Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 400-600 lbs sold 6.00-11.00 higher. Feeder steers were steady on comparable sales. Heifer calves 400-450 and 500-600 lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold steady, 650-700 lbs were 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Trade was very active with better demand on smaller numbers. Strong market with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.47/cwt on 464 head.

Average price

$246.47

464 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$720

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3

$95.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.18

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	255.04	1,243	261
Large 1-2	546	244.66	1,337	49
Medium and Large 1-2	508	243.46	1,237	110
Medium 1-2	539	215.64	1,163	22
Medium 2	502	210.67	1,058	12thin
Medium and Large 2	461	199.25	919	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	403	160.00	645	4thin
Small and Medium 3	327	160.00	523	2thin

One grade step is worth $95.04/cwt here — about $720 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 sale464 hd

246.47

—

NM average4 barns · 1,237 hd

235.30

+11.18

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	1,494	104.71	1,565	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,288	109.52	1,411	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	101.12	1,124	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,019	84.96	866	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,066	$1,850	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,619	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,379	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,367	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,255	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,228	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,061	$1,151	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,052	$1,125	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$860	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$2,529	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,104	$2,158	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,286	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	928	$1,195	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	870	$1,100	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	892	$1,365	5

Every lot, as filed

129 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	1,398.33/head	1,210.00–1,775.00	1,398	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,160	1,475.00/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	1,125.00/head	950.00–1,275.00	1,125	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	1,212.50/head	925.00–1,500.00	1,213	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,096	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	2,387.50/head	2,200.00–2,575.00	2,388	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	985	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	1,619.00/head	1,310.00–1,925.00	1,619	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	725	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	870	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	1,255.00/head	1,025.00–1,485.00	1,255	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	958	1,218.75/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,219	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	960	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	104.40/cwt	103.50–105.50	1,241	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	99.93/cwt	96.00–102.75	1,068	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	93.44/cwt	92.50–95.00	916	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	58.60/cwt	46.00–72.50	598	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	90.64/cwt	90.00–92.00	902	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,001	3
Bulls	—	—	1,354	102.24/cwt	90.00–120.00	1,384	8
Bulls	—	—	1,461	81.67/cwt	70.00–86.00	1,193	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	127.11/cwt	123.25–132.50	2,218	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	109.78/cwt	107.00–112.50	1,407	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,458	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	86.38/cwt	84.50–88.00	862	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	433	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	606	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	316	170.80/cwt	140.00–177.00	540	50
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	400	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	300	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	479	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	886	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	430	89.79/cwt	75.00–155.00	386	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	364	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	237	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	988	8
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	782	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	642	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	193.05/cwt	150.00–252.00	1,197	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	641	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,199	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	446	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	440	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,223	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	294.05/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,082	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	289.67/cwt	276.00–291.00	991	49
Heifers	Medium 2	—	712	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	241.67/cwt	228.00–249.00	1,252	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	254.72/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,233	64
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	832	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	352	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	645	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	443	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	315	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	161.60/cwt	157.00–174.00	1,395	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	242.00/cwt	238.00–258.00	1,360	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	247.91/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,061	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	347	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	211.65/cwt	203.00–221.00	1,443	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	249.23/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,291	27
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	327	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	267.62/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,028	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	678	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,356	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	770	1,148.33/head	935.00–1,400.00	1,148	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	892	1,365.00/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,365	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	1,366.67/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,367	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	176.18/cwt	175.00–181.00	643	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	317.04/cwt	301.00–321.00	1,306	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	316.76/cwt	310.00–318.00	982	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,409	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	274.75/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,363	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	332	353.44/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,173	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	444	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,070	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	505	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,495	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	227.62/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,295	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	335	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,132	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	591	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,797	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	230.42/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,438	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	586	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,424	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	287.06/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,542	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	373	344.46/cwt	322.00–346.00	1,285	33
Steers	Medium 1	—	627	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,238	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	355	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,079	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	636	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,580	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	212.75/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,734	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	570	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	216.68/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,556	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	242.44/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,156	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	760	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,714	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	551	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	218.89/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	237.04/cwt	228.00–251.00	1,498	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	688	208.68/cwt	202.00–210.50	1,436	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	802	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,732	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,040	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	239.77/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,062	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	306.53/cwt	298.00–314.00	1,149	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	532	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	347	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,065	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	230.50/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,754	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	259.55/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,607	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	807	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	233.46/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,618	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,620	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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