Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-09-27

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Sep 27
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,139 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 2,181▲ 1,250 vs year ago 889 · +140.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 135▲ 89 vs year ago 69 · +129.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
286 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 296▲ 219 vs year ago 67 · +326.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 300-400 lbs were 1.00-2.00 higher and 400-450 lbs sold 10.00 higher; 450-500 lbs were 12.00 lower while 500-600 lbs sold 7.00-10.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 3.00 higher and 650-700 lbs sold sharply lower. 800-850 lbs held steady. Heifer calves 300-500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher; 500-600 lbs sold 7.00-19.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 14.00 higher. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good on larger numbers. Slaughter cows were 3.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Excellent buyer attendance on a moderate market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $263.55/cwt on 806 head.
Average price
$263.55
806 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,427
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$689
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2
$50.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.34
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1577265.141,529577
Medium and Large 1-2449262.571,178169
Medium 1539259.201,39830
Large 1510257.001,3112thin
Medium and Large 2380245.0093125
Large 2391215.008413thin
One grade step is worth $50.14/cwt here — about $689 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 sale806 hd
263.55
—
NM average3 barns · 1,646 hd
262.20
+1.34
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—Low1,684119.872,01923
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,279104.971,34220
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25799.681,25377
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07586.5493072

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)1,123$1,4836
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,4797
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,202$1,3506
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,292$1,3444thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,174$1,28012
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,282$1,27716
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$1,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,164$1,15010
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,047$1,0752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,069$1,74120
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,099$1,72023
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,189$1,6405
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,6173thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,001$1,3757

Every lot

134 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1280344.00/cwt344.00–344.009632
Steers—Medium and Large 2311260.00/cwt260.00–260.0080914
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy314315.00/cwt315.00–315.009898
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317300.00/cwt300.00–300.0095112
Steers—Medium and Large 1326339.51/cwt326.00–350.001,10714
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned343308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,0563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,00160
Steers—Medium and Large 2350250.00/cwt250.00–250.008753
Steers—Medium and Large 1363326.69/cwt314.00–340.001,18619
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full386309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,19318
Steers—Large 2391215.00/cwt215.00–215.008413
Steers—Medium 1392288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,1294
Steers—Medium and Large 1407315.24/cwt300.00–332.001,28330
Steers—Medium and Large 2413250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0333
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned421297.15/cwt295.00–298.001,2517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430281.18/cwt260.00–293.001,20919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473253.94/cwt240.00–255.001,20127
Steers—Medium 1477275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3122
Steers—Medium and Large 1484278.83/cwt260.00–292.001,35078
Steers—Large 1510257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520232.59/cwt221.00–245.001,2099
Steers—Medium and Large 1529261.67/cwt250.00–280.001,38428
Steers—Medium 1532267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,4207
Steers—Medium 1565251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,41815
Steers—Medium and Large 1570256.50/cwt241.00–265.001,462105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570227.82/cwt220.00–237.001,29932
Steers—Medium and Large 2571197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1255
Steers—Medium and Large 1629249.71/cwt224.00–253.501,57196
Steers—Medium and Large 1672236.93/cwt230.00–244.001,59237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684217.16/cwt206.00–236.001,4858
Steers—Medium 1730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6062
Steers—Medium and Large 1731244.31/cwt223.00–254.001,786118
Steers—Medium and Large 1783236.89/cwt232.00–240.001,85511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2857147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2602
Steers—Medium and Large 1870204.99/cwt203.00–206.001,7833
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 1305268.00/cwt268.00–268.008178
Heifers—Medium 1318238.00/cwt238.00–238.007574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326250.00/cwt250.00–250.008153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333292.01/cwt284.00–302.0097211
Heifers—Medium 1-2360260.00/cwt260.00–260.009362
Heifers—Medium 1365252.00/cwt252.00–252.009202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373242.64/cwt239.00–247.009057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376280.22/cwt268.00–298.001,05422
Heifers—Medium 2405215.00/cwt215.00–215.008712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413217.00/cwt217.00–217.008963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420269.96/cwt249.00–272.001,13451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433225.17/cwt220.00–230.009756
Heifers—Medium 1-2440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460230.16/cwt230.00–231.001,05925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473244.96/cwt235.00–268.001,15937
Heifers—Medium 1-2478245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1714
Heifers—Large 1517243.16/cwt221.00–245.001,25741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526232.24/cwt221.00–239.001,222101
Heifers—Medium 1-2543211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,1463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565203.45/cwt200.00–215.001,1499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575229.35/cwt219.50–240.001,31939
Heifers—Medium 1-2580221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2825
Heifers—Large 1582220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585216.21/cwt215.00–217.001,2655
Heifers—Medium 2585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1704
Heifers—Medium 1597207.22/cwt205.50–225.001,23733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621216.71/cwt215.00–218.001,34625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626210.85/cwt201.00–225.001,3207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629242.78/cwt224.00–258.001,52777
Heifers—Medium 1-2631205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2946
Heifers—Medium 1642216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664226.36/cwt220.00–230.001,5039
Heifers—Medium 1676205.88/cwt204.00–220.501,39287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718220.42/cwt210.00–231.001,58318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1752218.12/cwt211.00–221.001,6407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2767199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1852200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open973195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,89711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,052140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4732
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,095169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2339217.94/cwt210.00–230.007395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,5444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4612
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3323232.00/cwt232.00–232.0074925
Dairy Steers—Large 4339185.48/cwt180.00–187.006299
Dairy Steers—Large 3359231.82/cwt222.00–238.00832115
Dairy Steers—Large 4466185.00/cwt185.00–185.008624
Dairy Steers—Large 4535145.00/cwt145.00–145.007762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07897.66/cwt91.00–105.001,0532
Bulls——1,619115.93/cwt110.00–121.001,8776
Bulls——1,791124.40/cwt120.00–129.002,22815
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03365.63/cwt50.00–78.006786
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03683.15/cwt79.00–85.0086117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05687.86/cwt86.00–90.0092824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13092.59/cwt90.00–95.001,04625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191102.87/cwt100.50–105.001,22522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20495.94/cwt94.50–97.501,15518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,225106.59/cwt105.50–107.001,3066
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,302104.27/cwt103.00–106.001,35814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32399.61/cwt97.00–101.501,31837
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs21 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,083.33/head900.00–1,175.001,0833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29841,437.50/head1,425.00–1,475.001,4384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29851,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0451,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0851,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8758
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0901,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0991,746.43/head1,600.00–1,875.001,7467
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1111,791.67/head1,675.00–1,950.001,79215
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1301,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1851,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,3501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29881,077.00/head900.00–1,150.001,0775
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0471,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1231,483.33/head1,400.00–1,650.001,4836
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1641,150.00/head950.00–1,200.001,15010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1901,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2021,350.00/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2821,276.56/head1,100.00–1,425.001,27716
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2921,343.75/head1,250.00–1,475.001,3444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3061,424.29/head1,250.00–1,595.001,4247
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3401,478.57/head1,350.00–1,600.001,4797
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1772135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0425
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1811138.36/cwt130.00–160.001,12211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-21,010900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.