Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-11-08

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Nov 8
● Final165 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,471 head
▲ 344 vs last sale 2,127▼ 36 vs year ago 2,507 · −1.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
295 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 216▲ 172 vs year ago 123 · +139.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 148▲ 56 vs year ago 90 · +62.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, steer calves 300-400 lbs were 14.00-16.00 lower and 400-500 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were steady to 9.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 9.00-13.00 lower while 700-800 lbs were 2.00-5.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-500 lbs sold 10.00-17.00 lower. 500-550 lbs sold 7.00 lower while 550-600 lbs were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs sold 6.00 higher Trade was moderately active on an uneven market with good demand and larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher,instances 3.00 lower while slaughter bulls were 4.00-8.00 lower. 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 $243.14/cwt on 1,062 head.
Average price
$243.14
1,062 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,366
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$825
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$104.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.80
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564249.721,408895
Medium and Large 1-2543225.191,22272
Medium 1591207.801,22815thin
Large 1-2639206.911,32131
Medium and Large 2475204.3197011thin
Medium 1-2536191.431,02721
Large 2-3541183.009896thin
Medium 2401145.4558411thin
One grade step is worth $104.27/cwt here — about $825 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 sale1,062 hd
243.14
—
NM average4 barns · 2,627 hd
244.94
−1.80
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—Average1,66299.031,64623
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19991.381,09664
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00277.22774167

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)1,261$1,3348
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,224$1,23723
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,210$1,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$1,06213
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$9751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)830$6001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)913$1,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,242$2,0173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,490$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,305$1,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,355$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,0251thin

