Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer caves were mixed, from 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs were not well tested; over 400 lbs traded mostly 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder steer 600-650 lbs traded 8.00 higher; over 650 lbs steady to firm. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs were 1.00-5.00 higher, with instances 13.00 higher; over 700 lbs steady on comparable sales. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows steady, instances 8.00 lower on high dressing boners. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.76/cwt on 752 head.

Average price

$173.76

752 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$550

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

$58.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.50

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	177.46	1,063	628
Medium and Large 1-2	506	158.77	804	109
Medium and Large 2	425	143.00	608	3thin
Medium 2	471	130.00	612	6thin
Small and Medium 2-3	433	118.50	513	6thin

One grade step is worth $58.96/cwt here — about $550 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 sale752 hd

173.76

—

NM average3 barns · 1,292 hd

175.27

−1.50

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	1,554	99.38	1,544	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	90.33	1,382	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	82.81	1,034	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	820	64.44	528	14

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,013	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,006	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	787	$860	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,466	8

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	200.86/cwt	195.00–208.00	663	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	213.64/cwt	206.00–219.00	600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	193.56/cwt	190.50–197.00	811	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	156.94/cwt	150.00–171.00	669	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	387	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	173.09/cwt	163.00–176.50	1,165	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	189.86/cwt	189.00–190.00	723	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	174.76/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,115	328
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	158.52/cwt	156.00–166.00	827	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	163.52/cwt	158.00–164.50	1,217	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	715	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	362	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	163.55/cwt	161.00–166.00	788	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	513	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	608	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	360	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	335	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	175.65/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,010	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	167.68/cwt	166.00–171.00	641	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	948	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	760	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,465.63/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,466	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	686	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,080	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,037	1
Bulls	—	—	1,090	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	883	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	785	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	628	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	630	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	610	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	256	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	83.21/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,073	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	66.89/cwt	61.00–73.25	615	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	774	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,224	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	77.22/cwt	76.50–78.00	852	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,315	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,521	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	781	58.54/cwt	55.00–61.00	457	5
Bulls	—	—	2,023	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	2,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	697	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	158.76/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,175	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	171.78/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,051	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	178.08/cwt	170.00–186.00	862	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	340	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	191.93/cwt	190.00–196.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	245.76/cwt	242.00–251.00	796	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	577	56.35/cwt	55.00–57.00	325	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	298	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	322	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	430	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	353	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	367	92.87/cwt	92.00–95.00	341	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	175.58/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,366	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	175.07/cwt	174.50–176.00	1,444	23
Steers	Large 2	—	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	238.90/cwt	233.00–251.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,213	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	181.03/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,318	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,106	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	233.50/cwt	224.00–242.00	981	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	217.29/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,010	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	178.25/cwt	175.00–192.00	1,209	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	191.03/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,196	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	164.68/cwt	163.00–178.00	980	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	200.90/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,137	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	160.16/cwt	157.00–170.00	998	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	168.47/cwt	168.00–170.00	632	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	207.81/cwt	198.50–216.00	1,081	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	902	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	401	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	150.31/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	234.10/cwt	226.00–240.00	876	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	179.99/cwt	172.00–184.00	945	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	476	171.70/cwt	169.00–172.00	817	20
Steers	Large 2	—	579	148.78/cwt	147.00–150.00	861	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	490	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	617	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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