Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-11-15

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Nov 15
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,628 head
▲ 157 vs last sale 2,471▼ 543 vs year ago 3,171 · −17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 295▼ 20 vs year ago 234 · −8.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
329 head
▲ 183 vs last sale 146▲ 156 vs year ago 173 · +90.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. steer calves 300-400 lbs were 14.00-15.00 higher and 400-450 lbs sold 2.00 higher while 450-600 lbs were 6.00-12.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-850 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were 3.00-7.00 higher and 400-500 lbs sold 3.00-16.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs sold 5.00-11.00 higher and 700-750 lbs sold 1.00 lower. Trade was moderately active with larger numbers and strong demand for weaned calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 10.00-11.00 higher. Market was steady for excellent buyer attendance No sale Nov. 22-23. Next sale Nov. 29-30

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $245.81/cwt on 1,016 head.
Average price
$245.81
1,016 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,342
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$602
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$60.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.28
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565250.121,413789
Medium and Large 1-2411249.491,02592
Large 1407237.1796629
Medium 1430233.801,0065thin
Large 1-2547226.051,23621
Medium 1-2574219.061,25622
Medium and Large 2739212.871,57315thin
Medium 2545205.831,12230
Large 3428189.5681113thin
One grade step is worth $60.56/cwt here — about $602 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 sale1,016 hd
245.81
—
NM average4 barns · 2,358 hd
237.53
+8.28
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—High1,585102.321,62221
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28499.461,27723
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,23291.521,128124
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11181.43905174

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)1,225$1,4055
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$1,2068
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,069$1,17920
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,155$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$9001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)848$1,1836
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,0101thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)998$9302thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,138$1,6686
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,5255
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,087$1,52118
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,265$1,4634thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,7252thin

