Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2024-02-07

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Feb 7
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,700 head
▼ 608 vs last sale 2,308▼ 143 vs year ago 1,843 · −7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 125▲ 37 vs year ago 56 · +66.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 177▲ 160 vs year ago 36 · +444.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-350 lbs were 15.00 higher and 350-450 lbs sold sharply higher while 450-600 lbs were 14.00-15.00 higher instances steady. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher while 700-800 lbs were steady to 1.00 lower and 900-950 lbs were 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 8.00 higher and 400-450 lbs and 500-550 lbs were sharply higher while 450-500 lbs and 550-600 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 1.00 higher with the exception of 650-700 lbs selling 11.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand on lower numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 12.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 12.00 higher. Market was very strong with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $264.34/cwt on 631 head.
Average price
$264.34
631 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,410
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,067
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$196.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.19
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537270.851,456523
Medium and Large 1-2505246.651,24490
Medium 1-2591220.171,3026thin
Medium and Large 2575179.141,0307thin
Small 452074.803895thin
One grade step is worth $196.05/cwt here — about $1,067 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 sale631 hd
264.34
—
NM average4 barns · 1,247 hd
257.15
+7.19
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—Low1,629119.491,94610
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,389102.731,42714
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,15899.471,15267
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,46597.501,4281thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03692.4495884

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)1,125$1,5006
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,090$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,3751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,3583thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,087$1,32731
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$1,3007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$1,2077
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,049$1,0758
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,077$1,0426
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)946$1,2617
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)690$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)866$1,0784thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,330$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$1,4252thin

Every lot

131 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 1271402.85/cwt400.00–410.001,0924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0622
Steers—Medium 1-2302285.00/cwt285.00–285.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 1337397.60/cwt386.00–415.001,34012
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned340370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2582
Steers—Medium 3343209.36/cwt208.00–210.0071822
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added358407.26/cwt404.00–412.001,4585
Steers—Medium and Large 1364378.54/cwt362.00–387.001,37813
Steers—Medium and Large 2372285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,06036
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full396344.67/cwt342.00–354.001,3659
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy405320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2962
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415384.03/cwt382.00–385.001,5946
Steers—Medium and Large 1426355.19/cwt340.00–375.001,51354
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full429338.68/cwt337.00–342.001,4539
Steers—Medium 3445222.00/cwt222.00–222.0098812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2446336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,4994
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added459362.40/cwt350.00–375.001,6634
Steers—Medium and Large 1481329.71/cwt313.00–345.001,58658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490260.27/cwt256.00–268.001,27514
Steers—Large 2507255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2932
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full524271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4207
Steers—Small 453065.00/cwt65.00–65.003453
Steers—Medium and Large 1532308.37/cwt290.00–318.501,64155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537283.00/cwt267.00–290.001,52012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full546240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3103
Steers—Medium and Large 1583273.88/cwt265.00–286.001,59730
Steers—Medium and Large 1628268.40/cwt256.00–284.001,68682
Steers—Small 366769.00/cwt69.00–69.004602
Steers—Medium and Large 1683254.42/cwt241.00–258.001,73823
Steers—Small 372571.50/cwt71.50–71.505182
Steers—Medium and Large 1741239.30/cwt235.00–243.001,77319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6172
Steers—Medium and Large 1780241.06/cwt239.00–241.501,88039
Steers—Medium 1-2863202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7434
Steers—Medium and Large 1904219.39/cwt193.00–220.501,98352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8202
Steers—Medium and Large 11,070195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,08714
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,0115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322346.02/cwt336.00–360.001,11426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375322.82/cwt310.00–340.001,21142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy397302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,1992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422323.82/cwt300.00–331.001,36759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full434297.16/cwt295.00–298.001,2907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full440254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,11825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2456152.00/cwt152.00–152.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471246.58/cwt230.00–257.001,16113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474286.64/cwt266.00–300.001,35976
Heifers—Small 448890.00/cwt90.00–90.004393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full502255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added513308.03/cwt306.00–309.001,5806
Heifers—Medium 1-2515240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523268.15/cwt256.00–277.501,40278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535238.59/cwt238.00–242.001,27619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy538250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3457
Heifers—Medium 1-2557210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566256.07/cwt235.00–268.001,44966
Heifers—Small 456752.00/cwt52.00–52.002952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580232.83/cwt228.00–238.001,3507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619238.57/cwt220.50–244.001,47766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,36314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663221.39/cwt215.00–228.001,46815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2697175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2202
Heifers—Medium 1-2702210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,4782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729210.09/cwt201.00–223.001,53249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1756213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2822185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1932180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1951187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,78310
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,011171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7293
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2602260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2603210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2688216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4863
Bulls—Medium 1-2857170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4572
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 3356165.00/cwt165.00–165.005873
Dairy Steers—Large 3363258.43/cwt230.00–260.0093844
Dairy Steers—Large 3418203.99/cwt200.00–210.008535
Dairy Steers—Small 3435117.00/cwt117.00–117.005092
Dairy Steers—Large 4451125.00/cwt125.00–125.005644
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 4482105.00/cwt105.00–105.005062
Dairy Steers—Large 3485190.00/cwt190.00–190.009223
Dairy Steers—Small 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005392
Dairy Steers—Large 3530213.81/cwt206.00–216.001,13313
Dairy Steers—Small 3538180.00/cwt180.00–180.009683
Dairy Steers—Small 3561115.00/cwt115.00–115.006454
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3285101.00/cwt101.00–101.002883
Dairy Heifers—Small 332260.00/cwt60.00–60.001932
Dairy Heifers—Small 340242.00/cwt42.00–42.001692
Dairy Heifers—Small 358250.00/cwt50.00–50.002912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,526106.31/cwt99.50–114.001,6224
Bulls——1,638125.05/cwt120.50–129.002,0483
Bulls——1,757131.51/cwt129.50–134.002,3113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%86595.00/cwt95.00–95.008221
Cows—Lean 85-90%91784.53/cwt80.00–89.0077511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03790.63/cwt90.00–92.5094023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06295.02/cwt91.75–99.251,00950
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,142101.54/cwt98.00–105.001,16029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150105.08/cwt104.00–106.001,2082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18097.56/cwt93.00–100.501,15135
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,368110.54/cwt110.00–111.001,5122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,393101.43/cwt97.00–104.251,41312
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,46597.50/cwt97.50–97.501,4281
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0491,075.00/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,212.50/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2138
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,062.50/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0781,341.67/head1,325.00–1,350.001,3426
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0851,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0961,366.30/head1,225.00–1,400.001,36623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1051,358.33/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1481,265.00/head1,150.00–1,350.001,2655
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1801,615.00/head1,375.00–1,675.001,6155
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 16901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18331,061.67/head925.00–1,210.001,0623
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29651,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19871,262.50/head1,050.00–1,400.001,2636
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1850175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4881
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1921159.00/cwt132.00–172.001,4644
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3710650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3302,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4352,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.