Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves were 4.00 lower with the exception of 400-450 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers were 1.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves sold sharply lower on comparable sales with the exception of 400-450 lbs held steady. Feeder heifers were significantly lower except 800-850 lbs sold 1-00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00-8.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 5-00-11-00 higher. Trade was sluggish on lower numbers and lower market. Demand was hesitant with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $230.68/cwt on 382 head.

Average price

$230.68

382 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,192

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$182.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.71

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	239.61	1,591	297
Large 1-2	573	228.71	1,309	28
Medium and Large 1-2	667	199.24	1,329	27
Medium and Large 2	397	191.11	758	14thin
Large 1	738	190.60	1,406	10thin
Small and Medium 2-3	367	180.00	661	2thin
Medium 3	694	57.50	399	4thin

One grade step is worth $182.11/cwt here — about $1,192 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 sale382 hd

230.68

—

NM average3 barns · 789 hd

239.39

−8.71

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	1,481	111.25	1,647	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	102.14	1,328	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,092	93.63	1,022	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	74.63	679	3thin

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)	1,143	$1,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$1,450	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,364	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,355	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,121	$1,100	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,087	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,028	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	770	$525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	899	$2,690	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,112	$2,031	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,460	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	965	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,457	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	208.45/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,470	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	462	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	185.74/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,553	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	239.66/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,490	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	565	198.15/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,120	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	518	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,041	48
Heifers	Large 2	—	553	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	202.19/cwt	197.00–204.00	1,543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	214.77/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,364	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	227.82/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,308	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	981	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	667	188.98/cwt	188.00–191.00	1,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,167	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,060.00/head	1,800.00–2,125.00	2,060	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	805	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,275.00/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,355.00/head	1,355.00–1,355.00	1,355	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	1,317.50/head	1,250.00–1,385.00	1,318	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	1,050.00/head	800.00–1,300.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	825	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	1,363.89/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,364	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	1,550.00/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,348	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	790	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	670	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,121	1,100.00/head	650.00–1,450.00	1,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	770	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,180	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,475	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,060	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,272	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,025	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,353	1
Bulls	—	—	1,218	78.86/cwt	65.00–98.00	961	5
Bulls	—	—	1,543	112.42/cwt	104.50–117.75	1,735	10
Bulls	—	—	1,688	123.15/cwt	118.00–126.50	2,079	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	103.88/cwt	102.50–105.25	1,328	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	98.53/cwt	97.50–100.00	1,249	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	98.67/cwt	97.50–100.00	1,325	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	81.45/cwt	78.50–84.50	680	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	647	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	89.27/cwt	88.00–90.00	982	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,016	94.29/cwt	92.25–95.50	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	798	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	268.06/cwt	263.00–269.50	1,072	9
Steers	Medium 3	—	675	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	392	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	367	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	661	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	712	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	410	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	304	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	599	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	698	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	198.93/cwt	186.00–206.00	1,381	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	580	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,325	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	212.76/cwt	205.00–214.50	1,657	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	300.06/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,287	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	223.12/cwt	215.00–233.50	1,473	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	263.74/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,506	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	230.35/cwt	217.00–238.50	1,454	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	295.64/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,392	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	310.90/cwt	308.00–315.00	998	23
Steers	Large 1-2	—	614	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,289	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	204.21/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,370	17
Steers	Large 1-2	—	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,060	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	690	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,709	51
Steers	Large 1	—	652	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,102	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	677	36.57/cwt	30.00–46.00	248	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	228.13/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,659	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	208.42/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,719	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	286.87/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,492	20
Steers	Large 1	—	759	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	364	193.61/cwt	193.00–194.00	705	43
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	293	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	574	46
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	305	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	674	36
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	457	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	676	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	405	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	162	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	585	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	246	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	591	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,022	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	232	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	380	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	342	181.78/cwt	175.00–182.00	622	63
Heifers	Medium 2	—	262	225.00/head	225.00–225.00	225	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	832	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	960	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	563	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	585	239.75/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,403	7

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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