Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-12-20

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Dec 20
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,334 head
▼ 844 vs last sale 2,178▼ 911 vs year ago 2,245 · −40.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 137 vs last sale 202▼ 205 vs year ago 270 · −75.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 1,106 vs last sale 1,205▼ 590 vs year ago 689 · −85.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-550 lbs were sharply higher and 550-600 lbs sold 15.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 9.00 higher and 650-700 lbs sold sharply higher while 700-900 lbs were 1.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs were sharply higher and 350-400 lbs sold 19.00 higher while 400-500 lbs were 7.00-12.00 higher. Heifers 500-550 lbs sold 4.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00 higher. Trade was very active with very good demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows were 1.00-4.00 higher, instances 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold1.00-7.00 higher instances 6.00 lower. Market was stronger with excellent buyer attendance. Next sale will be Jan.10,2024 and will be 1 day. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $247.18/cwt on 575 head.
Average price
$247.18
575 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,418
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$837
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$99.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.86
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1587256.231,504433
Large 2-3347250.0086828
Medium and Large 1-2573230.191,32068
Medium and Large 2496225.001,11610thin
Small and Medium 2-3597216.001,2902thin
Large 3730208.001,5182thin
Large 1-2700187.001,3095thin
Medium 1-2749180.211,35010thin
Medium 1940174.001,6362thin
Small and Medium 3427156.2766815thin
One grade step is worth $99.96/cwt here — about $837 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 sale575 hd
247.18
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NM average4 barns · 2,249 hd
252.04
−4.86
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—High1,645104.711,72212
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average2,17599.502,1641thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32489.941,19136
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00381.3381621

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,307$1,5002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,177$1,1229
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)958$1,0708
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)778$1,0506
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,328$1,9083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,015$1,0251thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)965$1,6502thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1289348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,0067
Steers—Medium and Large 1332333.45/cwt322.00–341.001,10731
Steers—Large 2-3347250.00/cwt250.00–250.0086828
Steers—Small and Medium 3348168.00/cwt168.00–168.0058513
Steers—Medium and Large 1372338.64/cwt331.00–350.001,26023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375307.13/cwt300.00–312.001,1525
Steers—Medium and Large 1415316.11/cwt296.00–324.001,31214
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,3923
Steers—Medium and Large 1473290.28/cwt270.00–295.001,37331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493239.94/cwt236.00–252.001,1838
Steers—Medium and Large 2496225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,11610
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added504291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,4675
Steers—Medium and Large 1523264.30/cwt250.00–271.001,38227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527228.26/cwt225.00–241.001,20334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575224.92/cwt219.00–231.001,2934
Steers—Medium and Large 1580253.31/cwt239.00–266.001,46964
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3597216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2902
Steers—Medium and Large 1609242.01/cwt228.00–248.501,47453
Steers—Medium and Large 1658237.06/cwt235.00–239.501,56098
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy695198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2696213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4825
Steers—Large 1-2700187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3095
Steers—Medium 1-2715192.51/cwt192.00–193.001,3764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5342
Steers—Large 3730208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5182
Steers—Medium and Large 1733203.48/cwt200.00–210.001,49217
Steers—Medium 1-2772172.01/cwt164.00–180.001,3286
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added777210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,63213
Steers—Medium and Large 1788190.74/cwt185.00–201.001,50316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2802205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,64410
Steers—Medium and Large 1818191.84/cwt191.00–192.001,56918
Steers—Medium and Large 1862193.95/cwt190.00–202.001,6729
Steers—Medium 1940174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6362
Steers—Small and Medium 394280.00/cwt80.00–80.007542
Steers—Medium and Large 1965173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,6692
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1251265.00/cwt265.00–265.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1311282.81/cwt265.00–291.0088018
Heifers—Medium 2362261.12/cwt258.00–266.009455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371266.38/cwt257.00–279.0098820
Heifers—Medium 1-2375242.00/cwt242.00–242.009083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422259.37/cwt250.00–264.001,09511
Heifers—Medium 1463230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478246.06/cwt232.00–257.001,17639
Heifers—Small and Medium 3-4484121.00/cwt121.00–121.005865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516232.20/cwt225.00–236.001,19813
Heifers—Medium 1531219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560236.18/cwt233.00–244.001,32366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0522
Heifers—Medium 1-2577205.11/cwt190.00–215.001,1835
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3597192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635216.11/cwt210.00–223.001,37268
Heifers—Large 1660205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680193.25/cwt193.00–193.501,3146
Heifers—Medium 1-2682181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2343
Heifers—Small and Medium 271287.00/cwt87.00–87.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1789185.99/cwt184.00–190.001,4679
Heifers—Medium 1792171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,19310
Heifers—Medium 2811170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3799
Heifers—Medium and Large 2852150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2782
Heifers—Large 2891135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2033
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2866122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,158158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,8351
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007563
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small 431760.00/cwt60.00–60.001902
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 433092.99/cwt92.00–95.003079
Dairy Steers—Large 3357250.00/cwt250.00–250.0089348
Dairy Steers—Small 337272.00/cwt72.00–72.002686
Dairy Steers—Large 3436200.00/cwt200.00–200.0087226
Dairy Steers—Large 3493200.00/cwt200.00–200.0098671
Dairy Steers—Small 352565.00/cwt65.00–65.003412
Dairy Steers—Small 357070.00/cwt70.00–70.003995
Dairy Steers—Small 364962.00/cwt62.00–62.004025
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 472165.00/cwt65.00–65.004693
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20686.97/cwt84.00–90.001,0494
Bulls——1,664109.75/cwt104.00–114.001,8264
Bulls——2,065117.40/cwt115.50–120.502,4244
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87874.94/cwt70.00–78.506584
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00380.23/cwt80.00–82.008059
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06685.77/cwt85.00–86.509148
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29287.41/cwt86.00–88.501,12917
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,31092.80/cwt86.50–98.001,2166
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33093.67/cwt91.00–100.001,2467
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42289.87/cwt87.50–90.751,2786
Cows—Premium White 65-75%2,17599.50/cwt99.50–99.502,1641
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1916149.50/cwt145.00–160.001,36910
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19651,650.00/head1,400.00–1,900.001,6502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19601,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0151,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0851,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3281,908.33/head1,875.00–1,925.001,9083
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Large 1-2785575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840935.50/head935.50–935.509361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2858850.00/head775.00–925.008502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0001,218.75/head1,075.00–1,350.001,2194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1801,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2501,203.57/head1,025.00–1,300.001,2047
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3071,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17781,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0506
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1840900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.