Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-09-20

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Sep 20
● Final153 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,181 head
▲ 487 vs last sale 1,694▲ 1,292 vs year ago 889 · +145.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 235▲ 66 vs year ago 69 · +95.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
296 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 253▲ 229 vs year ago 67 · +341.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-450 lbs were 7.00-12.00 lower while 450-600 lbs sold steady to 11.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs were sharply higher. Heifer calves 350-600 lbs sold 5.00-13.00 higher and feeder heifers 600-700 lbs were 8.00 higher. Trade was very active on larger numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00-14.00 higher. Strong market with excellent buyer attendace

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.10/cwt on 867 head.
Average price
$232.10
867 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,350
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$594
per head · Medium 1 over Large 2
$102.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.15
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1474252.701,19820
Medium and Large 1622239.321,490585
Medium 2396225.8989536
Large 1471219.931,03551
Medium and Large 2432217.1493821
Medium and Large 1-2620214.781,33141
Medium 1-2454212.8796646
Large 1-2585212.821,24656
Medium 2-3370162.506008thin
Large 2403150.006053thin
One grade step is worth $102.70/cwt here — about $594 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 sale867 hd
232.10
—
NM average3 barns · 1,478 hd
228.95
+3.15
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—High1,642119.321,96010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,305111.211,45129
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,199105.481,26532
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08291.5099032

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)1,230$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$1,39528
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,254$1,3705
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,191$1,26213
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,094$1,2437
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,130$1,1758
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,103$1,1253thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,074$1,1005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$9132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,044$2,06438
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,209$2,0384thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$2,0004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,8504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,104$1,84114
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,258$1,5004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)959$1,3605
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,066$1,27311
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)615$2202thin

