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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jan 17
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,443 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 2,320▲ 830 vs year ago 1,613 · +51.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 110▼ 34 vs year ago 119 · −28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 67▲ 20 vs year ago 84 · +23.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-400 lbs were 11.00-12.00 higher and 400-500 lbs sold 18.00-22.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were 22.00-30.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-850 lbs sold 4.00-9.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were 23.00-24.00 higher while 400-500 lbs sold 10.00-11.00 higherand 500-600 lbs were 1.00-4.00 higher.Feeder heifers were 3.00-4.00 higher with exception of 700-750 lbs being 18.00 lower. Trade was very active on larger numbers with a higher market. Slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $255.98/cwt on 1,244 head.
Average price
$255.98
1,244 head · 576 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,475
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$858
per head · Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$205.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.73
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1411305.001,2545thin
Large 1-2449268.001,20312thin
Medium and Large 1589262.361,5461,088
Large 2459239.301,09844
Medium and Large 1-2583238.481,39028
Medium 1-2570227.891,29818thin
Small and Medium 2743206.501,5344thin
Large 2-3377160.0060310thin
Small and Medium 2-3435152.0066114thin
Large 3484141.146837thin
Small and Medium 3396100.0039614thin
One grade step is worth $205.00/cwt here — about $858 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 sale1,244 hd
255.98
—
NM average4 barns · 3,076 hd
260.71
−4.73
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—Low1,533102.341,5698thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,237101.641,25710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14393.041,06444
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05073.0076716

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)1,111$1,3549
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,225$1,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,097$1,2923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,044$1,1458
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)948$1,11610
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,101$1,1147
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$9006
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,285$1,7503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$8752thin

Every lot

134 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1235372.00/cwt372.00–372.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 1291346.74/cwt337.00–358.001,00911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added305358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,0927
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned313306.33/cwt300.00–309.009597
Steers—Medium and Large 1322340.94/cwt332.00–346.001,09842
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3347152.00/cwt152.00–152.005277
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned361302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,0904
Steers—Medium and Large 1370322.62/cwt314.00–339.001,19498
Steers—Large 2371267.36/cwt262.00–271.0099231
Steers—Large 2-3377160.00/cwt160.00–160.0060310
Steers—Medium 1-2387270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1314
Steers—Small and Medium 3396100.00/cwt100.00–100.0039614
Steers—Large 3402127.00/cwt127.00–127.005114
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added408339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,3834
Steers—Large 1411305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2545
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full422294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,2412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,1434
Steers—Medium 1-2428282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,2073
Steers—Medium and Large 1429318.87/cwt300.00–330.001,36869
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy440299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,3163
Steers—Large 1-2449268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,20312
Steers—Large 2451190.00/cwt190.00–190.008574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,1892
Steers—Medium and Large 1482276.00/cwt258.00–288.001,33036
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added486298.27/cwt295.00–306.001,45033
Steers—Medium 1-2517205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0604
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3523152.00/cwt152.00–152.007957
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added527293.02/cwt288.00–299.001,54449
Steers—Medium and Large 1527261.70/cwt251.00–278.001,37952
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed531293.50/cwt293.50–293.501,55821
Steers—Large 2537210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1282
Steers—Medium 1-2555248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3763
Steers—Medium and Large 1566263.47/cwt250.00–277.001,49178
Steers—Large 3593160.00/cwt160.00–160.009493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3443
Steers—Medium and Large 1626245.31/cwt229.50–249.001,536178
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added637285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8152
Steers—Medium and Large 1665235.83/cwt225.00–249.001,56870
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665218.13/cwt214.00–225.001,45111
Steers—Large 2677155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0494
Steers—Medium and Large 1714215.10/cwt204.50–229.501,536141
Steers—Medium 1-2727186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6274
Steers—Small and Medium 2743206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,5344
Steers—Medium 1-2752195.00/cwt184.00–206.001,4664
Steers—Medium and Large 1786224.66/cwt222.50–225.001,76691
Steers—Medium and Large 1846209.58/cwt209.00–213.001,77389
Steers—Large 21,036147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5233
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy281300.00/cwt300.00–300.008434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305268.00/cwt268.00–268.0081713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325300.94/cwt285.00–310.0097834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full359256.34/cwt256.00–260.0092038
Heifers—Large 2363200.00/cwt200.00–200.007267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364242.01/cwt240.00–246.008816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374286.04/cwt271.00–298.001,07064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added389301.72/cwt300.00–307.001,17412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy390260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0148
Heifers—Large 2-3395102.00/cwt102.00–102.004037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400269.50/cwt269.50–269.501,0786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411279.82/cwt273.00–285.001,15029
Heifers—Large 1-2425275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426236.48/cwt227.00–238.001,00722
Heifers—Medium 1-2441265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full453241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453220.00/cwt220.00–220.009973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467265.55/cwt243.00–272.001,240118
Heifers—Large 2-348778.00/cwt78.00–78.003802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490213.50/cwt213.50–213.501,0464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537245.46/cwt236.00–254.001,31856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571233.92/cwt229.00–245.001,33610
Heifers—Medium 1-2577180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578228.62/cwt219.00–240.001,32148
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1256
Heifers—Large 1-2597204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625223.73/cwt219.00–231.001,39820
Heifers—Large 2645137.00/cwt137.00–137.008843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1697204.25/cwt203.00–205.001,4248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2699201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732205.55/cwt198.00–209.001,50547
Heifers—Large 2737150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1062
Heifers—Large 1-2745199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,48313
Heifers—Medium 2772177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1843181.24/cwt180.00–191.001,52831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2843164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2876181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full975147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1995174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,73113
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,036176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,8233
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,058171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,8096
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327298.00/cwt298.00–298.009744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,2436
Bulls—Large 1-2454276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,2537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461273.94/cwt269.00–281.001,26312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2542220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576258.45/cwt237.00–265.001,48921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658218.49/cwt218.00–219.001,4386
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,5204
Bulls—Large 1-2736208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2782167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2843182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2921150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2972168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,6332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,454102.77/cwt100.00–107.001,4944
Bulls——1,542112.55/cwt107.50–119.501,7363
Bulls——1,82070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,2741
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01678.61/cwt75.00–84.007997
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04789.52/cwt88.00–91.0093713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06667.88/cwt60.00–74.507244
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07557.93/cwt54.00–60.006233
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10386.22/cwt86.00–86.509512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15892.84/cwt91.00–94.501,07516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21196.29/cwt95.00–98.251,16615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,237101.64/cwt98.50–109.001,25710
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1916124.50/cwt108.00–130.001,1404
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1805750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18251,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29371,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19511,088.13/head835.00–1,300.001,0888
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,000900.00/head900.00–900.009006
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0401,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0441,145.00/head900.00–1,350.001,1458
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0981,437.50/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1011,114.29/head825.00–1,175.001,1147
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1581,401.43/head1,200.00–1,550.001,4017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2251,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1900875.00/head850.00–900.008752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2851,750.00/head1,675.00–1,825.001,7503

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.