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Clovis Livestock Auction

Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Oct 18

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781

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Receipts

1,729 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 1,876▲ 1,729 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement Cattle Slaughter/Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Feb 20, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers that were weaned and vaccinated were steady to firm. Unweaned fleshy calves sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower as buyers try to avoid sickness going into colder weather. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $264.58/cwt on 509 head.

Average price

$264.58

509 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,404

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$119

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.93

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	476	274.58	1,308	102
Medium and Large 1	544	262.07	1,427	407

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about −$119 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 sale509 hd

264.58

—

NM average4 barns · 2,121 hd

257.65

+6.93

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

59 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	866	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	323	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,021	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	363.31/cwt	342.00–380.00	1,192	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	336	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,126	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,295	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	382	292.70/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,118	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	302.01/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,178	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	312.60/cwt	295.00–337.00	1,304	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	289.10/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,223	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,207	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	289.55/cwt	274.00–309.00	1,352	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	256.97/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,246	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	259.41/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,370	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	542	249.74/cwt	240.50–251.50	1,354	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	251.27/cwt	250.00–251.50	1,400	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	241.85/cwt	236.50–247.50	1,381	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	581	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,261	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	625	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,413	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	233.65/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,472	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	669	229.99/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,539	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	719	208.97/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,502	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	720	218.62/cwt	210.00–223.50	1,574	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,579	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	799	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,826	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	833	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,583	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	837	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,758	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	843	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,871	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	283.65/cwt	272.00–294.00	893	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	827	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	261.14/cwt	250.00–273.00	990	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	279.75/cwt	264.00–293.00	1,069	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	912	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	406	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	938	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,003	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	265.93/cwt	259.00–271.00	1,151	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	254.07/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,126	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,031	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	259.67/cwt	258.00–267.00	1,179	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	238.28/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,120	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	489	220.07/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,076	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	238.20/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,267	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	228.88/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,218	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,352	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	230.80/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,309	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	591	217.41/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,285	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	219.64/cwt	213.00–232.00	1,344	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	642	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,457	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	217.94/cwt	206.50–227.50	1,451	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	720	215.10/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,549	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	776	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,688	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	778	215.58/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,677	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	930	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,832	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,147	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	554	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,247	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,344	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	754	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,538	6

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.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	382	264.00–293.00	279.75
17	—	315	272.00–294.00	283.65
32	—	433	259.00–271.00	265.93
24	—	532	234.00–240.00	238.20
11	—	454	258.00–267.00	259.67
4	—	552	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	532	225.00–239.00	228.88
7	—	443	241.00–264.00	254.07
21	—	666	206.50–227.50	217.94
14	—	379	250.00–273.00	261.14
39	—	612	213.00–232.00	219.64
12	—	720	210.00–220.00	215.10
53	—	567	224.00–236.00	230.80
18	—	778	210.00–220.00	215.58
46	—	470	230.00–243.00	238.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	389	234.50	234.50
3	—	418	240.00	240.00
34	—	451	228.50	228.50
4	—	336	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	930	197.00	197.00
10	—	776	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	406	231.00	231.00
5	—	642	227.00	227.00
12	—	591	216.00–225.00	217.41
4	—	489	215.00–225.00	220.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	800	200.50	200.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	226.00	226.00
3	—	323	316.00	316.00
4	—	581	217.00	217.00
4	—	680	230.00	230.00
5	—	382	282.00–300.00	292.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	447	270.00	270.00
4	—	282	307.00	307.00
6	—	345	340.00	340.00
20	—	390	300.00–320.00	302.01
6	—	799	228.50	228.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	528	255.00–263.00	259.41
13	—	557	250.00–251.50	251.27
45	—	467	274.00–309.00	289.55
25	—	417	295.00–337.00	312.60
10	—	381	340.00	340.00
29	—	328	342.00–380.00	363.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	833	190.00	190.00
10	—	719	206.00–211.00	208.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	720	210.00–223.50	218.62
7	—	837	210.00	210.00
13	—	669	229.00–231.00	229.99
7	—	423	270.00–305.00	289.10
49	—	485	250.00–277.00	256.97
8	—	750	210.50	210.50
42	—	630	226.00–244.00	233.65
29	—	542	240.50–251.50	249.74
53	—	571	236.50–247.50	241.85
3	—	336	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	843	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	754	204.00	204.00
4	—	468	245.00	245.00
3	—	628	214.00	214.00
13	—	554	225.00	225.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.