Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer calves 300-400 lbs were steady to 1.00 lower while 400-500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs were 13.00 lower and 700-800 lbs sold 2.00-12.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs were 2.00-11.00 higher while 500-550 lbs sold 3.00-29.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs sold 7.00-12.00 higher. Trade was moderate on lower numbers with an active market. Slaughter cows were 2.50 lower while slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Good demand with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $257.05/cwt on 730 head.

Average price

$257.05

730 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

per head · Medium 1 over Large 2

$83.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.07

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	402	276.49	1,111	193
Medium and Large 1	515	255.88	1,319	353
Medium 1-2	489	252.26	1,233	43
Medium and Large 1-2	512	244.41	1,252	97
Medium 2	529	227.83	1,205	12thin
Medium and Large 2	439	226.43	994	7thin
Small and Medium 2	344	210.00	722	8thin
Large 1-2	761	208.25	1,584	8thin
Large 2	551	193.44	1,066	9thin

One grade step is worth $83.05/cwt here — about $44 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 sale730 hd

257.05

—

NM average3 barns · 979 hd

248.99

+8.07

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	1,783	116.82	2,083	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,309	105.03	1,375	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	96.16	1,138	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	85.58	896	48

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)	970	$1,875	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,382	$1,770	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,736	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,082	$1,588	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$1,511	70
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,227	$1,508	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$1,388	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,234	$1,335	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,149	$1,321	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,214	$1,275	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	996	$1,075	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$1,250	12
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,933	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,810	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,177	$1,761	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,246	$1,747	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,629	54

Every lot, as filed

167 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 1-2	—	569	245.40/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,396	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	317	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	653	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	847	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,510	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	705	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	902	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	238.92/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,376	25
Steers	Large 1-2	—	442	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	326	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,030	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	352	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	235.52/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,597	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	885	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	391	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,103	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,546	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	737	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	441	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,327	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	262.55/cwt	249.00–271.00	1,129	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	313	294.62/cwt	293.00–295.00	922	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	228.02/cwt	208.00–239.00	1,539	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	293.47/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,092	60
Heifers	Medium 1	—	446	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	956	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	239.32/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,484	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	238.94/cwt	235.00–249.50	1,238	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	216.75/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	210.59/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,613	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	833	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	276.30/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,138	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	364	271.48/cwt	266.00–283.00	988	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	297.63/cwt	290.00–305.00	929	23
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	450	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	252.12/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,182	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	222.18/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,513	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	690	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,642	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	895	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,414	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,209	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,427	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	325	56.85/cwt	52.00–62.00	185	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	495	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	832	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	552	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	356	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,310	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	289.23/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,487	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	225	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	312	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	917	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	685	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	293.09/cwt	274.00–308.00	1,375	33
Steers	Medium 1	—	468	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,376	44
Steers	Medium 1	—	763	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	212.62/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,769	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	317	362.28/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,148	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	327.47/cwt	300.00–346.00	1,238	63
Steers	Medium 1	—	385	329.24/cwt	293.00–330.00	1,268	111
Steers	Medium 1	—	704	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	308.26/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,310	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	248.17/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,452	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	228.95/cwt	203.00–244.50	1,770	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	334.57/cwt	325.00–339.50	950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	238.62/cwt	219.00–255.00	1,501	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	334	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	238.99/cwt	231.00–259.00	1,730	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	263.15/cwt	240.50–281.00	1,368	49
Steers	Large 1-2	—	542	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	283.49/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,432	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	265.08/cwt	252.00–278.00	1,135	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	340.87/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,091	52
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	670	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	507	240.05/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,217	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,192	1,727.83/head	1,175.00–1,800.00	1,728	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,214	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,154	1,345.00/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,345	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,082	1,588.00/head	1,200.00–1,900.00	1,588	25
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	995	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,227	1,563.18/head	1,150.00–1,700.00	1,563	55
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,071	1,063.75/head	1,060.00–1,065.00	1,064	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,205	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	1,818.75/head	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,819	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,196	1,632.86/head	1,410.00–1,700.00	1,633	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,382	1,770.00/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,770	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	996	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	1,518.75/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,519	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,450	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,262	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,209	1,974.00/head	1,585.00–2,025.00	1,974	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,130	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	2,050.00/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	1,631.32/head	1,510.00–1,635.00	1,631	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,340	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,374	1,708.33/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,708	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,933.33/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,239	1,673.33/head	1,485.00–1,750.00	1,673	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	900	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,408	92.28/cwt	60.00–106.50	1,299	5
Bulls	—	—	1,956	123.16/cwt	117.50–130.25	2,409	22
Bulls	—	—	1,634	115.53/cwt	110.50–117.25	1,888	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	93.44/cwt	92.00–95.50	1,069	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	98.65/cwt	96.00–105.50	1,237	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	85.25/cwt	80.00–87.00	945	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	62.77/cwt	60.00–66.00	658	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	75.04/cwt	70.50–80.50	823	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	102.55/cwt	102.00–103.50	1,403	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	89.39/cwt	86.00–92.50	919	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	95.55/cwt	94.00–97.50	1,072	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	106.43/cwt	103.25–111.00	1,358	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	244	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	477	238.65/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	271.82/cwt	255.00–282.00	987	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,652	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	277.08/cwt	270.00–283.00	881	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	300	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	227.99/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,094	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	288	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	556	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	982	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	332	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	235.91/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,215	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	441	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,041	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	623	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	475	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	884	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	615	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	113	390.00/head	380.00–400.00	390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	777	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	75	345.00/head	310.00–380.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	460	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,155	29
Heifers	Medium 1	—	510	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,290	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,456	1,990.00/head	1,875.00–2,275.00	1,990	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,551.25/head	1,435.00–1,600.00	1,551	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,326	1,975.00/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,975	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,125	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,387.93/head	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,388	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,234	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	910	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	9
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	940	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3

How this sale compares

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