352270.00/cwt270.00–270.009502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358285.48/cwt280.00–294.001,02223
Heifers—Small 3365125.00/cwt125.00–125.004562
Heifers—Medium 2391187.00/cwt187.00–187.007313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full396267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,0574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2397207.00/cwt207.00–207.008222
Heifers—Medium 2400186.00/cwt186.00–186.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy407246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,0015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed420262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,1003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Gaunt421250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436267.84/cwt262.00–269.001,16814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465263.82/cwt252.00–270.001,22748
Heifers—Medium 3465156.00/cwt156.00–156.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471212.96/cwt206.00–220.001,0036
Heifers—Medium 2477168.00/cwt168.00–168.008014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full478241.75/cwt237.00–245.001,15610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478180.00/cwt180.00–180.008603
Heifers—Medium 2512160.00/cwt160.00–160.008194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517253.74/cwt247.00–256.001,31225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,4923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full528235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532191.23/cwt190.00–192.001,0175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573242.05/cwt235.00–251.001,38753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added585262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full612258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,5797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1634230.05/cwt220.00–235.001,45949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683221.03/cwt210.00–222.001,51025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open737190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,4047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1771202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open772179.49/cwt175.00–185.001,38611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open805187.31/cwt183.00–187.501,50870
Heifers—Medium and Large 1935162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5156
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2225192.00/cwt192.00–192.004322
Bulls—Medium 2260167.00/cwt167.00–167.004343
Bulls—Medium 1325227.00/cwt227.00–227.007382
Bulls—Medium 1Natural358290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0383
Bulls—Medium 3445255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1354
Bulls—Small 3465162.00/cwt162.00–162.007532
Bulls—Small 3540166.00/cwt166.00–166.008963
Bulls—Small 3555153.00/cwt153.00–153.008493
Bulls—Medium 3563225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2673
Bulls—Medium 3Full577184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0622
Bulls—Medium 2700142.00/cwt142.00–142.009941
Bulls—Medium 3712191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3602
Bulls—Medium 3885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,015106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0762
Bulls——1,187112.09/cwt112.00–112.251,3313
Bulls——1,583114.93/cwt114.00–115.501,8193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90080.00/cwt78.50–81.507202
Cows—Breaker 75-80%958113.54/cwt112.00–119.001,08814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00086.22/cwt86.00–86.508622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00385.14/cwt85.00–85.258542
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09193.56/cwt89.50–95.251,0216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11095.76/cwt95.00–96.001,06315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15498.85/cwt97.50–101.001,14112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215103.22/cwt100.25–105.001,25421
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1725900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2071,433.33/head1,375.00–1,525.001,4333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3851,462.50/head1,350.00–1,575.001,4632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19541,256.25/head1,225.00–1,300.001,2564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0961,275.00/head1,150.00–1,400.001,2754
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 2775170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3184

This sale against other markets

New Mexico weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.