Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-06-07

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jun 7
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,338 head
38 vs last sale 1,300 413 vs year ago 1,751 · 23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
184 vs last sale 275 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
424 vs last sale 455 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleSlaughter/Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Feb 20, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-350 lbs were 9.00 lower and 350-400 lbs sold steady. 400-450 lbs were 6.00 higher while 450-500 lbs sold 13.00 higher. 500-550 lbs sold 12.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were sharply higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher while 700-750 lbs held steady. 850-900 lbs sold sharply higher. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs were steady and 400-450 lbs sold 13.00 higher while 450-500 lbs were 20.00 higher. 500-550 lbs sold 3.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were 15.00 higher. Feeder calves 600-700 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Trade was steady on good demand with lighter numbers. Excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $250.53/cwt on 593 head.
Average price
$250.53
593 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,146
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$713
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3
$113.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.03
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518281.471,457358
Medium and Large 1-2442212.3293953
Medium 2339202.49686173
Medium 2-3442168.337439thin
One grade step is worth $113.13/cwt here — about $713 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 sale593 hd
250.53
NM average4 barns · 1,614 hd
241.50
+9.03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,293111.631,4438thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average958113.541,08814
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16799.801,16548
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02988.6791312

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,096$1,2754thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)954$1,2564thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,278$1,4455
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)725$9001thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium 1325227.00/cwt227.00–227.007382
BullsMedium 3Full577184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0622
BullsMedium 3445255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1354
BullsSmall 3555153.00/cwt153.00–153.008493
BullsMedium 3885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0622
BullsSmall 3540166.00/cwt166.00–166.008963
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1725900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2071,433.33/head1,375.00–1,525.001,4333
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19541,256.25/head1,225.00–1,300.001,2564
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0961,275.00/head1,150.00–1,400.001,2754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open805187.31/cwt183.00–187.501,50870
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full612258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,5797
HeifersMedium and Large 1683221.03/cwt210.00–222.001,51025
BullsMedium 1Natural358290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0383
BullsMedium 2225192.00/cwt192.00–192.004322
BullsMedium 2260167.00/cwt167.00–167.004343
BullsMedium 2700142.00/cwt142.00–142.009941
BullsSmall 3465162.00/cwt162.00–162.007532
BullsMedium 3712191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3602
SteersMedium and Large 1556294.50/cwt285.00–296.001,63750
SteersMedium and Large 1-2327228.00/cwt228.00–228.0074633
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned340287.00/cwt287.00–287.009762
SteersMedium and Large 1252328.00/cwt328.00–328.008275
SteersMedium and Large 1238333.00/cwt333.00–333.0079311
SteersMedium 2296230.00/cwt230.00–230.006813
SteersMedium and Large 1710219.40/cwt218.00–225.001,55829
SteersMedium and Large 1430297.36/cwt290.00–303.501,27914
SteersMedium and Large 1459305.31/cwt299.00–311.001,40151
SteersMedium and Large 1322317.34/cwt316.00–319.001,02253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730169.55/cwt160.00–177.001,2387
SteersMedium 2385208.97/cwt194.00–211.0080534
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added412309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,2732
SteersMedium and Large 1642249.08/cwt237.00–251.001,59922
SteersMedium and Large 1364306.06/cwt305.00–309.001,11420
SteersMedium and Large 1661231.61/cwt225.00–235.001,5316
SteersMedium 2-3375166.00/cwt166.00–166.006233
SteersMedium 2245235.00/cwt235.00–235.005762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2412215.00/cwt215.00–215.008862
SteersMedium 2484203.00/cwt203.00–203.009836
SteersMedium and Large 1-2677181.24/cwt179.00–186.001,2276
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531204.90/cwt201.00–211.001,0885
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed420262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,1003
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy591269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,5908
SteersMedium 2322199.59/cwt198.00–210.00643128
SteersMedium and Large 1Full564265.22/cwt265.00–266.001,49614
SteersMedium and Large 1852197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,68332
SteersMedium and Large 1511295.26/cwt286.00–299.001,50935
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added585262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5333
HeifersMedium and Large 1935162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5156
SteersMedium 2-3475169.50/cwt169.50–169.508056
HeifersMedium and Large 1Natural340277.00/cwt277.00–277.009422
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned352270.00/cwt270.00–270.009502
HeifersMedium and Large 1573242.05/cwt235.00–251.001,38753
HeifersMedium and Large 1436267.84/cwt262.00–269.001,16814
HeifersMedium and Large 1771202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5573
SteersMedium and Large 1Full475280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3304
HeifersSmall 2282215.00/cwt215.00–215.006068
HeifersMedium and Large 1465263.82/cwt252.00–270.001,22748
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added520287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,4923
HeifersMedium 2477168.00/cwt168.00–168.008014
HeifersMedium 3465156.00/cwt156.00–156.007252
HeifersMedium and Large 1634230.05/cwt220.00–235.001,45949
HeifersMedium and Large 2478180.00/cwt180.00–180.008603
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471212.96/cwt206.00–220.001,0036
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2397207.00/cwt207.00–207.008222
HeifersMedium and Large 1517253.74/cwt247.00–256.001,31225
HeifersMedium 2400186.00/cwt186.00–186.007442
HeifersMedium and Large 1285280.00/cwt280.00–280.007982
HeifersMedium 2512160.00/cwt160.00–160.008194
HeifersMedium 2391187.00/cwt187.00–187.007313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2532191.23/cwt190.00–192.001,0175
HeifersMedium and Large 1Gaunt421250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0533
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open737190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,4047
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2763179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3663
HeifersSmall 3365125.00/cwt125.00–125.004562
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open772179.49/cwt175.00–185.001,38611
HeifersMedium and Large 1358285.48/cwt280.00–294.001,02223
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy407246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,0015
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full396267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,0574
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2553200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1064
BullsMedium 3563225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2673
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full528235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2415
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full478241.75/cwt237.00–245.001,15610
Stock CowsMedium 2775170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3184
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3851,462.50/head1,350.00–1,575.001,4632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bulls1,015106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0762
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15498.85/cwt97.50–101.001,14112
CowsLean 85-90%1,00086.22/cwt86.00–86.508622
Bulls1,187112.09/cwt112.00–112.251,3313
Bulls1,583114.93/cwt114.00–115.501,8193
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11095.76/cwt95.00–96.001,06315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215103.22/cwt100.25–105.001,25421
CowsBreaker 75-80%958113.54/cwt112.00–119.001,08814
CowsLean 85-90%90080.00/cwt78.50–81.507202
CowsLean 85-90%1,09193.56/cwt89.50–95.251,0216
CowsLean 85-90%1,00385.14/cwt85.00–85.258542

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.