Every lot

140 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers—Large 1-2292227.00/cwt227.00–227.006632
Steers—Large 3324190.93/cwt190.00–195.0061910
Steers—Medium 1326235.00/cwt235.00–235.007663
Steers—Medium and Large 1330316.23/cwt300.00–332.001,04432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355261.81/cwt260.50–262.0092954
Steers—Medium and Large 2356227.00/cwt227.00–227.008083
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned365285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0403
Steers—Large 1374242.00/cwt242.00–242.0090521
Steers—Medium 2Unweaned380190.00/cwt190.00–190.007222
Steers—Medium 2386225.00/cwt225.00–225.008698
Steers—Medium and Large 1387318.71/cwt297.00–320.001,23353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,02618
Steers—Large 1412243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0014
Steers—Medium and Large 1422276.86/cwt270.00–290.001,16846
Steers—Medium 2430226.00/cwt226.00–226.009724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0052
Steers—Large 1-2471234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned471216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0174
Steers—Medium and Large 1478274.21/cwt255.00–281.001,311120
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned479246.67/cwt245.00–250.001,1827
Steers—Medium 1-2491231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1343
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned500227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1352
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added511269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,37522
Steers—Medium and Large 1525248.60/cwt235.00–262.001,30586
Steers—Large 1527208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0962
Steers—Medium 1-2532223.71/cwt220.50–242.001,19013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2548230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2604
Steers—Medium and Large 1583235.50/cwt224.50–249.001,373114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3283
Steers—Medium 1587232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3622
Steers—Large 1-2597239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4272
Steers—Medium and Large 1617235.50/cwt221.00–240.001,453100
Steers—Large 1-2622225.14/cwt220.00–229.001,4007
Steers—Large 1627204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2651196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2763
Steers—Medium and Large 1669224.55/cwt205.00–232.001,502114
Steers—Medium 2674193.19/cwt190.00–195.001,30216
Steers—Medium 1-2705203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4316
Steers—Medium and Large 1719217.66/cwt206.00–222.001,56527
Steers—Medium and Large 1769206.33/cwt191.00–216.001,58731
Steers—Large 3775185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4343
Steers—Large 1-2792183.50/cwt183.50–183.501,4532
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full797162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2912
Steers—Medium and Large 2816216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,7637
Steers—Medium and Large 1830211.57/cwt197.00–220.001,75611
Steers—Medium and Large 2861200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7225
Steers—Medium and Large 1874194.71/cwt187.00–204.001,70211
Steers—Medium and Large 1904185.48/cwt181.00–190.001,6774
Steers—Medium and Large 1987176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,7372
Steers—Medium and Large 11,220102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280283.12/cwt277.00–292.007935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned295241.00/cwt241.00–241.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned308245.00/cwt245.00–245.007552
Heifers—Large 1-2311209.00/cwt209.00–209.006506
Heifers—Medium 1328255.00/cwt255.00–255.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added337312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,0512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340270.44/cwt268.00–282.0091915
Heifers—Large 1345251.00/cwt251.00–251.008665
Heifers—Large 1356236.00/cwt236.00–236.008408
Heifers—Medium 2370162.00/cwt162.00–162.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371235.99/cwt228.00–240.0087613
Heifers—Large 1-2374217.00/cwt217.00–217.0081218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388267.11/cwt244.00–272.001,036100
Heifers—Large 1-2410174.25/cwt174.25–174.257142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425262.30/cwt245.00–271.001,11533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full425236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,0032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428235.53/cwt231.00–240.001,0086
Heifers—Large 1-2460174.00/cwt174.00–174.008002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465258.26/cwt255.00–261.001,20143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476244.86/cwt225.00–250.001,166113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned480223.51/cwt222.00–225.001,07312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484220.28/cwt209.00–226.001,06612
Heifers—Medium 1-2515218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521225.27/cwt215.00–236.001,17447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added539244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567225.18/cwt210.00–232.001,277118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579198.73/cwt190.00–201.001,15110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614215.98/cwt200.00–229.001,326272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1933
Heifers—Large 1646209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3503
Heifers—Large 1655215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669211.91/cwt200.00–229.501,41853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2704202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,42623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721197.48/cwt182.00–210.001,42418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open725219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,5915
Heifers—Medium 1-2737171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1766192.95/cwt184.00–200.501,47815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3314
Heifers—Large 2806182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1817176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4382
Heifers—Large 1-2835169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4112
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2420250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723207.72/cwt197.00–209.001,50219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,62613
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 334871.10/cwt70.00–75.0024741
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 1687208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,524106.84/cwt103.00–110.001,6289
Bulls——1,52880.15/cwt73.50–84.001,2254
Bulls——1,590117.64/cwt114.00–124.001,8705
Bulls——1,83792.78/cwt87.00–96.001,7043
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98169.36/cwt60.00–73.5068020
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02276.23/cwt74.00–78.5077923
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12882.62/cwt79.00–85.5093277
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16288.06/cwt87.50–89.001,02332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17286.43/cwt85.75–88.001,01354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17696.33/cwt95.00–97.501,13319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27692.77/cwt91.00–95.001,18445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28090.21/cwt89.00–91.001,15528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28499.46/cwt97.50–101.001,27723
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,0001,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,37511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,0801,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0951,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1701,550.00/head1,275.00–1,825.001,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1851,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7507
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2301,292.50/head1,210.00–1,375.001,2932
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2531,516.67/head1,350.00–1,600.001,5173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1880900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950862.50/head850.00–875.008632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968900.00/head825.00–975.009002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Large 11,0531,137.50/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0821,216.25/head900.00–1,525.001,21616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1551,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2251,405.00/head1,250.00–1,625.001,4055
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2561,412.50/head1,300.00–1,500.001,4134
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 11,0001,725.00/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7252
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1849172.76/cwt121.00–205.001,46721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18481,182.50/head950.00–1,285.001,1836
Bred Heifers—Large 1-28551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19801,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1995950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Heifers—Medium 11,000910.00/head910.00–910.009101

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.