Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steer calves under 350 lbs not well tested; 350-400 lbs were 10.00 higher; 400-450 lbs 10.00-12.00 lower; 500-600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves were steady to 4.00 higher, with the exception of 450-500 lbs trading 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, with 650-700 lbs 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-17.00 higher on comparable sales. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.22/cwt on 618 head.

Average price

$194.22

618 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$90.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	203.11	1,051	404
Medium and Large 1-2	529	181.34	960	158
Medium and Large 2	441	179.45	792	44
Medium 3	478	136.00	650	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	746	113.11	843	9thin

One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about $208 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 sale618 hd

194.22

—

NM average1 barns · 618 hd

194.22

+0.00

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	1,627	87.53	1,424	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	76.40	1,034	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,108	69.65	772	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	983	59.39	584	23

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)	1,216	$1,182	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,021	$1,156	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,259	$1,121	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,033	$1,013	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,191	$982	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$975	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$962	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$488	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,005	$1,205	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,425	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	600	$400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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	—	436	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	218.44/cwt	212.00–225.00	808	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	170.76/cwt	167.50–177.00	985	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	182.04/cwt	177.00–187.50	968	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	148.96/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	217.00/cwt	211.00–220.00	573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	444	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	181.46/cwt	171.00–194.00	862	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	162.49/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	191.60/cwt	185.00–199.50	640	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	147.49/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	169.69/cwt	166.00–180.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	538	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	156.43/cwt	155.00–160.50	1,211	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	987	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	173.51/cwt	163.50–181.00	1,079	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	172.49/cwt	161.00–179.00	899	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	177.19/cwt	164.00–178.50	1,194	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	395	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	207	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	480	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	157.18/cwt	155.00–164.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	161.40/cwt	151.00–167.00	1,091	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	130.01/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	216.96/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,007	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	176.29/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,206	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	171.11/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,232	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	217.88/cwt	210.00–227.00	933	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	179.99/cwt	174.00–185.50	1,112	39
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	478	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	240.79/cwt	238.00–246.00	811	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	464	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	241.06/cwt	235.00–248.50	940	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	281	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	191.40/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,093	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	200.88/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,041	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	370	200.92/cwt	196.00–210.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	197.04/cwt	192.00–198.00	743	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	178.69/cwt	172.00–185.00	849	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	173.94/cwt	170.00–178.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	193.69/cwt	185.00–218.00	810	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	38.88/cwt	35.00–50.00	355	5
Bulls	—	—	1,533	82.38/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,263	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	76.05/cwt	75.25–77.50	837	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	66.81/cwt	61.00–74.00	697	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	57.02/cwt	52.00–61.00	510	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	76.40/cwt	73.50–80.00	1,034	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	818	49.18/cwt	40.00–57.25	402	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	66.13/cwt	60.00–70.50	733	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	75.24/cwt	65.50–78.50	867	13
Bulls	—	—	1,655	90.24/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,493	3
Bulls	—	—	1,915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,915	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,025.00/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	1,137.50/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,138	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	1,087.50/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	975.00/head	875.00–1,075.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	790	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	930.63/head	810.00–1,000.00	931	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	1,156.25/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,156	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	661	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	862.50/head	775.00–950.00	863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,261	1,252.78/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,253	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	600	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	800	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	176.85/cwt	175.00–187.00	676	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	957	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	957	4
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	481	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,012	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,265	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	136.95/cwt	131.00–140.00	511	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	157.76/cwt	154.00–170.00	740	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	822	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	147.62/cwt	146.50–155.00	648	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	173.05/cwt	166.00–182.00	981	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	183.54/cwt	169.00–186.00	780	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	170.00/cwt	160.00–190.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	157.38/cwt	157.00–160.50	963	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	159.52/cwt	158.50–162.00	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	183.39/cwt	181.00–192.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	153.68/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	180.35/cwt	179.50–181.00	794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	195.41/cwt	195.00–195.50	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	157.98/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,068	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	192.24/cwt	188.00–200.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	414	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	791	19

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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