Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-10-04

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Oct 4
● Final154 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,878 head
▼ 261 vs last sale 2,139▲ 989 vs year ago 889 · +111.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 158▲ 55 vs year ago 69 · +79.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
423 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 286▲ 356 vs year ago 67 · +531.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, steer calves 350-400l bs were 2.00 lower and 400-450 lbs sold 15.00 lower; 450-500 lbs were 6.00 higher while 500-600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs were 3.00-5.00 higher and 750-800 lbs sold 9.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold sharply lower and 400-500 lbs were 3.00-10.00 lower while 500-600 lbs sold 16.00-21.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were sharply lower and 700-750 lbs sold 11.00 lower. Trade was moderate on smaller numbers with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance with a moderately lower market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $255.88/cwt on 746 head.
Average price
$255.88
746 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,392
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Large 1 over Large 1-2
$95.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.93
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1404293.001,1846thin
Medium and Large 1549259.351,423637
Large 2548254.001,3925thin
Medium 1-2528243.271,28511thin
Medium and Large 1-2494242.301,19662
Medium and Large 2590198.201,17021
Large 1-2559197.501,1034thin
One grade step is worth $95.50/cwt here — about $81 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 sale746 hd
255.88
—
NM average4 barns · 2,562 hd
256.80
−0.93
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—High1,533111.631,71213
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,225114.001,3971thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,340103.061,3819thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,26797.311,233135
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12284.91953132

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)1,185$1,65610
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,174$1,60443
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,313$1,52838
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$1,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,294$1,3897
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,026$1,3466
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,305$1,33510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,333$1,32114
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,3132thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,008$1,2589
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,199$1,20210
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,078$1,0253thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,037$2,0503thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,093$1,9882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,194$1,97314
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,234$1,8455
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,7444thin

