Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-400 lbs were steady to 1.00 lower while 400-500 lbs sold 7.00 lower. 500-550 lbs were 6.00 higher with 550-600 lbs steady. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 4.00 lower and 400-450 lbs were 5.00 lower. 450-500 lbs were 15.00 lower while 500-550 lbs sold12.00 lower. Heifer calves 550-600 lbs were 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 16.00 higher while 650-700 lbs sold 11.00 higher. Steers 700-800 lbs were 7.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs sold 15.00- 16.00 higher while 750-800 lbs were steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 lower. Trade was moderately active on good variety of numbers. Demand was good with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $204.28/cwt on 554 head.

Average price

$204.28

554 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$847

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$73.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.90

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	669	214.38	1,435	464
Medium and Large 1-2	525	190.86	1,002	15thin
Medium 2	510	163.36	833	11thin
Large 3	416	141.25	588	64

One grade step is worth $73.13/cwt here — about $847 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 sale554 hd

204.28

—

NM average4 barns · 1,513 hd

211.18

−6.90

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	1,579	96.10	1,517	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,055	101.00	1,066	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	92.31	1,139	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,038	81.47	845	42

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)	1,104	$1,250	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,068	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$1,063	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$1,000	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	966	$860	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,413	15

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	445	232.71/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,036	40
Steers	Medium 2	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	269.63/cwt	265.00–282.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	226.57/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,260	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	218.53/cwt	205.00–222.25	1,486	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	188.58/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,182	5
Steers	Large 3	—	509	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	662	5
Steers	Large 3	—	467	139.54/cwt	135.00–144.00	652	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	216.67/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,354	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	222.24/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	196.77/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,551	163
Steers	Large 3	—	368	146.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	538	13
Steers	Large 3	—	243	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	328	4
Steers	Large 3	—	429	143.17/cwt	135.00–150.00	614	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	184.09/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,316	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	648	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	547	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	986	3
Steers	Large 3	—	318	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	461	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	658	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	206.12/cwt	202.00–210.00	977	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	232.51/cwt	232.00–233.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	195.18/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,033	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	510	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	253.91/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,305	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	412	261.98/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,079	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	183.50/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,618	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	203.00/cwt	196.00–205.50	1,464	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	262.51/cwt	252.00–268.00	1,226	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,710	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	1,013	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	760	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	720	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	482	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	433	98.34/cwt	95.00–100.00	426	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	891	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,158	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	880	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	704	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	421	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	484	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	351	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	305	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	321	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	327	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	844	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	608	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	977	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	445	233.00/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,275	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	88.90/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,055	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	94.86/cwt	93.00–96.25	1,206	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	46.97/cwt	40.00–54.00	437	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	83.62/cwt	79.50–85.00	919	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,055	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,066	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	91.57/cwt	90.00–92.75	1,119	34
Bulls	—	—	1,310	64.49/cwt	40.00–80.00	845	3
Bulls	—	—	1,534	97.98/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,503	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	75.40/cwt	75.00–77.00	762	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	87.44/cwt	85.50–89.00	886	18
Bulls	—	—	1,776	113.56/cwt	110.50–116.50	2,017	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,025.00/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,104	1,249.50/head	910.00–1,475.00	1,250	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	948	1,067.50/head	1,035.00–1,100.00	1,068	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	1,000.00/head	750.00–1,125.00	1,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,155	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,192	1,375.00/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,375	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	966	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,106	1,062.50/head	935.00–1,125.00	1,063	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	1,306.67/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,307	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	208.04/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,215	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,198	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	350	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	188.22/cwt	180.50–196.50	1,267	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	230.93/cwt	221.00–236.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	836	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	1,137	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	175.68/cwt	162.00–181.00	1,356	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	147.45/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,358	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	433	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	658	5
Heifers	Large 3	—	338	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	447	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	502	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	171.20/cwt	171.20–171.20	1,063	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	640	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	966	3
Heifers	Large 3	—	1,270	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	149.23/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,236	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	212.71/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,140	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	224.13/cwt	221.00–226.00	939	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	188.82/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,176	8

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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