Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer calves 300-350 lbs were 10.00 higher than last week , 350-400 lbs were 15.00 lower and 400-450 lbs were 3.00 lower while 450 - 500 lbs were 2.00 higher; 500-600 lb steer calves were steady to 4.00 lower than last week Heifer calves 350-450 lbs were 4.00-12.00 higher; 450-500 lbs sold 5.00 lower than last week while 500-550 lbs were 8.00 lower. 550-600 lbs were 4.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 9.00 higher and 650-700 lb were15.00 higher; 700-800 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 14.00 higher and 650-700 lbs sold 3.00 higher. 700-750 lbs were steady to 4.oo higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were had insignificant numbers to compare. Trade was active, demand was good on slightly higher numbers. Excellent selection of pairs and bred cows due to a ranch dispersal.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $205.60/cwt on 631 head.

Average price

$205.60

631 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$941

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$136.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	209.13	1,289	594
Medium and Large 1-2	619	171.76	1,064	23
Medium and Large 2	464	150.57	699	7thin
Small 3	482	72.14	348	7thin

One grade step is worth $136.98/cwt here — about $941 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 sale631 hd

205.60

—

NM average4 barns · 2,236 hd

209.24

−3.64

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	1,618	93.75	1,517	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	91.95	1,149	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,013	73.28	742	13

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)	1,103	$1,645	23
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,610	51
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$1,374	30
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,019	$1,371	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$1,329	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,250	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,220	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,041	$1,015	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,082	$975	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$885	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	787	$1,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,192	$1,714	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,706	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,121	$1,518	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	922	$978	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	961	$1,600	8

Every lot, as filed

136 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 1Value Added	—	477	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	199.33/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,039	37
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	178.55/cwt	171.50–185.00	1,082	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	517	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,003	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	573	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,204	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,191	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	584	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,133	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	398	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	525	195.31/cwt	193.50–206.00	1,025	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	643	180.83/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,163	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	172.95/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,180	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,400	28
Steers	Small 3	—	420	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	399	2
Steers	Small 3	—	545	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	327	2
Steers	Small 3	—	481	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,233	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,568	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,135	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	205.87/cwt	199.00–207.00	1,394	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	421	217.08/cwt	215.00–221.00	914	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	213.27/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,211	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	205.24/cwt	194.00–212.00	1,258	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	191.30/cwt	185.00–191.50	1,500	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	294.47/cwt	288.00–300.00	822	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	268.85/cwt	265.00–271.00	871	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	225.88/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,091	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	226.94/cwt	220.00–230.50	1,185	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,343	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	459	240.37/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,103	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,359	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	384	253.70/cwt	251.00–256.00	974	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,166	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	622	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	809	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	742	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	310	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	233.38/cwt	223.00–240.00	880	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	243.89/cwt	230.50–247.00	1,056	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	696	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	771	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	917	3
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	440	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	264	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	338	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	118	3
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	222	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	200	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	462	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	425	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	458	124.34/cwt	115.00–134.00	569	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	577	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	467	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,140	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	948	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	756	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,270	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	227.60/cwt	224.00–234.00	824	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,052	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	92.67/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,226	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	63.90/cwt	60.00–66.00	580	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	72.53/cwt	70.00–74.50	748	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	84.41/cwt	83.00–85.50	907	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	89.20/cwt	85.50–90.25	1,055	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	98.02/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,204	2
Bulls	—	—	1,699	104.37/cwt	94.00–120.00	1,773	8
Bulls	—	—	1,453	80.14/cwt	74.50–85.50	1,164	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	468	1
Heifer Pairs	Large 1	—	961	1,600.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,600	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,199	1,710.23/head	1,200.00–2,000.00	1,710	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,201	1,747.73/head	1,325.00–1,850.00	1,748	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	1,723.08/head	1,275.00–1,925.00	1,723	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	895	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	987.50/head	975.00–1,000.00	988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,041	1,015.00/head	975.00–1,135.00	1,015	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	995	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,700.00/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	1,329.29/head	900.00–1,500.00	1,329	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,729.69/head	1,125.00–1,900.00	1,730	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	1,445.83/head	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,446	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,787.50/head	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,788	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,640.00/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,640	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,220.00/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,220	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,130	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	1,609.80/head	1,000.00–1,825.00	1,610	51
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	997	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,307	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,236	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,005	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	223.30/cwt	211.00–228.00	942	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	608	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	966	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	177.95/cwt	172.50–182.00	833	27
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	591	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	192.23/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,100	12
Heifers	Large 3	—	602	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	605	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,095	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	720	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	181.85/cwt	176.00–188.00	951	22
Heifers	Large 3	—	922	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	210.52/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,021	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	707	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,227	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	796	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,242	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,705.77/head	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,706	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	895	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,174	1,523.68/head	1,000.00–1,825.00	1,524	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	1,401.84/head	760.00–1,700.00	1,402	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,408	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,300.00/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,300	4

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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