Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2024-01-10

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jan 10
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,320 head
▲ 986 vs last sale 1,334▲ 243 vs year ago 2,077 · +11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 65▼ 58 vs year ago 168 · −34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 99▼ 184 vs year ago 251 · −73.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last sale was two weeks ago so no comparison; Trade was moderate to active on higher numbers with moderate to good demand on a slightly better market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.65/cwt on 891 head.
Average price
$232.65
891 head · 595 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,384
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$8
per head · Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$55.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.98
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2493249.621,23018thin
Medium 1-2435246.731,07323
Large 2460236.001,0863thin
Medium and Large 1600234.051,404792
Medium and Large 2520209.601,09010thin
Medium 1684206.001,40919thin
Medium and Large 1-2639193.681,23726
One grade step is worth $55.94/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale891 hd
232.65
—
NM average3 barns · 1,454 hd
228.67
+3.98
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—Average1,60289.011,42612
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20892.011,11212
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00176.5376649

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)1,155$1,2552thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,087$1,2002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,202$1,2006
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$9476
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,014$8034thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$6101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)772$4354thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)904$1,1384thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)702$9752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,199$1,1754thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1292321.00/cwt321.00–321.009377
Steers—Medium and Large 1326322.71/cwt312.00–334.001,05210
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned357277.00/cwt277.00–277.009895
Steers—Medium and Large 1375320.67/cwt311.00–328.001,20336
Steers—Medium 1-2391295.50/cwt295.50–295.501,15515
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added407322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,3112
Steers—Medium and Large 1425298.67/cwt290.00–307.001,26936
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,23812
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full456258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1766
Steers—Medium and Large 1480280.55/cwt262.00–288.001,34720
Steers—Large 2493240.00/cwt238.00–242.001,1838
Steers—Large 3506160.00/cwt160.00–160.008104
Steers—Small 351265.00/cwt65.00–65.003332
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added524278.51/cwt275.00–282.001,45918
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy526235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,23610
Steers—Medium and Large 1534253.74/cwt242.00–269.001,355128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537233.36/cwt222.00–235.001,25320
Steers—Large 2-3543194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0533
Steers—Large 2550233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2824
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4709
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574221.31/cwt211.00–223.001,2707
Steers—Medium and Large 1583243.86/cwt231.00–259.001,42239
Steers—Small 358569.00/cwt69.00–69.004044
Steers—Medium 1590231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3633
Steers—Small 361578.00/cwt78.00–78.004802
Steers—Medium and Large 1624238.34/cwt231.00–245.001,487117
Steers—Medium 1-2626229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1972
Steers—Medium and Large 1676231.08/cwt215.00–240.001,562122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full717198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4202
Steers—Medium and Large 1722216.73/cwt211.00–227.001,56576
Steers—Medium and Large 1765215.84/cwt210.00–218.501,65130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5213
Steers—Medium and Large 1828208.84/cwt208.50–209.001,72919
Steers—Medium and Large 1859191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6418
Steers—Medium and Large 1931180.69/cwt177.00–194.001,6829
Steers—Medium and Large 11,002173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,7335
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 1-2295285.00/cwt285.00–285.008414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340273.73/cwt260.00–287.0093115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383273.34/cwt270.00–283.001,04719
Heifers—Medium 1-2386265.90/cwt265.00–267.001,02613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386248.94/cwt245.00–260.009617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full391253.00/cwt253.00–253.009893
Heifers—Large 1-2407276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,1232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418269.94/cwt259.00–274.001,12829
Heifers—Large 2460236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,0863
Heifers—Large 1-2470254.11/cwt250.00–258.001,19410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added472276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,3032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488258.92/cwt235.00–262.001,264155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1506249.71/cwt242.00–253.001,26429
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0658
Heifers—Large 1-2517234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2552216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2556226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2576
Heifers—Large 1-2557234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added567277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,57153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576232.94/cwt229.00–236.001,34250
Heifers—Large 1-2602232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3972
Heifers—Medium 1-2626191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1638220.86/cwt212.00–228.501,409238
Heifers—Medium 1-2650157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673213.65/cwt207.50–224.001,43878
Heifers—Medium 1684206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,40919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718212.77/cwt200.00–227.501,52854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1767203.24/cwt180.00–207.001,55933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1803187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,50216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,21113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1914179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,6368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1975130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2682
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,085140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5198
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,0213
Bulls—Large 2476198.00/cwt198.00–198.009423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,26110
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 3368130.00/cwt130.00–130.004784
Dairy Steers—Large 2380263.91/cwt224.00–272.001,00385
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 3-4388105.00/cwt105.00–105.004073
Dairy Steers—Large 2413160.00/cwt160.00–160.006616
Dairy Steers—Large 2470185.00/cwt185.00–185.008704
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 1417100.00/cwt100.00–100.004172
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 1684140.00/cwt140.00–140.009585
Dairy Heifers—Large 1725114.00/cwt114.00–114.008272
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 1742149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36996.63/cwt90.50–105.501,3234
Bulls——1,55170.21/cwt64.00–74.501,0895
Bulls——1,997110.18/cwt108.00–112.002,2003
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80064.74/cwt61.00–68.5051812
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed915110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0071
Cows—Lean 85-90%98276.78/cwt74.00–79.5075415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12281.35/cwt80.00–83.5091312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12684.54/cwt83.50–85.5095210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16487.97/cwt86.00–89.501,0245
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29492.37/cwt90.00–95.001,1956
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3772435.00/head435.00–435.004354
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1950610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,014802.50/head700.00–910.008034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0871,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,087996.00/head875.00–1,250.009965
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1551,255.00/head1,200.00–1,310.001,2552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2441,260.00/head925.00–1,375.001,2605
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1702975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1770800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1840725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19041,137.50/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1384
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3915625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1935950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6001,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1896139.86/cwt109.00–171.001,2537

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.