Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-350 lbs were sharply higher while 350-400 lbs sold steady. 400-450 lbs were 6.00 lower with 450-500 lbs 1.00 lower. 500-550 sold 20.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were 1.00 higher while 400-450 lbs sold 13.00 higher. 450-500 lbs were 2.00 higher while 500-550 lbs sold 12.00 higher. 550-600 lbs heifer calves were 6.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 9.00 lower while 650-700 lbs held steady. 700-750 lbs sold 15.00 higher and 750-800 lb feeder steers were 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 5.00 higher while 650-700 lbs were 1.00 higher, 700-750 lbs were 1.00 lower and 750-800 lb sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows had no breakers and boner cows were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Trade was active on good supply with good demand and excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $207.13/cwt on 577 head.

Average price

$207.13

577 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$916

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$143.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.38

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	213.00	1,359	524
Medium and Large 1-2	656	181.78	1,192	25
Medium and Large 2	522	151.21	789	17thin
Large 1	920	95.00	874	1thin
Small 3	640	69.20	443	10thin

One grade step is worth $143.80/cwt here — about $916 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 sale577 hd

207.13

—

NM average4 barns · 1,950 hd

219.51

−12.38

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	1,528	107.32	1,640	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	92.21	1,090	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,060	80.42	852	50

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,100	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,054	$1,063	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	950	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,057	$938	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,125	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$913	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	946	$904	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,053	$845	14
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	814	$942	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	899	$885	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	831	$850	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,293	$1,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,014	$1,163	4thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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	—	525	216.27/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,135	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	536	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	326	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	542	204.77/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,110	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,065	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	695	2
Steers	Small 3Mexican Origin	—	630	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	454	2
Steers	Small 3Mexican Origin	—	535	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	284	1
Steers	Small 3Mexican Origin	—	730	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	489	1
Steers	Small 3Mexican Origin	—	655	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	367	1
Steers	Small 3Mexican Origin	—	810	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	228.05/cwt	222.00–240.00	864	8
Steers	Small 3	—	520	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	167	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	459	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	173.68/cwt	170.00–175.50	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	155.95/cwt	146.00–162.00	752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	182.28/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,148	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	254.52/cwt	248.00–261.00	952	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	229.49/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,044	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	206.95/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	220.74/cwt	214.00–232.00	1,249	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	193.37/cwt	181.50–195.00	1,502	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,478	3
Steers	Small 3	—	560	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	199.21/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,251	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	244.46/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,279	35
Steers	Large 1	—	920	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	202.47/cwt	197.00–211.50	1,377	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	611	224.29/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,370	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	166.97/cwt	165.50–172.00	1,633	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	247.84/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,147	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	266.38/cwt	262.00–276.00	836	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	248.41/cwt	239.00–252.00	1,416	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,565	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	947	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	243.12/cwt	238.00–254.00	1,050	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	265.46/cwt	257.00–271.00	860	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	957	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	277.72/cwt	275.00–280.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	448	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	854	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	477	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	195	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	104.34/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	467	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,275.00/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	215.71/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,022	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	1,141.67/head	850.00–1,500.00	1,142	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	912.50/head	850.00–975.00	913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	938.00/head	685.00–1,000.00	938	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	942.00/head	850.00–1,160.00	942	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	1,062.50/head	825.00–1,300.00	1,063	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	946	904.00/head	760.00–1,085.00	904	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	844.64/head	700.00–925.00	845	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	899	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	6
Bulls	—	—	1,451	98.94/cwt	93.00–102.50	1,436	6
Bulls	—	—	1,224	106.41/cwt	103.50–109.00	1,302	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	91.23/cwt	90.00–91.50	988	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	224.00/cwt	215.00–233.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	249.03/cwt	247.00–252.00	568	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	167.84/cwt	166.50–171.50	1,230	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	176.67/cwt	165.00–180.50	1,207	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	220.39/cwt	215.00–231.00	908	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	165.11/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,415	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	173.69/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,362	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	178.68/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,047	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	158.60/cwt	151.00–166.00	1,304	6
Heifers	Small 3	—	342	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	154	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	470	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	206.82/cwt	203.00–217.50	1,191	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	457	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	708	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	725	69.67/cwt	69.00–70.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	352	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	605	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	65.43/cwt	63.00–68.50	663	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	93.15/cwt	92.25–95.00	1,189	20
Bulls	—	—	1,814	114.29/cwt	110.00–119.50	2,073	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	75.50/cwt	70.50–80.50	756	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	88.21/cwt	87.50–89.75	955	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	83.36/cwt	81.50–86.50	928	17

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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