Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2022-03-23

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Mar 23
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
828 head
▼ 606 vs last sale 1,434▼ 141 vs year ago 969 · −14.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 0▼ 80 vs year ago 106 · −75.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 0▼ 130 vs year ago 143 · −90.9%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleSlaughter/Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Feb 20, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, with the exception of 400-500 pound calves which traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Receipts were lighter today due to the winter storm that moved across the region Monday into Tuesday. However, the majority of the trading region is still in need of moisture.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $173.62/cwt on 395 head.
Average price
$173.62
395 head · 614 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,066
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.48
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1620174.211,080363
Medium and Large 1-2544166.9290732
One grade step is worth $7.28/cwt here — about $172 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 sale395 hd
173.62
—
NM average3 barns · 1,511 hd
170.13
+3.48
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—Average2,130107.502,2901thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27988.281,1298thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49387.101,3003thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93267.2662713

Every lot, as filed

55 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1—837137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1474
HeifersMedium and Large 1—585149.99/cwt147.50–152.508774
HeifersMedium and Large 1—718142.19/cwt136.00–143.751,02120
HeifersMedium and Large 1—411184.97/cwt173.00–188.0076016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—680155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—414184.00/cwt184.00–184.007625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—625156.50/cwt156.50–156.509782
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—484176.72/cwt175.00–178.508554
SteersMedium and Large 1—856143.30/cwt142.50–143.501,22720
SteersMedium and Large 1—783148.36/cwt148.25–149.251,162135
SteersMedium and Large 1—569182.17/cwt170.00–184.001,03750
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—19255.00/cwt55.00–55.001062
SteersMedium and Large 1—433201.93/cwt199.00–205.008748
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—531167.50/cwt165.00–170.0088911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—580160.20/cwt150.00–165.509296
SteersMedium and Large 1—660157.98/cwt157.00–159.001,0434
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—141180.00/cwt180.00–180.002549
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—518105.00/cwt105.00–105.005443
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—40649.00/cwt49.00–49.001993
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3—520128.00/cwt128.00–128.006662
SteersMedium and Large 1—480198.21/cwt189.50–200.0095187
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—443164.01/cwt155.00–170.007275
BullsMedium and Large 1—750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
BullsMedium and Large 1—615139.63/cwt134.00–146.008593
BullsMedium and Large 1—85598.00/cwt98.00–98.008381
BullsMedium and Large 1—670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009051
BullsMedium and Large 1—83598.00/cwt98.00–98.008181
CowsLean 85-90%—1,16070.00/cwt70.00–70.008121
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49387.10/cwt86.00–89.001,3003
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15084.83/cwt82.00–87.009764
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,40891.73/cwt88.50–94.501,2924
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—87369.81/cwt69.00–70.506094
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—61044.00/cwt41.00–50.002683
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12678.63/cwt74.00–82.508855
Bulls——2,130107.50/cwt107.50–107.502,2901
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—706111.62/cwt110.00–115.007883
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—675127.74/cwt120.00–137.008622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—857862.93/cwt825.00–910.007,3953
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—970975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,4581
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,047998.57/cwt900.00–1,125.0010,4553
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—72580.00/cwt80.00–80.005801
SteersMedium and Large 1—381212.53/cwt209.00–216.0081034
HeifersMedium and Large 1—360194.00/cwt194.00–194.006982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—490157.50/cwt157.50–157.507724
HeifersMedium and Large 1—921119.96/cwt119.50–122.501,10513
HeifersMedium and Large 1—667143.50/cwt143.50–143.509577
HeifersMedium 2-3—334102.16/cwt100.00–109.0034115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—730144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0512
HeifersMedium and Large 1—766138.44/cwt136.50–140.501,06013
HeifersMedium and Large 1—477164.99/cwt159.50–170.0078712
HeifersMedium and Large 1—330192.00/cwt192.00–192.006345
HeifersMedium and Large 1—629145.17/cwt141.00–151.0091321
HeifersMedium and Large 1—531157.49/cwt156.00–159.008368
SteersMedium and Large 1—517180.65/cwt173.00–185.0093425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—517150.80/cwt147.00–156.007808

How this sale compares

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.