Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-11-29

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Nov 29
● Final148 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,946 head
▼ 682 vs last sale 2,628▼ 88 vs year ago 2,034 · −4.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 113 vs last sale 214▼ 38 vs year ago 139 · −27.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
252 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 329▲ 162 vs year ago 90 · +180.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale 2 weeks ago' Steer calves 300-400 lbs were 1.00 higher to 4.00 lower and 400-500 lbs sold 4.00-20.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were 12.00-13.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 8.00 higher while 650--800 lbs were 2.00-15.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs sold 10.00 higher and 350-450 lbs were 6.00-12.00 lower while 450-600 lbs sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 13.00 lower while 650-800 lbs sold steady- 4.00 higher Trade was moderately active with smaller numbers of calves but larger numbers of feeder steers and demand was unsteady. Slaughter cows sold steady -1.00 higher, instances 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls 3.00-7.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower. Market was unsteady 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 $243.44/cwt on 943 head.
Average price
$243.44
943 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,371
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,172
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3
$185.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.68
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1592251.351,487686
Large 1593245.111,45326
Medium and Large 1-2476245.021,167177
Large 2424215.7591516thin
Medium 1-2539199.001,0729thin
Small and Medium 348886.2542112thin
Small 347866.0131517thin
One grade step is worth $185.34/cwt here — about $1,172 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 sale943 hd
243.44
—
NM average2 barns · 1,350 hd
241.76
+1.68
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—High1,64196.271,58029
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,255131.001,6441thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,167104.221,21710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24791.711,14425
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04374.3477653

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 (2-4 yrs)950$1,7752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,288$1,4094thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)981$1,35112
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,067$1,2146
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,093$1,20235
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$1,20020
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,060$1,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)998$9882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,066$9353thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)840$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)738$6605
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$1,69933
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)849$1,5605
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)667$1,3503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)742$1,2897
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,214$1,8117
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,225$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,335$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,196$1,6176
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,229$1,4384thin

