Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-08-09

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Aug 9
● Final158 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,288 head
▲ 386 vs last sale 902▲ 163 vs year ago 1,125 · +14.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
195 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 188▲ 48 vs year ago 147 · +32.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
341 head
▲ 142 vs last sale 199▲ 278 vs year ago 63 · +441.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer calves 350-400 lbs sold steady on a light test; 400-550 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 lower, while 550-600 lbs were 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 4.00-10.00 lower; 700-750 lbs traded 1.00 higher; 750-800 lbs 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-550 lbs sold 6.00-9.00 lower, while 550-600 lbs were 16.00 higher on a thin test. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 6.00 higher; 650-700 lbs 11.00 lower. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good on larger numbers. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady to 10.00 higher. 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 $258.26/cwt on 543 head.
Average price
$258.26
543 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,499
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,001
per head · Large 1 over Small 3
$182.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.66
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1549282.251,54866
Medium and Large 1596263.001,568395
Medium and Large 1-2537236.841,27115thin
Medium 1645227.811,46916thin
Large 1-2670222.501,4914thin
Large 2363221.1780224
Medium 1-2710202.821,44010thin
Medium 2492195.119609thin
Medium and Large 2515170.008762thin
Small 3547100.005472thin
One grade step is worth $182.25/cwt here — about $1,001 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 sale543 hd
258.26
—
NM average3 barns · 1,073 hd
257.60
+0.66
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—Average1,641126.672,07923
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,392113.241,57629
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,273107.791,372124
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03089.1391822

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 (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,253$1,47217
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$1,4264thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,313$1,40314
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,091$1,35416
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,071$1,22214
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,089$1,1964thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,064$1,1584thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,3506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,120$2,7926
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$2,02011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$1,77619
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,103$1,71517
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)987$1,88211

