Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 400 lbs not well tested; 400-550 lb steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher; 550-600 lbs 13.00-14.00 higher. Heifer calves mostly sharply higher, for the exception of 550-600 lb heifers were 5.00-6.00 lower. Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher, with 600-650 lbs 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold sharply higher and 700-750 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower. Trade was active, demand good on lighter numbers due to the high winds. Excellent buyer attendance. Slaughter cows were steady, with instances 3.00-8.00 higher on lean cows. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.55/cwt on 526 head.

Average price

$187.55

526 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$70.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	190.81	1,101	487
Medium and Large 1-2	517	178.25	922	8thin
Medium and Large 2	486	171.60	834	5thin
Small and Medium 3-4	358	144.00	516	3thin
Medium 1-2	612	133.71	818	17thin
Medium 1	802	128.00	1,027	2thin
Large 2	665	122.00	811	1thin
Large 3	700	120.00	840	3thin

One grade step is worth $70.81/cwt here — about $261 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 sale526 hd

187.55

—

NM average4 barns · 1,042 hd

188.28

−0.73

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	1,760	98.86	1,739	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	91.25	1,103	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	75.38	701	28

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$931	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	810	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	933	$1,370	3thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	683	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	216.32/cwt	200.00–220.50	1,220	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	355	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	292	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	553	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	208.20/cwt	201.00–217.00	985	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	183.07/cwt	177.00–186.00	1,142	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,280	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	456	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	999	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	229.10/cwt	217.00–235.00	765	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	221.97/cwt	212.00–229.00	926	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	123.37/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,373	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	152.84/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,203	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	825	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	358	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	786	147.36/cwt	147.00–148.50	1,158	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	192.41/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,033	36
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	409	150.61/cwt	144.00–160.00	616	5
Heifers	Large 3	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	802	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	808	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	856	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	472	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	460	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	176.13/cwt	170.00–189.50	999	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	97.86/cwt	95.00–110.00	984	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	1,000.00/head	925.00–1,075.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,062.50/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,063	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	933	1,370.00/head	760.00–1,675.00	1,370	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	770	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	880	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,188	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	77.24/cwt	73.00–82.50	1,259	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	96.28/cwt	93.50–101.50	1,569	3
Bulls	—	—	1,889	109.05/cwt	105.25–114.00	2,060	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	88.46/cwt	85.00–89.50	1,052	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	74.42/cwt	72.00–75.50	623	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	64.08/cwt	57.50–70.25	547	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	77.73/cwt	77.50–78.00	755	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	90.92/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,071	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	96.43/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,282	4
Bulls	Medium 1	—	456	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	443	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	687	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,144	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	741	158.00/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,171	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	604	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	1,149	74
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	318	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	277	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	313	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	376	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	373	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	407	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	527	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	452	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,107	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	245	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	140	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	416	117.62/cwt	100.00–120.00	489	72
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	349	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	423	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,104	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	322	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	230	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	490	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,186	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	176.56/cwt	166.00–180.50	1,351	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	355	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	188.59/cwt	181.00–197.00	1,277	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	151.25/cwt	148.50–165.00	1,287	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	486	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	186.88/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,164	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	148.53/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	180.78/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,340	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	241.26/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,040	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	177.32/cwt	165.00–178.50	1,438	92
Steers	Medium 3	—	657	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	696	10
Steers	Large 3	—	730	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,333	1
Steers	Small 2	—	323	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	215.75/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,049	11
Steers	Large 3	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,150	2
Steers	Large 3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	388	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	140.98/cwt	140.50–143.00	1,029	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	537	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	467	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	864	2
Steers	Large 3	—	818	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	227.02/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,183	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,327	2
Steers	Large 3	—	662	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	350	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	949	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	84.15/cwt	78.50–88.00	897	4

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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