Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves traded steady to 2.00 lower, with exception of 400-450 lbs 2.00 higher. Feeder steers mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 lower on comparable sales. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.74/cwt on 1,506 head.

Average price

$179.74

1,506 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$552

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4

$50.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	191.40	1,021	956
Medium and Large 1-2	557	171.62	956	281
Medium and Large 2	511	159.97	817	79
Medium and Large 2-3	497	141.71	704	80
Medium and Large 4	332	141.00	468	110

One grade step is worth $50.40/cwt here — about $552 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 sale1,506 hd

179.74

—

NM average3 barns · 2,723 hd

181.27

−1.53

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	1,663	80.40	1,337	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	67.76	1,078	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	65.00	798	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	60.52	684	119

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$1,100	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,276	$967	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$925	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$917	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$812	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,048	$1,188	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,183	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,155	5

Every lot, as filed

137 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 2	—	582	150.26/cwt	148.00–153.00	875	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	184.21/cwt	174.00–191.00	871	79
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	171.22/cwt	171.00–173.00	750	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	171.70/cwt	169.50–178.00	1,013	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	130.67/cwt	128.50–135.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	165.19/cwt	154.00–171.00	796	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	157.95/cwt	150.00–169.00	815	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	487	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	149.89/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,150	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	136.71/cwt	130.00–141.00	710	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	157.97/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,074	34
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	332	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	468	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	725	150.95/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	146.56/cwt	146.00–148.50	720	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Full	—	798	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	160.63/cwt	160.50–162.00	1,158	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	837	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	542	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	675	145.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	167.45/cwt	160.00–172.00	882	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	676	146.83/cwt	140.00–151.00	993	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	185.29/cwt	180.00–193.00	695	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	517	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	165.94/cwt	158.00–171.00	702	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	193.44/cwt	186.00–202.00	546	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	190.16/cwt	181.00–194.00	614	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	148.41/cwt	140.00–155.00	919	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	202.26/cwt	195.00–220.00	783	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	151.46/cwt	148.00–158.00	577	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	148.32/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,065	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	141.20/cwt	137.00–144.00	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	201.92/cwt	185.00–205.00	864	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	216.29/cwt	205.00–226.00	904	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	197.18/cwt	190.00–210.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	248.09/cwt	225.00–256.00	910	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	243.09/cwt	230.00–254.00	771	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	177.25/cwt	170.00–187.00	947	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	154.47/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,053	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	155.18/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,221	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	148.56/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	236.28/cwt	230.00–240.00	652	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	154.34/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,259	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	191.24/cwt	184.50–200.00	989	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	203.11/cwt	191.00–210.00	944	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	180.54/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,033	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	154.88/cwt	150.00–162.00	956	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,232	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	167.54/cwt	161.50–174.00	1,035	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	569	150.19/cwt	147.00–155.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	982	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	69.20/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,051	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	77.36/cwt	68.00–83.75	1,319	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	62.83/cwt	58.00–65.00	822	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	58.21/cwt	54.50–62.50	655	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	63.30/cwt	59.00–67.00	719	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	64.87/cwt	64.00–66.00	1,124	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	56.03/cwt	55.00–58.00	654	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	67.95/cwt	66.00–72.00	762	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,135	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,411	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,058	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	90.01/cwt	86.50–92.50	1,704	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,123	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	848	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	1,100.00/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,100	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	937.50/head	900.00–975.00	938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,284	977.35/head	875.00–1,100.00	977	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	762.50/head	750.00–775.00	763	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,794	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,116.67/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	150.17/cwt	145.50–160.00	937	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	442	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	694	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	139.54/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,141	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	145.30/cwt	141.00–150.00	982	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	164.37/cwt	156.00–170.00	773	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	157.86/cwt	150.00–166.00	840	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	139.20/cwt	138.00–155.50	715	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	178.06/cwt	170.00–186.00	757	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	151.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	135.36/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,057	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	138.27/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,052	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	142.18/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,035	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	168.68/cwt	161.00–179.00	641	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	135.61/cwt	134.00–140.00	918	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	155.78/cwt	149.00–161.00	583	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	144.87/cwt	138.00–153.00	666	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	247	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	153.99/cwt	147.00–161.00	875	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	133.95/cwt	132.50–134.50	895	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	138.09/cwt	135.00–150.00	809	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	443	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	159.07/cwt	153.50–171.00	902	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	156.90/cwt	152.00–160.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	175.17/cwt	165.00–182.00	820	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	154.77/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,042	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	153.43/cwt	150.00–159.00	529	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	678	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	855	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	511	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	602	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	635	143.72/cwt	141.00–145.00	913	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	651	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	866	9

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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