Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves sold mostly 3.00-8.00 higher on comparable sales. Heifer calves were mostly steady to 3.00 higher, with instances 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers have no accurate comparison. Trade active, demand good for calves suitable for grazing. Slaughter cows sold mixed with boning trading 2.00-5.00 lower and lean cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.94/cwt on 599 head.

Average price

$176.94

599 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$648

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$62.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.76

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	188.17	1,096	264
Medium and Large 1-2	581	176.79	1,027	243
Medium and Large 2	573	160.82	921	47
Small and Medium 1-2	460	151.00	695	2thin
Small and Medium 2	761	135.50	1,031	9thin
Small 4	357	125.50	448	34

One grade step is worth $62.67/cwt here — about $648 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 sale599 hd

176.94

—

NM average3 barns · 1,093 hd

179.69

−2.76

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,688	92.42	1,560	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	77.50	1,294	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	75.27	898	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	66.44	684	35

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,237	$962	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$936	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$793	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$762	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,079	$1,289	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,180	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$1,141	8

Every lot, as filed

138 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	189.33/cwt	183.50–191.00	892	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	159.72/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,029	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	168.07/cwt	160.00–178.00	813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	160.66/cwt	154.00–166.00	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	161.73/cwt	156.00–167.50	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	206.82/cwt	200.00–208.00	540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	150.48/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	912	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	163.08/cwt	160.00–166.00	841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	216.37/cwt	210.00–235.00	803	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	169.35/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,390	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	513	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	967	6
Steers	Small 4	—	357	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	448	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	185.93/cwt	182.00–190.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	437	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	568	186.24/cwt	185.50–187.00	1,058	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	475	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	605	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	167.73/cwt	166.00–172.00	860	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,033	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	223	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	160.87/cwt	154.00–164.00	837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	154.23/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,060	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	159.25/cwt	150.00–160.00	890	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	203.58/cwt	202.00–205.00	464	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	761	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,031	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	199.36/cwt	195.00–206.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	177.52/cwt	173.00–179.50	1,005	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	159.79/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,133	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	194.32/cwt	194.00–195.00	859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	170.74/cwt	163.00–177.00	1,135	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	182.53/cwt	178.00–187.00	958	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	841	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,101	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	204.44/cwt	201.00–213.50	879	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,258	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	168.08/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,057	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	211.44/cwt	199.00–213.00	719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	360	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	814	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	227.03/cwt	218.00–230.00	751	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	195.50/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,005	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	144.87/cwt	143.75–153.00	1,298	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	192.31/cwt	190.00–195.00	908	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	167.70/cwt	167.50–168.00	1,301	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	337	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	381	41
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	442	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	491	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	605	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	526	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	356	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	306	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	440	215.29/cwt	215.00–217.00	947	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	431	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	768	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,271	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	62.02/cwt	60.00–63.50	561	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,294	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	71.85/cwt	68.75–74.50	828	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	77.28/cwt	73.25–80.25	954	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	895	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	582	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	823	42.59/cwt	40.50–44.50	351	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	439	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	74.46/cwt	73.50–76.25	821	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	68.90/cwt	64.00–72.50	744	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,164	77.63/cwt	73.50–83.00	904	14
Bulls	—	—	1,470	86.31/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,269	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	102.83/cwt	99.00–107.75	1,861	5
Bulls	—	—	1,919	97.43/cwt	93.75–100.00	1,870	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,155	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	705	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	885	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	531	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,317.00/head	1,185.00–1,375.00	1,317	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,447.50/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,448	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	700	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	818	662.50/head	625.00–700.00	663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	828.33/head	785.00–875.00	828	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	792.50/head	775.00–810.00	793	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	863	605.00/head	535.00–675.00	605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	881.67/head	875.00–885.00	882	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,207	1,027.22/head	1,000.00–1,035.00	1,027	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	825	687.50/head	675.00–700.00	688	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	149.76/cwt	145.00–155.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	174.06/cwt	172.00–178.00	733	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	167.84/cwt	166.00–172.00	801	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	385	174.40/cwt	171.00–176.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,002	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,232	6
Heifers	Small 4	—	403	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.31/cwt	151.00–159.50	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	178.59/cwt	175.00–183.00	593	25
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	621	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	683	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	914	116.76/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,067	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	128.60/cwt	125.00–136.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.14/cwt	135.00–145.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	156.42/cwt	151.00–157.50	688	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	164.44/cwt	162.00–165.50	725	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	173.27/cwt	165.00–174.00	568	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	171.29/cwt	161.00–175.00	637	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	182.33/cwt	179.00–184.00	693	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,205	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	162.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	161.32/cwt	160.00–167.00	920	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	327	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	161.55/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,019	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	513	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	883	1

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.

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