Every lot

158 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers—Large 2267228.00/cwt228.00–228.006096
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285280.00/cwt280.00–280.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 1287320.48/cwt310.00–327.009205
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned333312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,0393
Steers—Medium and Large 1338346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,1693
Steers—Large 2343220.00/cwt220.00–220.0075514
Steers—Large 1355327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,1616
Steers—Medium and Large 1369315.12/cwt300.00–328.001,16313
Steers—Medium 1370293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,0843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412255.90/cwt252.00–260.001,0544
Steers—Medium 2413230.00/cwt230.00–230.009504
Steers—Medium and Large 1423308.45/cwt287.00–318.001,30528
Steers—Large 1473296.50/cwt296.50–296.501,40211
Steers—Medium and Large 1481290.79/cwt275.00–300.001,39973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,1952
Steers—Medium 1503240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2073
Steers—Large 1513280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4368
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full515246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,2672
Steers—Medium and Large 2515170.00/cwt170.00–170.008762
Steers—Medium and Large 1537271.46/cwt258.00–289.001,45825
Steers—Medium 2547175.00/cwt175.00–175.009572
Steers—Small 3547100.00/cwt100.00–100.005472
Steers—Medium 1-2557221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2312
Steers—Medium 2560162.00/cwt162.00–162.009073
Steers—Large 1-2565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2432
Steers—Large 1567282.94/cwt279.00–283.501,60416
Steers—Medium and Large 1569277.43/cwt256.00–283.501,57954
Steers—Medium 1575259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4892
Steers—Large 2575215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2601245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4723
Steers—Large 1624268.01/cwt256.50–277.001,67223
Steers—Medium and Large 1632245.37/cwt236.00–260.001,55140
Steers—Large 1670237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5882
Steers—Medium and Large 1685232.14/cwt229.00–250.501,59074
Steers—Medium and Large 1723242.16/cwt231.00–244.001,75114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4492
Steers—Medium 1-2738207.54/cwt204.00–211.001,5324
Steers—Medium 1-2758189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4334
Steers—Medium and Large 1764241.91/cwt210.00–247.001,84836
Steers—Medium 1767194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4882
Steers—Large 1-2775225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3682
Steers—Medium and Large 1811215.65/cwt212.00–223.001,74910
Steers—Medium 1836190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5886
Steers—Medium and Large 1875193.87/cwt189.00–201.001,69610
Steers—Medium and Large 1931180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6763
Steers—Medium and Large 1957181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,7322
Feeder Cattle · Heifers48 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270310.00/cwt310.00–310.008372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336246.59/cwt240.00–253.008296
Heifers—Large 1-2352269.00/cwt269.00–269.009472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1356228.00/cwt228.00–228.008123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added362270.00/cwt270.00–270.009772
Heifers—Large 2387198.00/cwt198.00–198.007666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412155.00/cwt155.00–155.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425263.70/cwt253.00–280.001,12115
Heifers—Large 1-2425259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,1012
Heifers—Large 1443263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,1654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned457251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added468274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,2829
Heifers—Medium 2468211.00/cwt211.00–211.009873
Heifers—Small 347260.00/cwt60.00–60.002832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477236.63/cwt214.00–246.001,12913
Heifers—Medium 1-2478246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,1763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486254.58/cwt229.00–265.001,23753
Heifers—Large 1511259.19/cwt249.50–263.001,32428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524247.63/cwt227.00–255.001,29821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2262
Heifers—Medium 1-2560215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575233.70/cwt225.00–240.001,34412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575225.91/cwt216.00–236.001,2997
Heifers—Large 1590229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624237.65/cwt222.00–241.001,48344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2647183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2652181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1802
Heifers—Medium 2654162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0599
Heifers—Large 1-2670219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677219.54/cwt208.00–228.001,48623
Heifers—Large 1711222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,57810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725183.53/cwt181.00–190.001,33111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1734235.87/cwt231.00–238.501,73120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1761225.66/cwt205.00–231.001,71725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2789177.24/cwt165.00–184.001,39811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open790197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1828185.50/cwt185.50–185.501,5365
Heifers—Medium 2847120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1854190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,62323
Heifers—Small 192795.00/cwt95.00–95.008812
Heifers—Small 196599.00/cwt99.00–99.009553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy970140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3582
Heifers—Medium 1-21,055167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7622
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,130167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,8871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2393300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1793
Bulls—Large 1-2445269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,1973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2446270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,2584
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 325080.00/cwt80.00–80.002005
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 3342103.00/cwt103.00–103.003524
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 348284.00/cwt84.00–84.004054
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 327787.00/cwt87.00–87.002418
Dairy Heifers—Large 343185.00/cwt85.00–85.003663
Dairy Heifers—Large 353850.00/cwt50.00–50.002693
Dairy Heifers—Large 278077.00/cwt77.00–77.006011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,455117.06/cwt110.00–119.501,7036
Bulls——1,707130.06/cwt117.50–138.502,22017
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93462.94/cwt44.00–75.505884
Cows—Lean 85-90%98995.11/cwt94.00–97.509418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01583.99/cwt74.50–92.008523
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13799.47/cwt97.50–100.251,1317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239103.99/cwt100.00–105.501,28832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256107.05/cwt104.50–109.001,34539
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305110.62/cwt108.00–112.501,44453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345111.30/cwt110.25–112.501,49714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435115.05/cwt112.00–128.001,65115
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,072138.67/cwt125.00–148.001,4873
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs16 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29021,683.33/head1,675.00–1,700.001,6833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2915975.00/head975.00–975.009753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0651,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,555.00/head1,400.00–1,710.001,5552
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0872,450.00/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1451,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1642,300.00/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,1691,796.43/head1,625.00–1,825.001,7967
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 21,1951,735.00/head1,735.00–1,735.001,7356
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1951,667.50/head1,650.00–1,685.001,6682
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2101,781.25/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7818
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2952,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28751,062.50/head1,025.00–1,100.001,0632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19731,042.50/head960.00–1,125.001,0432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29921,211.67/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2992990.00/head910.00–1,050.009903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0301,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0501,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1061,400.91/head1,175.00–1,550.001,40111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1411,335.00/head1,150.00–1,500.001,3359
Bred Cows—Large 11,1651,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Large 11,2051,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3091,527.50/head1,250.00–1,600.001,52814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3241,416.00/head1,135.00–1,500.001,41610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3251,426.25/head1,310.00–1,485.001,4264
Bred Cows—Large 11,4061,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5253
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19301,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3506
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1667192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2815
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1744190.95/cwt130.00–225.001,42154
Stock Cows—Large 1762175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3342
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1908140.25/cwt138.50–142.001,2732
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19001,916.67/head1,650.00–2,050.001,9173
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0191,868.75/head1,850.00–1,925.001,8698

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.