Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	281.47	1,457	358
Medium and Large 1-2	442	212.32	939	53
Medium 2	339	202.49	686	173
Medium 2-3	442	168.33	743	9thin

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,293	111.63	1,443	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	958	113.54	1,088	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	99.80	1,165	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	88.67	913	12

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)	1,096	$1,275	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	954	$1,256	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$1,445	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$900	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium 1	—	325	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	577	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	4
Bulls	Small 3	—	555	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	540	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	896	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	725	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,207	1,433.33/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,433	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	954	1,256.25/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,256	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	1,275.00/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	805	187.31/cwt	183.00–187.50	1,508	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	612	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	221.03/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,510	25
Bulls	Medium 1Natural	—	358	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	225	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	432	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	260	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	434	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	700	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	994	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	465	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	712	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	294.50/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,637	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	746	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	340	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	252	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	793	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	296	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	219.40/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,558	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	297.36/cwt	290.00–303.50	1,279	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	305.31/cwt	299.00–311.00	1,401	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	317.34/cwt	316.00–319.00	1,022	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	169.55/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,238	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	208.97/cwt	194.00–211.00	805	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	412	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	249.08/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,599	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	306.06/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,114	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	231.61/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,531	6
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	375	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	623	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	245	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	886	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	484	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	181.24/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,227	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	204.90/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	420	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	591	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,590	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	322	199.59/cwt	198.00–210.00	643	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	564	265.22/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,496	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,683	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	295.26/cwt	286.00–299.00	1,509	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,515	6
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	475	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	340	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	352	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	242.05/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,387	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	267.84/cwt	262.00–269.00	1,168	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	4
Heifers	Small 2	—	282	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	263.82/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,227	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,492	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	230.05/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,459	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	212.96/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	253.74/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,312	25
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	512	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	391	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	191.23/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	421	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	737	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	772	179.49/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,386	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	285.48/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,022	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	407	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	396	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,106	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	563	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	528	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,241	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	478	241.75/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,156	10
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	1,462.50/head	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,463	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,015	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,076	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	98.85/cwt	97.50–101.00	1,141	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	86.22/cwt	86.00–86.50	862	2
Bulls	—	—	1,187	112.09/cwt	112.00–112.25	1,331	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	114.93/cwt	114.00–115.50	1,819	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	95.76/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,063	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	103.22/cwt	100.25–105.00	1,254	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	958	113.54/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,088	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	80.00/cwt	78.50–81.50	720	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	93.56/cwt	89.50–95.25	1,021	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	85.14/cwt	85.00–85.25	854	2

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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