Every lot

148 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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1278311.94/cwt304.00–316.0086710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285265.00/cwt265.00–265.007552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325284.56/cwt277.00–292.009254
Steers—Medium and Large 1330314.66/cwt300.00–328.001,03810
Steers—Medium 1-2337202.00/cwt202.00–202.006812
Steers—Small 3Unweaned34046.00/cwt46.00–46.001562
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned341270.00/cwt270.00–270.009213
Steers—Small and Medium 335677.00/cwt77.00–77.002743
Steers—Large 2362230.00/cwt230.00–230.008337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full364255.00/cwt255.00–255.0092835
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned365282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,0292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369274.80/cwt272.00–285.001,01439
Steers—Medium and Large 1377310.53/cwt288.00–321.001,17133
Steers—Medium and Large 1425295.06/cwt280.00–310.001,25444
Steers—Small 342670.00/cwt70.00–70.002983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429256.00/cwt238.00–262.001,09824
Steers—Large 2444222.00/cwt222.00–222.009865
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned445272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,2104
Steers—Large 1447280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2522
Steers—Small and Medium 346289.00/cwt89.00–89.004116
Steers—Medium and Large 1474279.16/cwt258.00–285.001,32392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1223
Steers—Small 349469.01/cwt66.00–71.0034110
Steers—Large 2507183.00/cwt183.00–183.009284
Steers—Medium and Large 1526274.14/cwt259.00–285.001,44242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529242.88/cwt229.00–247.001,28513
Steers—Medium 1-2530191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,5875
Steers—Medium and Large 1569255.12/cwt247.00–261.001,45229
Steers—Large 1574247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,42112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575239.61/cwt232.00–246.001,37814
Steers—Small 361265.00/cwt65.00–65.003982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613214.93/cwt213.00–217.001,31825
Steers—Medium 1-2623201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2525
Steers—Medium and Large 1625246.02/cwt227.50–248.001,538213
Steers—Large 1629239.09/cwt237.00–240.001,50410
Steers—Medium and Large 1670225.41/cwt207.00–230.001,51030
Steers—Small and Medium 367190.00/cwt90.00–90.006043
Steers—Large 1672226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5192
Steers—Medium and Large 1719215.56/cwt210.00–221.001,550127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740185.50/cwt185.50–185.501,37318
Steers—Medium and Large 1759195.46/cwt185.00–201.001,48420
Steers—Medium and Large 1840197.03/cwt192.00–207.001,6556
Steers—Medium and Large 1873186.32/cwt177.00–191.001,6273
Steers—Medium and Large 1925186.05/cwt171.00–189.001,7216
Steers—Medium and Large 1975165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6091
Steers—Medium and Large 11,023165.65/cwt162.00–168.001,6955
Steers—Medium and Large 11,065140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1266290.00/cwt290.00–290.007716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added300292.00/cwt292.00–292.008765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300256.00/cwt256.00–256.007684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1336274.65/cwt260.00–282.0092313
Heifers—Small and Medium 336072.00/cwt72.00–72.002592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368253.13/cwt242.00–266.0093219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2398223.00/cwt223.00–223.008884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412254.99/cwt246.00–259.001,05138
Heifers—Large 1422242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned425224.48/cwt223.00–226.009544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427212.00/cwt212.00–212.009052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466216.05/cwt210.00–221.001,00711
Heifers—Small and Medium 346774.00/cwt74.00–74.003462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477244.49/cwt230.00–255.001,16661
Heifers—Large 1486240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,16910
Heifers—Large 1525230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526231.27/cwt220.00–235.001,21634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534164.79/cwt145.00–180.008807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy558215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2009
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575231.43/cwt220.00–247.001,33123
Heifers—Small and Medium 3582178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0362
Heifers—Large 1-2583212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,23612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full587215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2622
Heifers—Large 1-2605181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0953
Heifers—Large 1632209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637213.76/cwt201.00–216.501,36281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full646188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned651205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,33523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668211.75/cwt205.00–229.001,41471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added696236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6434
Heifers—Large 1-2721180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724194.07/cwt190.00–198.001,4058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1782196.16/cwt195.50–204.001,53426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1831172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2847171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1869180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,56412
Heifers—Large 1-2881165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1972169.77/cwt150.00–173.001,6507
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,070140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4982
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,365120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2343286.00/cwt286.00–286.009813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1773
Bulls—Large 1-2507261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4848
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 337192.18/cwt86.00–107.0034215
Dairy Steers—Small 337875.00/cwt75.00–75.0028416
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 341092.00/cwt92.00–92.003773
Dairy Steers—Small 361477.00/cwt77.00–77.004737
Dairy Steers—Large 375687.81/cwt75.00–125.006644
Dairy Steers—Large 388270.00/cwt70.00–70.006172
Dairy Steers—Large 31,24874.00/cwt74.00–74.009243
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed940119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1191
Bulls——1,604110.51/cwt103.00–117.501,77312
Bulls——1,64475.74/cwt56.00–89.001,2459
Bulls——1,80194.99/cwt90.00–100.001,7117
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed961107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0283
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00874.05/cwt70.00–78.0074612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01579.92/cwt78.00–84.5081126
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10854.58/cwt24.00–64.5060510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14685.50/cwt85.00–86.509805
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20398.31/cwt98.00–98.501,1832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22291.53/cwt89.50–94.001,11810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24887.93/cwt86.50–89.501,0977
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,255131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,6441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,268100.91/cwt100.50–102.001,2803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27895.24/cwt94.00–97.501,2178
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,290110.92/cwt110.00–112.001,4312
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1850625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1881,575.00/head1,450.00–1,700.001,5752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1961,616.67/head1,575.00–1,625.001,6176
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2251,905.00/head1,900.00–1,925.001,9055
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2501,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3351,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,5651,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1738660.00/head660.00–660.006605
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2770825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1840850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2865775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium 1900800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium 19101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19501,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2975900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0101,458.50/head1,175.00–1,625.001,45910
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0561,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0601,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,066935.00/head935.00–935.009353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0671,214.17/head825.00–1,425.001,2146
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0981,220.16/head1,150.00–1,275.001,22031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1301,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1661,222.22/head910.00–1,500.001,22218
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2881,408.75/head1,200.00–1,550.001,4094
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 16671,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17421,289.29/head775.00–1,500.001,2897
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18151,699.24/head850.00–1,975.001,69933
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18491,560.00/head1,000.00–1,700.001,5605
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1760121.60/cwt119.00–132.009245

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.