Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder steers traded mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady on comparable sales. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.91/cwt on 1,013 head.

Average price

$189.91

1,013 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$62.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.77

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	191.83	1,092	845
Medium and Large 1-2	534	186.74	998	124
Medium and Large 2	488	169.53	828	32
Medium and Large 2-3	608	148.28	902	8thin
Medium and Large 3	505	129.00	651	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.83/cwt here — about $440 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 sale1,013 hd

189.91

—

NM average2 barns · 1,363 hd

189.14

+0.77

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	1,609	85.92	1,382	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,344	69.34	932	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,198	67.90	813	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	59.78	589	55

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,064	$1,170	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$910	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,094	$875	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	991	$713	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$660	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,435	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,425	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,410	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,350	4thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	69.13/cwt	67.00–72.50	857	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	64.75/cwt	64.75–64.75	962	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	474	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	62.33/cwt	59.00–66.50	632	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	50.61/cwt	44.00–55.00	440	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	69.15/cwt	67.00–73.50	834	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	57.84/cwt	56.00–60.50	563	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	65.13/cwt	62.00–67.50	761	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,580	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,106	1
Bulls	—	—	1,424	77.99/cwt	70.50–86.00	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	231	182.78/cwt	170.00–185.00	422	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	474	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,180	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	182.31/cwt	178.00–188.00	611	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	144.92/cwt	142.00–148.00	959	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	169.74/cwt	158.00–175.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	159.66/cwt	154.00–164.50	902	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	173.94/cwt	168.00–184.00	824	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	311	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	189.46/cwt	184.00–196.00	629	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	146.56/cwt	146.00–147.00	847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,037	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bulls	—	—	1,741	91.58/cwt	87.50–95.50	1,594	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	152.87/cwt	140.00–158.00	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	191.50/cwt	190.00–192.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	187.02/cwt	181.00–190.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	153.33/cwt	151.00–155.50	961	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,336	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	143.81/cwt	141.00–146.00	910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	158.00/cwt	155.00–161.00	833	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	142.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,016	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	183.73/cwt	179.00–191.00	781	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	194.33/cwt	185.00–199.00	733	35
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	160.35/cwt	155.25–170.00	917	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	151.02/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,010	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	191.27/cwt	184.00–200.00	937	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	148.47/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	235.71/cwt	234.00–240.00	917	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	163.79/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,246	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	185.63/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,049	143
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	157.17/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,044	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	150.76/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,079	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	210.87/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,004	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	167.67/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,122	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	230.44/cwt	220.00–239.00	963	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	161.75/cwt	157.50–165.50	1,169	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	195.33/cwt	183.00–199.00	1,018	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	250.08/cwt	240.00–261.00	915	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	178.45/cwt	165.00–183.00	1,140	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	151.07/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,231	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	257.04/cwt	250.00–261.00	704	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	251.37/cwt	250.00–253.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	254.57/cwt	250.00–260.00	692	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	150.71/cwt	143.00–158.00	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	190.57/cwt	185.00–193.00	968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	212.03/cwt	203.00–218.00	933	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	290	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	175.21/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,009	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	254.47/cwt	248.00–258.00	802	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	1,333.33/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,333	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	925.00/head	850.00–1,000.00	925	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	627.00/head	550.00–675.00	627	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	750.00/head	650.00–850.00	750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	987.50/head	950.00–1,025.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	167.32/cwt	160.00–175.00	868	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	170.43/cwt	165.00–176.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	160.53/cwt	150.00–163.00	865	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	178.35/cwt	165.00–183.00	672	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2

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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