Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-08-02

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Aug 2
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
902 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 772▼ 419 vs year ago 1,321 · −31.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 221▲ 97 vs year ago 91 · +106.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
199 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 229▲ 80 vs year ago 119 · +67.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer calves 400-450 lbs sold 20.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were 11.00 higher. Feeder steers 700-750 lbs sold 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-450 lbs were 16.00 higher while feeder heifers had no comparable sales on like kind. Trade was active on a stronger market on comparable numbers .Slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. 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 $269.53/cwt on 315 head.
Average price
$269.53
315 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,482
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$742
per head · Medium 1-2 over Small 3
$232.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.58
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-2358303.751,0877thin
Medium 1441291.001,28212thin
Medium and Large 1558278.411,553242
Large 1540275.291,48517thin
Medium and Large 1-2594243.131,44515thin
Medium 3677199.401,3495thin
Small and Medium 3595178.001,0592thin
Medium and Large 2533176.7394211thin
Small 348671.003454thin
One grade step is worth $232.75/cwt here — about $742 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 sale315 hd
269.53
—
NM average4 barns · 1,458 hd
265.95
+3.58
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—Average1,457117.021,70520
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average902136.001,2272thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,283109.131,400107
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02790.5793026

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)1,132$1,5198
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,355$1,3503thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$1,3251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,066$1,2888
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$1,1765
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,051$1,0806
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)893$1,0634thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,077$2,55625
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,450$2,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)962$1,9003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,084$1,86920
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,071$1,67215
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)885$2,0001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)884$1,9105

Every lot

141 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 1257327.00/cwt327.00–327.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed277354.00/cwt354.00–354.009818
Steers—Medium and Large 1290324.19/cwt317.00–327.009407
Steers—Medium 1-2331325.25/cwt318.00–330.001,0775
Steers—Medium and Large 1348322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,1213
Steers—Medium 1354306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,0835
Steers—Large 1360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0802
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned381300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1435
Steers—Medium and Large 1385328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,26317
Steers—Medium and Large 1405314.08/cwt313.00–321.001,27223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,1292
Steers—Medium 1-2425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0632
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full430295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2694
Steers—Large 1435304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,3223
Steers—Medium and Large 1453282.96/cwt276.00–290.001,2824
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added467306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,42913
Steers—Small 348671.00/cwt71.00–71.003454
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy500255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2752
Steers—Medium 1508280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4223
Steers—Medium and Large 2511174.00/cwt174.00–174.008896
Steers—Medium and Large 1523281.82/cwt275.00–292.001,47429
Steers—Medium and Large 2560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0085
Steers—Medium and Large 1564276.97/cwt265.00–281.001,56223
Steers—Large 1566276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,5628
Steers—Small and Medium 3595178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2598245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4654
Steers—Medium 3607197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4857
Steers—Medium and Large 1619252.77/cwt246.00–264.001,56510
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added633272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,72521
Steers—Large 1655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5724
Steers—Medium and Large 1669252.94/cwt227.00–260.001,69218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2692216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4952
Steers—Medium and Large 1718234.16/cwt229.00–246.001,68121
Steers—Medium 3723201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4533
Steers—Medium 1740234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7322
Steers—Medium and Large 1769237.15/cwt222.00–240.001,82429
Steers—Medium and Large 1827218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8032
Steers—Medium and Large 1873210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,8383
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1237237.00/cwt237.00–237.005622
Heifers—Medium 1-2240310.00/cwt310.00–310.007444
Heifers—Medium 1-2283318.00/cwt318.00–318.009008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Heifers—Medium 1311272.00/cwt272.00–272.008464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332280.84/cwt278.00–285.009325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362234.00/cwt234.00–234.008472
Heifers—Medium 1-2400287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,1482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428287.96/cwt283.00–289.001,23222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440205.00/cwt205.00–205.009026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488254.96/cwt250.00–257.001,2447
Heifers—Medium 1-2497170.00/cwt170.00–170.008452
Heifers—Large 1526252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,3269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531249.07/cwt240.00–261.001,32316
Heifers—Large 1-2540229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2542240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572247.59/cwt236.00–256.001,41632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3654
Heifers—Medium 1-2577239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3792
Heifers—Medium 1-2608244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4703
Heifers—Large 1-2623242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1638233.87/cwt231.00–234.501,49211
Heifers—Medium 1638225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4364
Heifers—Small and Medium 2672186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677233.10/cwt215.00–240.001,57825
Heifers—Medium 1-2682221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2692211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4602
Heifers—Large 2-3722176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738209.91/cwt201.00–219.001,5494
Heifers—Medium 1740209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2786190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1793224.50/cwt219.00–230.001,78010
Heifers—Large 2-3865182.01/cwt181.00–183.001,5746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1878189.09/cwt188.50–190.001,6605
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1140275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Bulls—Large 1-2418289.22/cwt289.00–290.001,2099
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,1913
Bulls—Medium 1-2430201.00/cwt201.00–201.008642
Bulls—Medium 1-2497225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1541251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2546245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3383
Bulls—Large 1-2546239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560235.88/cwt228.00–241.001,3215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,5413
Bulls—Large 1-2590205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2103
Bulls—Large 1-2611221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2827189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2888176.39/cwt175.00–180.001,5667
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2956182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,7407
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3297210.00/cwt210.00–210.006247
Dairy Steers—Large 3331201.17/cwt192.00–206.0066610
Dairy Steers—Large 337555.00/cwt55.00–55.002062
Dairy Steers—Large 3447191.77/cwt185.00–202.008575
Dairy Steers—Large 3482184.12/cwt180.00–197.0088712
Dairy Steers—Large 3553155.00/cwt155.00–155.008574
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3397120.00/cwt120.00–120.004762
Dairy Heifers—Large 3466120.00/cwt120.00–120.005593
Dairy Heifers—Large 3510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005364
Dairy Heifers—Large 3945108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07772.70/cwt64.00–93.007833
Bulls——Return to Feed1,203126.61/cwt115.00–134.001,5232
Bulls——1,365110.24/cwt100.00–119.001,5053
Bulls——1,618128.19/cwt120.00–137.252,07412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%902136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2272
Cows—Lean 85-90%98286.68/cwt82.50–91.008518
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02072.03/cwt60.00–80.007353
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03799.11/cwt97.50–100.501,0286
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06294.51/cwt90.00–98.001,0049
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,126103.22/cwt100.00–105.501,16213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299109.22/cwt104.00–112.501,41979
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,332113.77/cwt113.75–114.001,51515
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 29201,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2950960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0511,080.00/head950.00–1,250.001,0806
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0661,287.50/head1,275.00–1,325.001,2888
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1321,518.75/head1,325.00–1,750.001,5198
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1731,230.00/head1,100.00–1,410.001,2304
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2751,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3551,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18841,910.00/head1,600.00–2,200.001,9105
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs15 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0311,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6757
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0381,883.33/head1,500.00–2,550.001,8833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0582,497.22/head1,200.00–3,025.002,49718
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0652,218.75/head1,650.00–2,700.002,2194
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1182,825.00/head2,200.00–3,200.002,8256
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1201,831.82/head1,575.00–2,250.001,83211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1551,775.00/head1,450.00–1,975.001,7754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4551,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18931,062.50/head975.00–1,150.001,0634
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251

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.