Every lot

165 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 · Steers62 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1272314.05/cwt310.00–322.008543
Steers—Medium 2300118.00/cwt118.00–118.003543
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned325276.00/cwt276.00–276.008972
Steers—Medium and Large 1336307.51/cwt291.00–318.001,03340
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2341266.00/cwt266.00–266.009073
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added355302.45/cwt298.00–305.001,07411
Steers—Large 2-3360230.00/cwt230.00–230.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 1367263.94/cwt257.00–287.0096985
Steers—Large 1-2385201.00/cwt201.00–201.007743
Steers—Medium 2390137.00/cwt137.00–137.005343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2396260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0305
Steers—Medium 2407155.00/cwt155.00–155.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added421300.57/cwt291.00–305.001,26537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425243.04/cwt232.00–254.001,03311
Steers—Medium and Large 1426274.03/cwt231.00–288.001,16750
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned426232.28/cwt220.00–245.009906
Steers—Large 1-2430200.00/cwt200.00–200.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 2439224.00/cwt224.00–224.009836
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full473235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474237.93/cwt230.00–246.001,12819
Steers—Medium 1-2478203.01/cwt193.00–205.0097012
Steers—Medium and Large 1485277.02/cwt261.00–289.501,344105
Steers—Medium 1486220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0693
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,39515
Steers—Medium 1-2507215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0902
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned507210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0652
Steers—Medium 1508210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0675
Steers—Medium 2510175.00/cwt175.00–175.008933
Steers—Medium and Large 2518180.69/cwt172.00–187.009365
Steers—Medium and Large 1531262.94/cwt239.00–275.001,39683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534224.67/cwt219.00–232.001,2007
Steers—Large 1-2535203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0862
Steers—Medium 1-2551190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0473
Steers—Large 2-3557160.00/cwt160.00–160.008912
Steers—Large 1-2572245.51/cwt232.00–255.001,4045
Steers—Medium and Large 1577246.54/cwt233.00–261.001,423126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2592224.72/cwt224.00–225.001,3307
Steers—Large 1-2620239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622208.16/cwt198.00–215.001,2956
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy623206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2834
Steers—Medium and Large 1629231.15/cwt220.00–244.001,45448
Steers—Large 1-2667202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3473
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full673190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2793
Steers—Medium and Large 1685218.73/cwt200.00–228.001,498121
Steers—Medium 1695201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3977
Steers—Large 2-3705159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1212
Steers—Medium 1-2715146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0444
Steers—Medium and Large 1719216.41/cwt203.00–230.001,55647
Steers—Large 1-2722203.98/cwt200.00–205.001,47310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736193.55/cwt193.00–195.001,4257
Steers—Medium and Large 1766203.09/cwt195.00–215.001,55630
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4272
Steers—Large 1-2780170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3262
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added788227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3095
Steers—Medium and Large 1820210.91/cwt195.00–216.001,72949
Steers—Medium and Large 1860213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,8329
Steers—Medium and Large 1906183.81/cwt181.00–188.001,6655
Steers—Large 1-2915157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4372
Steers—Medium and Large 1982166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,6302
Steers—Medium and Large 11,042165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7192
Steers—Medium and Large 11,228161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,9773
Feeder Cattle · Heifers55 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1289268.00/cwt268.00–268.0077520
Heifers—Large 1-2300251.00/cwt251.00–251.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned313222.00/cwt222.00–222.006955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321270.58/cwt252.00–275.0086927
Heifers—Medium 1-2331254.77/cwt249.00–261.008438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337231.21/cwt230.00–234.0077910
Heifers—Medium 2371204.79/cwt199.00–224.007609
Heifers—Large 1-2375243.00/cwt243.00–243.009112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377265.33/cwt251.00–269.001,00020
Heifers—Medium 1-2385220.96/cwt220.00–228.0085116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392229.00/cwt229.00–229.008984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2403173.00/cwt173.00–173.006973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added405271.03/cwt258.00–275.001,09840
Heifers—Medium 1-2411189.00/cwt189.00–189.0077719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412218.90/cwt211.00–222.0090215
Heifers—Large 1-2415245.68/cwt239.00–252.001,0206
Heifers—Medium 1-2Unweaned417142.00/cwt142.00–142.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned427220.00/cwt220.00–220.0093910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428235.09/cwt223.50–255.001,00653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2454225.46/cwt220.00–231.001,0244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470243.66/cwt231.00–258.001,145107
Heifers—Medium 1476237.45/cwt237.00–238.001,1309
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added477269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,2832
Heifers—Large 1-2480181.00/cwt181.00–181.008692
Heifers—Medium 1-2505215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516230.98/cwt210.00–238.001,19263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added533253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,3484
Heifers—Medium 1534219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1699
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540181.00/cwt181.00–181.009773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2557180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0032
Heifers—Medium 2567180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0212
Heifers—Medium 1-2567165.00/cwt165.00–165.009362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578222.75/cwt210.00–232.001,28795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1487
Heifers—Large 1-2607200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629209.59/cwt200.00–218.001,31850
Heifers—Medium 1642193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2643177.96/cwt171.00–192.001,1449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed645233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663179.50/cwt178.00–182.501,1906
Heifers—Medium 1-2665186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681206.91/cwt200.00–224.001,40950
Heifers—Large 1-2692195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717206.55/cwt191.00–211.501,48125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1784177.50/cwt175.00–180.001,3924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1836185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860173.45/cwt161.00–180.001,49220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2897102.00/cwt102.00–102.009154
Heifers—Medium 1-2Guaranteed Open937168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1938179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,67911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open954167.14/cwt165.00–170.001,59521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1966115.90/cwt110.00–128.001,1209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,082161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,7422
Heifers—Medium 1-21,200209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,5084
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1120200.00/cwt200.00–200.002401
Bulls—Large 1-2367250.00/cwt250.00–250.009184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429268.66/cwt251.50–277.001,15312
Bulls—Large 1-2437220.00/cwt220.00–220.009612
Bulls—Large 1-2456230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579224.58/cwt205.00–233.001,30010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2634201.34/cwt174.00–211.001,27623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682174.17/cwt161.00–184.001,1889
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2714193.02/cwt180.50–195.501,37818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2876138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,09289.00/cwt89.00–89.009722
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 321270.00/cwt70.00–70.001488
Dairy Steers—Large 3338150.00/cwt150.00–150.005073
Dairy Steers—Large 3366154.99/cwt150.00–165.005676
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 338652.00/cwt52.00–52.0020137
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 340378.08/cwt70.00–90.003155
Dairy Steers—Large 3530165.00/cwt165.00–165.008753
Dairy Steers—Large 3551203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1193
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 339258.00/cwt58.00–58.002274
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59585.89/cwt80.00–90.001,3706
Bulls——1,64197.13/cwt94.50–100.001,5947
Bulls——1,717108.24/cwt101.50–113.501,85810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92669.01/cwt54.00–71.0063937
Cows—Lean 85-90%93974.56/cwt72.00–77.0070048
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06481.39/cwt77.50–85.5086665
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11186.68/cwt85.50–87.7596317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18189.41/cwt88.00–90.501,05627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18991.61/cwt90.00–94.251,08926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26995.67/cwt94.25–99.501,21411
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19551,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3852,075.00/head1,900.00–2,250.002,0752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19131,250.00/head1,175.00–1,325.001,2502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1830600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1920750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0831,087.50/head1,025.00–1,150.001,0882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,105975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,061.54/head910.00–1,175.001,06213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2101,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2371,250.95/head850.00–1,500.001,25121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2611,333.75/head950.00–1,550.001,3348
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1858140.50/cwt110.00–178.001,20518

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.