Every lot

154 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1324326.97/cwt314.00–336.001,05928
Steers—Large 1340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0202
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned345297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,0252
Steers—Medium and Large 1366321.26/cwt300.00–338.001,17632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377228.07/cwt222.00–231.508608
Steers—Large 1387333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,2892
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned428269.10/cwt269.00–270.001,15220
Steers—Medium and Large 1429299.45/cwt277.00–317.001,28533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2444256.93/cwt255.00–263.001,14125
Steers—Large 1-2450195.00/cwt195.00–195.008782
Steers—Medium 1-2456260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460247.33/cwt231.00–252.001,13811
Steers—Medium and Large 1475283.37/cwt260.00–298.001,34681
Steers—Large 1485246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,1932
Steers—Medium and Large 2495206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0202
Steers—Medium and Large 2513201.74/cwt184.00–220.001,0354
Steers—Medium and Large 1515260.12/cwt239.00–270.001,34087
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full517234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,21047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1513
Steers—Medium 1-2545231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2592
Steers—Medium and Large 2Gaunt547229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2532
Steers—Large 2548254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3925
Steers—Medium 1-2559239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3366
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy559220.81/cwt216.00–222.501,23416
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full567250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4182
Steers—Medium and Large 1580247.28/cwt231.00–265.001,43495
Steers—Medium and Large 2580201.25/cwt200.50–204.001,1679
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581230.27/cwt220.00–244.001,3387
Steers—Medium and Large 1617253.65/cwt220.00–256.001,56567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5023
Steers—Large 1-2667200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3342
Steers—Medium and Large 1677233.47/cwt230.00–249.001,58175
Steers—Medium and Large 1714218.21/cwt210.00–231.001,55812
Steers—Medium and Large 2725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5922
Steers—Medium and Large 1768216.79/cwt200.00–231.001,66529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7383
Steers—Medium and Large 2797187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4902
Steers—Medium and Large 1826223.63/cwt217.00–227.001,8476
Steers—Medium and Large 1876225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9713
Steers—Medium and Large 1995190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 1-2300264.00/cwt264.00–264.007923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321276.08/cwt275.00–280.0088618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327251.66/cwt251.00–256.0082315
Heifers—Medium 2340162.00/cwt162.00–162.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2352240.00/cwt240.00–240.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371249.01/cwt235.00–257.5092410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378263.89/cwt251.00–271.0099823
Heifers—Medium 1400234.00/cwt234.00–234.009362
Heifers—Medium 1-2425242.85/cwt235.00–250.001,03212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425213.88/cwt200.00–234.509095
Heifers—Large 1-2427242.37/cwt231.00–254.001,0354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428251.75/cwt242.00–262.001,07727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475243.28/cwt232.00–265.001,15637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480230.78/cwt230.00–232.001,1085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0736
Heifers—Medium 1-2525226.22/cwt225.00–228.001,1885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530230.96/cwt215.00–236.001,22433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1982
Heifers—Large 2530205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,0894
Heifers—Medium 2530160.00/cwt160.00–160.008482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531239.06/cwt225.00–260.001,26934
Heifers—Medium 2558189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0553
Heifers—Medium 1-2569201.54/cwt200.00–216.001,14737
Heifers—Large 2576192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578221.32/cwt218.00–225.001,27935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580233.28/cwt224.50–256.001,35362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619202.64/cwt189.00–209.001,25418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626220.54/cwt211.00–228.001,3819
Heifers—Medium 1633197.12/cwt190.00–216.001,2487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634214.08/cwt206.00–220.001,3577
Heifers—Large 1-2637249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,5862
Heifers—Large 2643200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2864
Heifers—Medium 1653201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672203.60/cwt192.00–215.001,3686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680200.17/cwt199.00–202.001,36126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695217.45/cwt205.00–220.501,51110
Heifers—Large 2698212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1707235.62/cwt220.00–236.501,66639
Heifers—Large 1-2719192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6996
Heifers—Large 1-2821198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1876190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1938196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8389
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2489242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,18334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2542160.00/cwt160.00–160.008672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610116.00/cwt116.00–116.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730175.00/cwt170.00–180.001,2784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2847105.00/cwt105.00–105.008892
Bulls—Medium and Large 298598.00/cwt98.00–98.009652
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3324168.00/cwt168.00–168.005448
Dairy Heifers—Large 3402150.00/cwt150.00–150.006032
Dairy Heifers—Large 3528156.97/cwt125.00–170.008297
Dairy Heifers—Large 3572182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0412
Dairy Heifers—Large 3678170.61/cwt135.00–189.001,1579
Dairy Heifers—Large 3815181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4754
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005102
Dairy Steers—Large 2335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005862
Dairy Steers—Large 3380195.00/cwt195.00–195.0074114
Dairy Steers—Large 3436170.36/cwt161.00–185.007439
Dairy Steers—Large 3508215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,09217
Dairy Steers—Large 2522165.00/cwt165.00–165.008615
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15888.25/cwt84.00–94.001,0222
Bulls——1,44097.15/cwt95.00–100.001,3992
Bulls——1,523116.22/cwt115.00–119.001,7704
Bulls——1,729123.10/cwt121.00–126.002,1285
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00576.53/cwt70.00–82.0076947
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04765.44/cwt64.00–67.006853
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07487.00/cwt82.50–89.0093426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21393.82/cwt92.00–95.501,13824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219100.39/cwt100.00–101.501,2246
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,225114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,3971
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24792.01/cwt89.00–94.001,14756
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27598.43/cwt97.00–100.001,25577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30296.54/cwt95.00–97.501,25728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340103.06/cwt102.00–105.501,3819
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19901,743.75/head1,725.00–1,800.001,7444
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0552,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0691,762.50/head1,200.00–2,075.001,7634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0931,987.50/head1,975.00–2,000.001,9882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,2172,100.00/head2,075.00–2,200.002,1005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2251,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2502,033.33/head1,875.00–2,275.002,0333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1795185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4711
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1960180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7284
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows21 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Large 1-2975975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0061,289.29/head1,150.00–1,525.001,2897
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0151,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0261,345.83/head1,075.00–1,850.001,3466
Bred Cows—Large 11,0451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1251,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1301,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1481,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,80018
Bred Cows—Large 11,1771,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1801,312.50/head1,250.00–1,375.001,3132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1941,460.22/head1,100.00–1,900.001,46023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1991,201.50/head1,185.00–1,350.001,20210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2151,776.25/head910.00–1,900.001,7768
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2451,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2911,300.00/head1,150.00–1,500.001,3005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2941,389.29/head1,200.00–1,500.001,3897
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3051,335.00/head1,335.00–1,335.001,33510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3241,545.00/head1,175.00–1,750.001,54536
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3561,333.33/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3339
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0551,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002

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.