Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 400-500 lbs were 12.00 higher while 500-550 lbs sold 14.00 higher. Steers 550-600 lbs were 9.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 3.00 lower and 700-750 lbs were 6.00 higher, while 800-900 lbs were steady to 1.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs were 18.00 higher and 350-400 lbs sold 16.00 higher. 450-500 lbs were 9.00 lower while 500-600 lbs heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 10.00 higher and 650-700 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were unsteady. Trade was active on good numbers with moderate demand. Excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $218.79/cwt on 600 head.

Average price

$218.79

600 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$712

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2

$63.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	225.68	1,496	514
Medium 2	616	182.11	1,121	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	741	180.21	1,336	64
Medium 1-2	484	161.81	784	13thin

One grade step is worth $63.87/cwt here — about $712 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 sale600 hd

218.79

—

NM average4 barns · 1,229 hd

220.88

−2.09

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	1,472	109.25	1,608	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	102.69	1,329	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,383	94.12	1,301	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	81.90	824	6thin

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)	1,010	$1,206	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,047	$1,133	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,052	$1,105	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$888	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	961	$884	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	926	$1,231	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$1,225	2thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1Fleshy	—	473	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,041	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	1,133.33/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,133	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	887.50/head	800.00–975.00	888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	1,209.72/head	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,210	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	961	883.75/head	850.00–900.00	884	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	932	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	1,231.25/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,231	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	940	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	698	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,222	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	1,105.00/head	950.00–1,250.00	1,105	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	172.92/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,404	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	542	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	586	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,260	16
Heifers	Large 2	—	712	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	940	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	636	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	903	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	626	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	212.48/cwt	206.00–212.75	1,345	73
Bulls	—	—	1,065	86.49/cwt	85.00–89.00	921	3
Bulls	—	—	1,607	116.83/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,877	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	91.65/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,045	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,066	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	98.29/cwt	95.75–100.00	1,190	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,138	105.23/cwt	104.50–106.00	1,198	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	101.42/cwt	100.50–102.25	1,392	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	73.69/cwt	69.00–79.00	750	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	85.17/cwt	85.00–85.50	795	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	93.39/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,360	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	278.46/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,356	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	255.74/cwt	247.00–264.00	1,455	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	308.47/cwt	302.00–312.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	294.05/cwt	281.00–297.00	1,200	18
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	388	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	317	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,482	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	263.40/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,414	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	205.50/cwt	204.00–209.50	1,490	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	665	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	446	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	759	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,441	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	179.42/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,196	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	915	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	182.81/cwt	180.50–185.00	1,327	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	602	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,403	21
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	382	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	634	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	217.03/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,354	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	205.33/cwt	196.25–207.00	1,608	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	295.64/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,150	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	186.01/cwt	184.50–189.50	1,721	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	521	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	573	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	934	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,494	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	785	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,291	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	660	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,119	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	603	185.71/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	592	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	206.33/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,407	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	185.03/cwt	175.00–189.50	1,432	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	372	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	848	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	456	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	958	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	660	164.56/cwt	156.50–165.50	1,086	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	510	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	341	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	733	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,305	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	909	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	876	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	193.00/cwt	188.00–198.00	936	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	226.66/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,194	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	164.08/cwt	161.00–165.50	1,508	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,328	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	223.74/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,266	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	308	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	202.45/cwt	196.50–210.00	1,367	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	229.44/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	590	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,044	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	210.98/cwt	204.00–217.00	688	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	434	244.43/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	248.64/cwt	235.00–264.00	922	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	237.42/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,144	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	877	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,438	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	197.32/cwt	191.00–198.50	1,598	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	358	278.09/cwt	270.00–284.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	511	239.46/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,224	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	356	271.56/cwt	268.00–277.00	967	5

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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