Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 350-400 sold steady; 400-600 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, with exception of 450-500 lbs trading 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs were steady to 5.00 lower; 500-550 lbs 12.00 lower; 550-600 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs 4.00-11.00 lower; 700-850 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs steady to 1.00 lower; 650-700 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. High volume of feeder cattle coming off wheat. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $199.21/cwt on 898 head.

Average price

$199.21

898 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$752

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

$105.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	605	206.02	1,246	771
Medium and Large 1-2	705	167.10	1,178	87
Medium 1	776	157.15	1,220	13thin
Medium and Large 2	484	140.13	678	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	472	121.00	571	2thin
Medium and Large 3	492	100.43	494	7thin

One grade step is worth $105.59/cwt here — about $752 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 sale898 hd

199.21

—

NM average4 barns · 2,448 hd

204.29

−5.08

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	—	Average	1,784	93.82	1,674	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	93.75	1,381	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	85.88	1,032	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	75.14	817	15

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)	1,079	$1,225	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,153	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$978	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,016	$834	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$619	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	690	$235	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,084	$960	17
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$792	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,011	$771	7
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,383	$1,588	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	961	$1,385	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,255	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

135 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 1Full	—	601	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,046	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,156	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	491	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	486	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	948	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	997	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	746	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,141	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	192.66/cwt	182.00–198.50	1,029	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	621	186.05/cwt	183.50–188.00	1,155	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	590	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,086	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	174.76/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,127	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	214.67/cwt	204.00–220.00	930	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	194.66/cwt	185.00–200.00	929	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	171.75/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	603	168.89/cwt	165.50–179.00	1,018	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	551	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	351	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	698	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	631	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,174	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	218.14/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,021	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	193.61/cwt	183.00–196.25	1,113	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	164.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	150.98/cwt	149.50–156.00	1,265	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	140.13/cwt	139.00–149.00	678	18
Steers	Medium 1	—	917	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	170.46/cwt	165.00–173.50	1,164	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	223.64/cwt	221.00–225.00	865	12
Heifers	Medium 1	—	794	134.21/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,066	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	685	182.81/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,252	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	712	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	940	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	937	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	191.90/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,011	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	171.82/cwt	168.00–179.00	985	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	230.43/cwt	229.00–232.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	501	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,079	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Heifers	Large 2	—	1,011	771.43/head	600.00–800.00	771	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,121	1,083.33/head	900.00–1,250.00	1,083	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	690	235.00/head	235.00–235.00	235	5
Bred Heifers	Large 2	—	1,045	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	5
Bred Heifers	Large 2	—	1,085	965.00/head	875.00–1,025.00	965	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,129	1,153.00/head	1,100.00–1,185.00	1,153	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,055	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	987.50/head	950.00–1,025.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	181.67/cwt	175.00–183.00	977	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	225.95/cwt	221.00–231.00	942	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,145	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	939	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,267	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,064	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	884	92.70/cwt	90.00–94.00	819	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,010	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	828	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,031	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,289	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	915	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	878	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	832	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	574	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	930	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	651	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	843	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	381	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	991	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	692	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,128	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	853	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,297	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	377	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	795	11
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,071	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	169.71/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,144	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	209.22/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,082	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	318	262.01/cwt	260.00–282.00	833	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	466	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,156	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	177.75/cwt	173.00–186.75	1,385	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	211.26/cwt	198.00–216.00	1,211	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,393	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	181.38/cwt	172.00–191.00	1,228	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	185.36/cwt	175.00–188.50	1,355	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	243.16/cwt	240.00–248.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	198.81/cwt	188.00–203.50	1,231	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	164.56/cwt	161.00–179.00	1,330	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	228.18/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,109	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	165.83/cwt	152.00–166.50	1,287	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	178.12/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,010	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,359	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	163.04/cwt	150.00–166.50	1,193	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	235.49/cwt	235.00–236.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	486	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	257.33/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,076	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	791	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	157.38/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,215	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	174.41/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,284	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	143.32/cwt	141.75–149.00	1,268	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	861	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	821.25/head	775.00–925.00	821	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	680.00/head	585.00–775.00	680	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	965	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	945	1,191.67/head	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,192	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	92.66/cwt	90.50–94.50	1,538	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	90.54/cwt	89.00–92.25	1,129	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	93.75/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,381	4
Bulls	—	—	2,003	108.23/cwt	107.00–109.50	2,168	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	80.56/cwt	79.75–81.50	1,361	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	81.85/cwt	81.00–82.50	1,065	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	85.54/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,003	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	69.86/cwt	65.00–72.50	785	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	76.28/cwt	73.50–78.00	764	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	79.27/cwt	78.00–81.00	902	5

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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