Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2024-02-21

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Feb 21
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,316 head
▲ 732 vs last sale 1,584▲ 418 vs year ago 1,898 · +22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 147▼ 52 vs year ago 100 · −52.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 166▼ 2 vs year ago 104 · −1.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs were steady while 350-400 lbs and 450-500 lbs were 20.00 higher. 400-450 lbs steers sold 10.00 higher with 500-600 lbs being 8.00-11.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold steady and 650-750 lbs were 11.00- 13.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs were 5.00 lower and 350-400 lbs sold sharply higher while 400-500 lbs were 3.00-8.00 lower and 500-600 lbs held steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold sharply higher and 650-750 lbs were 6.00-11.00 higher. Trade was moderate to active with good demand on larger numbers, Slaughter cows were sharply higher on smaller numbers and slaughter bulls sold sharply higher also with small numbers. Market was moderately active 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 $266.83/cwt on 1,057 head.
Average price
$266.83
1,057 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,486
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$317
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$74.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.28
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552269.321,487944
Medium 1602251.101,51210thin
Large 1614248.041,52383
Medium and Large 1-2538242.851,30814thin
Medium 2477228.001,0884thin
Medium 1-2600195.001,1702thin
One grade step is worth $74.32/cwt here — about $317 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 sale1,057 hd
266.83
—
NM average4 barns · 1,972 hd
261.55
+5.28
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—Average1,619121.661,9707thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,211108.281,31110
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01495.489699thin

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)1,266$1,6897
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,6009
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,341$1,41323
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,113$1,3252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,1752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,037$1,1233thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)710$1,1751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,0351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,229$2,15613
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,088$2,0752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,400$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,7754thin

Every lot

112 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 1260430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1184
Steers—Medium and Large 1311410.67/cwt398.00–412.001,27711
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full340337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,1462
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added358406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,45310
Steers—Large 1Fleshy358320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1464
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full367360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3212
Steers—Medium and Large 1375383.69/cwt363.00–402.001,43919
Steers—Large 1377366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,3802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,2243
Steers—Medium and Large 1428378.05/cwt372.00–390.001,61857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,2533
Steers—Large 1457346.63/cwt322.00–360.001,58411
Steers—Medium and Large 1460347.84/cwt335.00–371.001,60028
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,81410
Steers—Large 1-2479295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4135
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full486327.72/cwt325.00–328.001,59320
Steers—Medium 1490275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2491283.69/cwt270.00–288.001,3934
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy497315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519268.07/cwt250.00–271.001,39118
Steers—Medium and Large 1525321.96/cwt295.00–336.001,690108
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full539288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,5528
Steers—Medium and Large 1575298.04/cwt278.00–312.001,71475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587258.73/cwt247.00–277.001,5197
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7113
Steers—Large 1591285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,68410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2602230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,38512
Steers—Large 1609296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,80310
Steers—Medium and Large 1610279.23/cwt247.00–287.001,70357
Steers—Medium and Large 1670259.03/cwt245.50–267.001,73657
Steers—Large 1679227.26/cwt212.00–233.001,54311
Steers—Large 1-2712200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4242
Steers—Medium and Large 1740243.36/cwt230.00–249.001,80182
Steers—Large 1745244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,81817
Steers—Medium and Large 1804234.50/cwt234.50–234.501,8859
Steers—Medium and Large 1958206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,9736
Steers—Medium and Large 11,065178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,8962
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278383.00/cwt383.00–383.001,0653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333351.79/cwt328.00–370.001,17123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added382402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,5362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385326.93/cwt310.00–342.001,25963
Heifers—Large 1387307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,1882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added416332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,38125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427302.98/cwt282.00–318.001,29476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,1912
Heifers—Medium 1450285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475280.60/cwt270.00–295.001,333120
Heifers—Medium 2477228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2494268.49/cwt267.00–270.001,3264
Heifers—Large 1505272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,37430
Heifers—Medium 1529267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,4125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531270.16/cwt260.00–280.001,435199
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2692
Heifers—Large 1570245.98/cwt244.00–250.001,4029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575251.52/cwt234.00–265.001,44632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3334
Heifers—Medium 1-2600195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1702
Heifers—Large 1612242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635246.02/cwt235.00–265.001,562296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661233.02/cwt228.00–240.001,54020
Heifers—Large 1690233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6087
Heifers—Large 1723226.81/cwt200.00–228.501,64033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725229.03/cwt225.00–231.001,66076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1787216.50/cwt216.50–216.501,7046
Heifers—Medium 1825202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1893201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,7953
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2447252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522271.20/cwt270.00–275.001,41616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568279.96/cwt245.00–290.001,5909
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6236
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3348272.00/cwt272.00–272.009477
Dairy Steers—Large 3361296.91/cwt280.00–306.001,07291
Dairy Steers—Small 3374102.85/cwt100.00–107.003857
Dairy Steers—Small 3523100.00/cwt100.00–100.005233
Dairy Steers—Large 3905170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5393
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-435890.00/cwt90.00–90.003224
Dairy Heifers—Small 340283.00/cwt83.00–83.003342
Dairy Heifers—Small 3490102.00/cwt102.00–102.005003
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,295110.32/cwt95.25–120.001,4294
Bulls——1,890138.43/cwt137.00–140.002,6162
Bulls——2,375133.50/cwt133.50–133.503,1711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90598.75/cwt98.50–99.008942
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010110.98/cwt109.00–113.001,1212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02072.00/cwt72.00–72.007341
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07091.97/cwt90.00–94.509844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15597.50/cwt97.50–97.501,1261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169107.68/cwt104.00–111.501,2594
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255110.92/cwt109.00–117.501,3925
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,1281,956.25/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9568
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1551,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,2002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,2101,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19501,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29981,375.00/head1,250.00–1,500.001,3752
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0001,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0171,615.63/head1,525.00–1,700.001,6168
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0851,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1131,325.00/head1,200.00–1,450.001,3252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3411,413.04/head1,325.00–1,450.001,41323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3731,815.00/head1,600.00–1,925.001,8155
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17101,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Heifers—Medium 18401,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1920186.00/cwt183.00–192.001,7113

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.