Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 400 lbs were 2.00 lower; 400-450 lb steers sold sharply lower. 450-600lbs were mostly steady, for the exception of 500-550 lbs 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs sold steady, with 400-450 lbs selling 5.00 higher. 450-550 lb heifers were 4.00-6.00 higher and 550-600 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-850 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold steady; 650-700 lb heifers were 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher while slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 lower on low numbers. Trade was moderate to active , demand moderate to good, on good supply with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.12/cwt on 597 head.

Average price

$192.12

597 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$483

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$108.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.51

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	198.80	1,077	510
Medium and Large 1-2	514	181.88	936	35
Medium 2	566	162.82	921	11thin
Medium and Large 2	582	146.15	851	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	692	119.33	825	12thin
Medium 3	622	117.00	728	4thin
Small and Medium 3	936	116.77	1,093	10thin
Large 3	660	90.00	594	2thin

One grade step is worth $108.80/cwt here — about $483 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 sale597 hd

192.12

—

NM average4 barns · 1,408 hd

188.61

+3.51

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	—	High	1,581	93.35	1,476	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	92.00	1,532	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	89.95	1,027	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	80.28	783	7thin

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)	1,025	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$1,179	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,372	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,201	$1,154	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$1,100	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$955	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,133	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$878	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,468	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,263	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

138 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	—	495	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	165.55/cwt	160.00–178.50	1,339	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	249.89/cwt	244.00–258.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	154.10/cwt	151.50–160.00	1,486	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	188.22/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,365	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	181.76/cwt	167.50–182.50	1,392	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	234.44/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,097	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	323	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	406	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	983	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	172.87/cwt	170.00–173.50	1,525	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	239.44/cwt	228.00–246.50	910	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	209.13/cwt	198.00–215.00	1,173	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	728	61.00/cwt	60.00–62.00	444	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	561	78.70/cwt	78.00–79.00	442	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	875	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	792	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	670	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	389	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	605	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	272	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	955	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	716	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	780	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	468	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	844	77.64/cwt	68.00–80.00	655	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	865	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	467	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	520	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	447	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	777	98.10/cwt	75.00–103.00	762	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,040	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	936	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	367	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	477	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	563	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	614	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	835	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	534	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	647	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	666	13
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	463	85.33/cwt	85.00–86.00	395	6
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	652	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	577	191.18/cwt	186.00–191.75	1,103	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	158.61/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,228	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	214.79/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,003	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	221.83/cwt	211.00–225.00	941	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	218.62/cwt	215.00–226.00	811	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	936	116.77/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,093	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	516	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,076	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	337	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	516	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	669	174.59/cwt	173.00–175.50	1,168	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	727	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,203	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,262.50/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,263	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,175.00/head	975.00–1,375.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,140	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	746	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	492	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	785	4
Heifers	Large 3	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	622	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	785	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	698	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	751	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	528	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	723	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	157.35/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,079	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,193	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	191.16/cwt	185.00–204.00	816	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	175.04/cwt	168.00–185.00	1,106	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,305	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	201.92/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,036	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	227.98/cwt	218.00–230.00	759	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	596	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,031	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	494	215.63/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,065	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	325	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,349	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	497	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	358	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	727	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	480	209.92/cwt	209.00–210.50	1,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	428	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	697	2
Steers	Small 3	—	570	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	342	1
Steers	Small 3	—	365	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	292	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	600	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	924	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	537	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	227.17/cwt	215.50–231.00	1,177	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	197.34/cwt	187.00–203.00	1,220	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	231.33/cwt	225.00–236.00	972	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	184.88/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,246	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	979	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	975.00/head	925.00–1,025.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	877.50/head	875.00–900.00	878	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,133.33/head	975.00–1,260.00	1,133	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	998	955.00/head	850.00–1,060.00	955	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,321	1,330.00/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,330	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,331	1,268.75/head	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,269	4
Bulls	—	—	1,739	104.40/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,816	7
Bulls	—	—	1,360	76.08/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,035	4
Bulls	—	—	1,473	89.24/cwt	85.50–94.00	1,315	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	88.27/cwt	86.50–92.00	1,000	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,195	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,532	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	85.99/cwt	85.00–88.00	793	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	81.33/cwt	80.00–83.00	840	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	579	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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