Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-07-19

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jul 19
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,300 head
▼ 324 vs last sale 1,624▼ 451 vs year ago 1,751 · −25.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 148▲ 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 215 vs last sale 338▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 400-600 lbs sold 6.00-11.00 higher. Feeder steers were steady on comparable sales. Heifer calves 400-450 and 500-600 lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold steady, 650-700 lbs were 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Trade was very active with better demand on smaller numbers. Strong market with excellent buyer attendance

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.47/cwt on 464 head.
Average price
$246.47
464 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,232
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$720
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$95.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.18
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487255.041,243261
Large 1-2546244.661,33749
Medium and Large 1-2508243.461,237110
Medium 1-2539215.641,16322
Medium 2502210.671,05812thin
Medium and Large 2461199.259194thin
Medium and Large 2-3403160.006454thin
Small and Medium 3327160.005232thin
One grade step is worth $95.04/cwt here — about $720 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 sale464 hd
246.47
—
NM average4 barns · 1,237 hd
235.30
+11.18
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—Average1,494104.711,56517
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,288109.521,41143
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,111101.121,12425
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01984.9686611

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,066$1,8505
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,183$1,6195
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$1,3797
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,023$1,3673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,25511
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,132$1,2283thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,061$1,1515
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,052$1,1253thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)860$8601thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$2,5297
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,104$2,1583thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)835$1,2864thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)928$1,1954thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)870$1,1001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)892$1,3655

Every lot

129 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1310316.76/cwt310.00–318.0098240
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added332353.44/cwt347.00–360.001,1738
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed335338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,1328
Steers—Large 1-2355304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,0795
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added373344.46/cwt322.00–346.001,28533
Steers—Medium and Large 1375306.53/cwt298.00–314.001,1498
Steers—Medium and Large 1412317.04/cwt301.00–321.001,30613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443239.77/cwt235.00–257.001,0629
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned444241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0708
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3447175.00/cwt175.00–175.007823
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,40920
Steers—Medium and Large 1496274.75/cwt270.00–286.001,36312
Steers—Large 1-2505296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,4957
Steers—Medium and Large 2531212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2383
Steers—Medium and Large 1537287.06/cwt286.00–288.001,54215
Steers—Large 1-2551258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4223
Steers—Medium and Large 1552273.50/cwt273.50–273.501,5103
Steers—Medium and Large 2568218.89/cwt211.00–227.001,2434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569227.62/cwt221.00–232.001,2958
Steers—Small and Medium 2-357075.00/cwt75.00–75.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed591248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,4664
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added607296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,79718
Steers—Medium and Large 1619259.55/cwt251.00–263.001,60717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624230.42/cwt224.00–236.001,4388
Steers—Medium 1627253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,5864
Steers—Large 1-2636248.50/cwt248.50–248.501,58020
Steers—Medium 264282.00/cwt82.00–82.005262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3572
Steers—Medium and Large 1693233.46/cwt231.00–235.001,61822
Steers—Medium and Large 1710232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6475
Steers—Large 1-2760225.50/cwt225.50–225.501,7145
Steers—Medium and Large 1761230.50/cwt225.00–236.001,75424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5442
Steers—Large 1-2802216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,7322
Steers—Medium 2807102.00/cwt102.00–102.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 1815212.75/cwt202.00–220.001,7345
Steers—Medium and Large 1895181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,022205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,0954
Steers—Large 1-21,040188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,9551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295282.00/cwt282.00–282.0083237
Heifers—Large 1-2315286.00/cwt286.00–286.009017
Heifers—Small and Medium 3327160.00/cwt160.00–160.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1342289.67/cwt276.00–291.0099149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added347307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,0656
Heifers—Medium 1-2347265.00/cwt265.00–265.009206
Heifers—Medium 2352234.00/cwt234.00–234.008247
Heifers—Medium and Large 2357200.00/cwt200.00–200.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368294.05/cwt280.00–300.001,08217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384267.62/cwt260.00–270.001,0288
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3403160.00/cwt160.00–160.006454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,0284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428247.91/cwt235.00–250.001,06121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed440278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,22310
Heifers—Large 1-2443264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,1705
Heifers—Medium 1-2446228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0173
Heifers—Large 1-2460235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477242.44/cwt237.00–248.001,1564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484254.72/cwt240.00–256.001,23364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518249.23/cwt235.00–256.001,29127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518241.67/cwt228.00–249.001,25212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned532220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562242.00/cwt238.00–258.001,36018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565198.50/cwt198.50–198.501,1222
Heifers—Large 1-2586243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,42426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620193.05/cwt150.00–252.001,19711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632237.04/cwt228.00–251.001,49817
Heifers—Medium 1-2641187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,19910
Heifers—Medium 1-2678200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1682211.65/cwt203.00–221.001,44322
Heifers—Large 1-2688208.68/cwt202.00–210.501,4369
Heifers—Medium 2712178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718216.68/cwt204.00–220.001,55615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1792194.50/cwt194.50–194.501,5405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1863161.60/cwt157.00–174.001,39511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1922185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7062
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2304325.00/cwt325.00–325.009888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1023
Bulls—Medium 1-2590119.00/cwt119.00–119.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,4853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,065110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1721
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4316170.80/cwt140.00–177.0054050
Dairy Steers—Large 3365176.18/cwt175.00–181.0064344
Dairy Steers—Large 3-440075.00/cwt75.00–75.003004
Dairy Steers—Large 3433140.00/cwt140.00–140.006063
Dairy Steers—Large 3479185.00/cwt185.00–185.008866
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-436465.00/cwt65.00–65.002375
Dairy Heifers—Large 343089.79/cwt75.00–155.0038611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,354102.24/cwt90.00–120.001,3848
Bulls——1,46181.67/cwt70.00–86.001,1934
Bulls——1,745127.11/cwt123.25–132.502,2185
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%98093.44/cwt92.50–95.009163
Cows—Lean 85-90%99590.64/cwt90.00–92.009024
Cows—Lean 85-90%99886.38/cwt84.50–88.008622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02058.60/cwt46.00–72.505982
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06594.00/cwt93.00–95.001,0013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06999.93/cwt96.00–102.751,06811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189104.40/cwt103.50–105.501,24111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,282109.78/cwt107.00–112.501,40740
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375106.01/cwt105.00–107.001,4583
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19581,218.75/head1,000.00–1,350.001,2198
Bred Cows—Large 1-29601,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0081,212.50/head925.00–1,500.001,2132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0231,366.67/head1,000.00–1,600.001,3673
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0501,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0521,125.00/head950.00–1,275.001,1253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0661,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8505
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0961,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1103
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1601,475.00/head1,375.00–1,525.001,4753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1731,255.00/head1,025.00–1,485.001,2552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1831,619.00/head1,310.00–1,925.001,6195
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2231,398.33/head1,210.00–1,775.001,3983
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2401,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2725675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 17701,148.33/head935.00–1,400.001,1483
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-28701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19501,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,0851,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0851,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1132,387.50/head2,200.00–2,575.002,3882
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18921,365.00/head1,275.00–1,475.001,3655
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1860860.00/head860.00–860.008601

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.