Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-11-01

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Nov 1
● Final146 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,127 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 2,226▼ 436 vs year ago 2,563 · −17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
216 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 213▲ 1 vs year ago 215 · +0.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
148 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 242▼ 60 vs year ago 208 · −28.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 300-400 lbs were 19.00-20.00 higher and 400-500 lbs sold 11.00-13.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were 18.00-22.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 16.00 higher and 650-700 lbs sold 14.00 lower while 700-750 lbs were 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 5.00 higher while 400-600 lbs were 11.00-16.00 higher . Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 7.00 higher. Trade was very active on a higher market with stronger demand. Slaughter cows sold steady -2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 higher. Smaller numbers with 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 $253.03/cwt on 876 head.
Average price
$253.03
876 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,410
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$702
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2
$90.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.96
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567257.741,462711
Large 1540251.181,35611thin
Medium and Large 1-2524238.461,248115
Medium and Large 2440228.621,00521
Medium 1-2421201.008465thin
Medium 1642196.251,2618thin
Medium 2442170.007512thin
Large 2455167.007603thin
One grade step is worth $90.74/cwt here — about $702 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 sale876 hd
253.03
—
NM average4 barns · 2,645 hd
244.07
+8.96
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—Low1,778104.231,85328
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average905120.001,0861thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,329100.491,3357thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24793.031,16073
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06078.82836122

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,288$1,4632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,294$1,42515
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)987$1,3083thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,102$1,3003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,223$1,2432thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,085$1,2351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,139$1,21510
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$1,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,112$1,0783thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,106$1,0258
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)767$1,0002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)784$7944thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,362$1,7564thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,253$1,6502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,265$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$1,5251thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)855$1,1251thin

Every lot

146 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1331320.86/cwt314.00–332.001,06234
Steers—Medium and Large 2346255.00/cwt255.00–255.008827
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added366325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,19016
Steers—Medium and Large 2370207.00/cwt207.00–207.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1379300.97/cwt294.00–321.001,14136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381281.27/cwt276.00–289.001,0727
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned395290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1462
Steers—Large 1395269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,0633
Steers—Medium and Large 2410243.00/cwt243.00–243.009962
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added411308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,2666
Steers—Medium 1-2421201.00/cwt201.00–201.008465
Steers—Medium and Large 1426287.12/cwt275.00–304.001,22366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435263.27/cwt250.00–270.001,14518
Steers—Medium 2442170.00/cwt170.00–170.007512
Steers—Large 2455167.00/cwt167.00–167.007603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464245.93/cwt234.00–254.501,14142
Steers—Medium and Large 1471275.12/cwt257.00–286.001,29670
Steers—Medium and Large 2478212.66/cwt200.00–226.001,0174
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added501282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,4134
Steers—Medium 1513190.00/cwt190.00–190.009753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522237.33/cwt225.00–249.001,23916
Steers—Medium and Large 1524270.06/cwt258.00–278.001,41559
Steers—Medium and Large 2525213.35/cwt207.00–220.001,1204
Steers—Large 1540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571234.48/cwt234.00–235.001,3396
Steers—Medium and Large 1574253.20/cwt242.00–270.001,453139
Steers—Large 1575254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4614
Steers—Medium and Large 1620242.85/cwt229.00–257.001,50687
Steers—Medium and Large 2620206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621222.88/cwt222.00–225.001,38410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy646214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3823
Steers—Medium and Large 1685231.68/cwt212.00–237.001,587109
Steers—Large 1687220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5112
Steers—Medium and Large 1710215.95/cwt202.00–225.001,53328
Steers—Medium 1720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4405
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy722201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2236
Steers—Medium and Large 1781224.24/cwt220.00–225.001,75119
Steers—Medium and Large 1844183.99/cwt182.00–187.001,5535
Steers—Medium and Large 1860193.01/cwt187.00–201.001,66022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5842
Steers—Medium and Large 1907217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,9682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,7292
Steers—Medium and Large 1990180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7823
Steers—Medium and Large 11,063151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,6053
Steers—Medium and Large 11,115135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327201.00/cwt201.00–201.006572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328261.74/cwt250.00–269.0085945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368267.38/cwt257.00–275.0098440
Heifers—Medium 2372168.76/cwt153.00–189.006287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386200.00/cwt200.00–200.007724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391237.29/cwt230.00–250.0092814
Heifers—Medium 1-2394209.00/cwt209.00–209.008238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416242.51/cwt242.00–243.001,0096
Heifers—Medium 1-2417252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426256.15/cwt244.00–265.001,09159
Heifers—Large 1435241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0482
Heifers—Small 346859.73/cwt50.00–70.002802
Heifers—Medium 2469187.59/cwt177.00–198.008804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476243.95/cwt237.50–252.001,161129
Heifers—Large 1-2477219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0452
Heifers—Large 1479238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,1427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486228.45/cwt211.00–235.001,11021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added489267.01/cwt266.00–268.001,3068
Heifers—Medium 1-2491225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1053
Heifers—Small 350560.00/cwt60.00–60.003032
Heifers—Large 1-2508225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned513221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522217.32/cwt212.00–220.001,13413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527235.62/cwt228.00–245.001,24264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527157.00/cwt157.00–157.008272
Heifers—Medium 2532237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2615
Heifers—Medium 1-2541227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568211.91/cwt200.00–225.001,2048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569226.74/cwt219.00–231.001,29047
Heifers—Small 360560.00/cwt60.00–60.003631
Heifers—Large 1612218.09/cwt215.00–219.001,3359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626215.33/cwt210.00–227.001,34825
Heifers—Medium 1-2642187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676215.11/cwt210.00–218.001,45416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5168
Heifers—Small 4707211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5363
Heifers—Large 1-2807165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1872181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920187.24/cwt182.00–201.001,72311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1970179.43/cwt175.00–184.001,7404
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,280122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,5681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2646204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,025154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,5792
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3349256.00/cwt256.00–256.0089328
Dairy Steers—Large 3355240.00/cwt240.00–240.0085226
Dairy Steers—Medium 436185.00/cwt85.00–85.003079
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4367179.04/cwt175.00–182.0065737
Dairy Steers—Large 3428160.00/cwt160.00–160.006853
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,759105.66/cwt97.50–114.251,85910
Bulls——1,784119.05/cwt115.50–122.502,12411
Bulls——1,79678.90/cwt62.00–94.001,4177
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80963.14/cwt58.50–70.005116
Cows—Premium White 65-75%905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0861
Cows—Lean 85-90%98673.86/cwt70.50–77.0072838
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10581.83/cwt77.00–85.5090469
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17689.45/cwt88.00–90.501,05218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19887.08/cwt86.00–88.001,0439
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23298.58/cwt97.00–99.501,2158
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27793.45/cwt90.50–97.001,19347
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300100.68/cwt100.00–102.001,3095
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18301,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29681,112.50/head1,025.00–1,200.001,1132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2987781.67/head725.00–810.007823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0851,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1391,215.00/head1,000.00–1,250.001,21510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1781,171.00/head1,135.00–1,225.001,1715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1931,225.00/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2231,242.50/head1,175.00–1,310.001,2432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2881,462.50/head1,400.00–1,525.001,4632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2941,425.00/head1,100.00–1,575.001,42515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3701,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18551,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2101,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2531,650.00/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2651,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4471,808.33/head1,725.00–1,900.001,8083
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 17671,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Bred Heifers—Small 2770675.00/head675.00–675.006753
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18251,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19301,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1910167.53/cwt110.00–200.001,52547

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.