Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer calves 400-450 lbs sold 20.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were 11.00 higher. Feeder steers 700-750 lbs sold 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-450 lbs were 16.00 higher while feeder heifers had no comparable sales on like kind. Trade was active on a stronger market on comparable numbers .Slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $269.53/cwt on 315 head.

Average price

$269.53

315 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$742

per head · Medium 1-2 over Small 3

$232.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.58

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	358	303.75	1,087	7thin
Medium 1	441	291.00	1,282	12thin
Medium and Large 1	558	278.41	1,553	242
Large 1	540	275.29	1,485	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	594	243.13	1,445	15thin
Medium 3	677	199.40	1,349	5thin
Small and Medium 3	595	178.00	1,059	2thin
Medium and Large 2	533	176.73	942	11thin
Small 3	486	71.00	345	4thin

One grade step is worth $232.75/cwt here — about $742 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 sale315 hd

269.53

—

NM average4 barns · 1,458 hd

265.95

+3.58

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	1,457	117.02	1,705	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	902	136.00	1,227	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	109.13	1,400	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,027	90.57	930	26

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)	1,132	$1,519	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,350	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,066	$1,288	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,176	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,051	$1,080	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,063	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$2,556	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	962	$1,900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,084	$1,869	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,071	$1,672	15
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	884	$1,910	5

Every lot, as filed

141 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	276.97/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,562	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	233.10/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,578	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	209.91/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	237	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	638	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,436	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	497	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	845	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	623	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	577	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	247.59/cwt	236.00–256.00	1,416	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	254.96/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,244	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	249.07/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,323	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,301	4
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	865	182.01/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	189.09/cwt	188.50–190.00	1,660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	287.96/cwt	283.00–289.00	1,232	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	233.87/cwt	231.00–234.50	1,492	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	608	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	283	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	900	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	240	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	682	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	607	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	508	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	280.84/cwt	278.00–285.00	932	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	540	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	331	325.25/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,077	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,129	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	595	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	311	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	740	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	526	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,326	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	237.15/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,824	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	281.82/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,474	29
Steers	Medium 1	—	354	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,083	5
Steers	Large 1	—	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	4
Steers	Large 1	—	435	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,322	3
Steers	Large 1	—	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,121	3
Steers	Small 3	—	486	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	345	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	723	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,263	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	234.16/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,681	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,429	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,495	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	113.77/cwt	113.75–114.00	1,515	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	109.22/cwt	104.00–112.50	1,419	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	72.03/cwt	60.00–80.00	735	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	103.22/cwt	100.00–105.50	1,162	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	902	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,227	2
Bulls	—	—	1,365	110.24/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,505	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	86.68/cwt	82.50–91.00	851	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	99.11/cwt	97.50–100.50	1,028	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	94.51/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,004	9
Bulls	—	—	1,077	72.70/cwt	64.00–93.00	783	3
Bulls	—	—	1,618	128.19/cwt	120.00–137.25	2,074	12
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,203	126.61/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,523	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,132	1,518.75/head	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,519	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	884	1,910.00/head	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,910	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	885	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,051	1,080.00/head	950.00–1,250.00	1,080	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	950	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	1,287.50/head	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,288	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	925	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	910	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	1,883.33/head	1,500.00–2,550.00	1,883	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	1,230.00/head	1,100.00–1,410.00	1,230	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	1,062.50/head	975.00–1,150.00	1,063	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	430	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	864	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	2,218.75/head	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,219	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	885	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	920	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,740	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,775.00/head	1,450.00–1,975.00	1,775	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	2,497.22/head	1,200.00–3,025.00	2,497	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	2,825.00/head	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,825	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,831.82/head	1,575.00–2,250.00	1,832	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	176.39/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	235.88/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,191	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	611	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,350	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	722	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	224.50/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,780	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	140	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	672	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	400	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,358	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	546	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,305	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	497	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	418	289.22/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,209	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	297	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	624	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	945	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,021	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	466	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	559	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	397	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	476	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	553	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	857	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	447	191.77/cwt	185.00–202.00	857	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	482	184.12/cwt	180.00–197.00	887	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	331	201.17/cwt	192.00–206.00	666	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	206	2
Steers	Large 1	—	566	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	314.08/cwt	313.00–321.00	1,272	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	252.94/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,692	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	324.19/cwt	317.00–327.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	252.77/cwt	246.00–264.00	1,565	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	381	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	257	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	840	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	740	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	282.96/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	277	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	981	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,725	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,485	7

How this sale compares

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