Every lot

153 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1242338.00/cwt338.00–338.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 1288340.00/cwt340.00–340.0097911
Steers—Large 1-2303290.00/cwt290.00–290.008796
Steers—Medium and Large 1330340.84/cwt335.00–348.001,12513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned333250.00/cwt250.00–250.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2336210.00/cwt210.00–210.0070613
Steers—Small and Medium 2352120.00/cwt120.00–120.004222
Steers—Medium 1-2358226.58/cwt220.00–240.0081124
Steers—Medium and Large 1379329.67/cwt320.00–341.001,24937
Steers—Large 1396263.27/cwt260.50–282.001,04315
Steers—Medium and Large 1417312.13/cwt296.00–322.001,30222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441259.49/cwt250.00–262.001,14424
Steers—Medium 1445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1132
Steers—Medium 1-2445237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,0557
Steers—Medium 1456248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,13120
Steers—Medium 1-2456230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0497
Steers—Small and Medium 2457186.00/cwt186.00–186.008502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474253.70/cwt250.00–261.001,2037
Steers—Large 1484235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,13718
Steers—Medium and Large 2485152.00/cwt152.00–152.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1489297.04/cwt267.00–304.001,453125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519236.31/cwt225.00–245.001,2268
Steers—Medium and Large 1527269.17/cwt254.00–287.001,41923
Steers—Medium 1531274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,4553
Steers—Medium and Large 1565266.44/cwt240.00–277.001,50553
Steers—Large 1578228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,31815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2592235.79/cwt234.00–241.001,39619
Steers—Large 1-2617225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3882
Steers—Medium and Large 1632241.20/cwt225.00–250.001,524108
Steers—Medium and Large 1682239.18/cwt230.52–263.001,63165
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2698240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6753
Steers—Large 1-2712163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5193
Steers—Medium and Large 1725243.41/cwt231.00–247.001,7659
Steers—Medium and Large 1771241.01/cwt240.00–243.001,8586
Steers—Medium and Large 1820237.90/cwt235.00–241.001,951106
Steers—Medium and Large 11,022195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9932
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1206308.00/cwt308.00–308.006343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned260290.00/cwt290.00–290.007544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1292290.04/cwt281.00–296.008475
Heifers—Medium 2312238.00/cwt238.00–238.0074313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332286.37/cwt274.00–297.0095115
Heifers—Medium 2-3347170.00/cwt170.00–170.005906
Heifers—Large 1369229.00/cwt229.00–229.008456
Heifers—Medium 1-2369225.00/cwt225.00–225.0083025
Heifers—Medium 2375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377260.00/cwt260.00–260.009802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379282.53/cwt275.00–298.001,07112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2389220.00/cwt220.00–220.0085616
Heifers—Large 2403150.00/cwt150.00–150.006053
Heifers—Large 1404219.50/cwt219.50–219.5088711
Heifers—Medium 1411271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,11410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417264.11/cwt252.00–271.001,10115
Heifers—Medium 2-3437140.00/cwt140.00–140.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440249.27/cwt220.00–259.001,09715
Heifers—Medium 2443216.00/cwt216.00–216.0095712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2456255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1633
Heifers—Large 1458246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,1274
Heifers—Large 1-2458211.00/cwt211.00–211.009663
Heifers—Medium 2476208.52/cwt195.00–221.009934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482246.48/cwt230.50–265.001,18862
Heifers—Medium 1-2487220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2502220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1042
Heifers—Medium 1504239.29/cwt237.00–241.001,2067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517240.98/cwt235.50–258.001,24652
Heifers—Large 1517214.79/cwt212.00–236.001,11030
Heifers—Medium 1-2531178.37/cwt177.00–185.0094712
Heifers—Large 1-2532226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2550219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,2078
Heifers—Medium 2560181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0142
Heifers—Large 1-2563215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,21029
Heifers—Medium 1-2569231.36/cwt226.00–235.001,3165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581233.26/cwt221.00–247.001,35576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2601218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3104
Heifers—Medium 1615223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625227.07/cwt219.50–244.001,41964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2623
Heifers—Large 1-2637209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,33122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672227.31/cwt222.00–231.001,52823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724243.35/cwt212.00–245.001,762181
Heifers—Medium 1-2725215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1762215.15/cwt211.00–216.501,63959
Heifers—Medium and Large 1861201.50/cwt201.50–201.501,7355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1930196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1961197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,8936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,268102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2937
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1145425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572166.00/cwt166.00–166.009502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690195.02/cwt192.00–196.001,3464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2752182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2931100.00/cwt100.00–100.009313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2968113.82/cwt113.00–114.501,1029
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 2322200.00/cwt200.00–200.006447
Dairy Steers—Large 2362206.00/cwt206.00–206.0074622
Dairy Steers—Large 2413177.11/cwt65.00–207.0073133
Dairy Steers—Large 2-3462101.31/cwt100.00–102.004689
Dairy Steers—Large 2501194.00/cwt194.00–194.0097210
Dairy Steers—Large 2-3560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005602
Dairy Steers—Large 2635165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,505115.64/cwt113.00–119.001,7403
Bulls——1,66086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,4281
Bulls——1,708126.71/cwt120.00–135.502,1646
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04485.72/cwt81.00–92.5089510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08794.18/cwt92.50–95.001,02413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11697.82/cwt96.00–99.001,0928
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12064.00/cwt64.00–64.007171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158102.05/cwt100.00–106.001,18211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205108.56/cwt103.00–111.751,30818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,260117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,4811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,292107.77/cwt105.00–112.501,3929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31299.62/cwt99.50–100.001,3073
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,313112.51/cwt106.00–117.001,47719
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1905912.50/head800.00–1,025.009132
Bred Cows—Large 1930900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0391,351.19/head1,250.00–1,625.001,35121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0741,100.00/head1,085.00–1,110.001,1005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0901,275.00/head1,100.00–1,450.001,2757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1031,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1211,300.00/head1,275.00–1,350.001,3006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1301,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Large 11,2421,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5257
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2541,370.00/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3705
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3811,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3255
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs24 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2810800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28831,050.00/head775.00–1,325.001,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 28951,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29051,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29351,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19631,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19951,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0171,891.67/head1,650.00–1,975.001,8926
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0401,900.00/head1,700.00–2,300.001,9006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0532,239.13/head1,650.00–2,350.002,23923
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,0851,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1171,300.00/head1,100.00–1,700.001,3006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1631,856.25/head1,500.00–1,975.001,8564
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1832,166.67/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2082,125.00/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2851,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1615220.00/head220.00–220.002202
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1792129.25/cwt119.00–181.001,0248

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.