Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer calves 300-350 lbs were steady and 400-500 lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. 500-600 lbs were 7.00-20.00 higher. .Feeder steers were sharply lower with the exception of 650-700 lbs being 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-450 lbs were 8.00- 9.00 lower. 450-500 lbs sold 7.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher while slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade was active on smaller numbers with a random market. Good demand with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $260.66/cwt on 724 head.

Average price

$260.66

724 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$778

per head · Medium 1 over Small 3

$152.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	477	287.57	1,372	35
Medium and Large 1	515	278.32	1,433	259
Medium and Large 1-2	436	264.35	1,153	264
Medium 1-2	470	244.86	1,150	27
Medium and Large 2	435	231.65	1,008	38
Large 1-2	677	228.46	1,547	70
Medium 2-3	628	201.00	1,261	4thin
Medium 2	714	184.14	1,314	18thin
Small and Medium 2	852	156.00	1,329	2thin
Small 3	440	135.00	594	7thin

One grade step is worth $152.57/cwt here — about $778 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 sale724 hd

260.66

—

NM average3 barns · 1,480 hd

260.37

+0.29

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	—	High	1,690	115.79	1,956	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,215	103.49	1,257	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	96.28	1,122	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	952	86.94	828	32

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,162	$1,675	35
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,252	$1,388	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,206	$1,300	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,323	$1,285	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$1,285	28
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,279	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,278	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,204	$1,244	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	898	$885	15
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,051	$2,167	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,164	$2,125	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,963	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$1,950	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,336	$1,819	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$1,668	15
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	928	$1,500	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	799	$1,363	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$148	1thin

Every lot, as filed

169 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	—	467	299.25/cwt	284.00–318.00	1,397	34
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	490	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,269	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	444	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,257	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	852	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	246.19/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,270	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,113	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	267.73/cwt	252.00–288.00	1,414	45
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	652	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	261.96/cwt	246.00–281.00	1,071	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	253.29/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,545	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	768	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,509	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,941	7
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	680	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,197	2
Steers	Small 3	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	231.47/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,030	33
Steers	Medium 2	—	720	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	899	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	593	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	328	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,287	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	950	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	321.98/cwt	307.00–337.00	1,375	16
Steers	Medium 1	—	441	329.25/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,452	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	252.76/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,196	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	236.31/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,304	16
Steers	Medium 2	—	407	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,029	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	222.04/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,370	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	238.23/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,232	33
Steers	Medium 2-3Fleshy	—	575	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	560	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,254	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	238.81/cwt	227.50–246.00	1,373	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	327	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	979	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	633	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,364	77
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	374	233.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	472	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,320	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	289.08/cwt	265.00–306.00	1,197	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,501	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	505	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	763	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	484	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	847	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	286	124.56/cwt	90.00–180.00	356	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	425	154.76/cwt	135.00–175.00	658	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	587	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,151	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	352	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	616	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	342	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	229	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	738	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	255.83/cwt	243.00–274.50	1,479	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	403	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,374	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,317	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	337	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	336.09/cwt	330.00–359.00	1,257	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	846	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	899	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	467	253.06/cwt	234.00–267.00	1,182	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	227.00/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,646	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	379	227.93/cwt	225.00–239.00	864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	219.71/cwt	209.00–231.00	1,698	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	362	311.26/cwt	302.00–313.00	1,127	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	291.87/cwt	275.00–300.00	963	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	328.72/cwt	321.00–345.00	1,026	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	226.34/cwt	212.00–245.00	1,532	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,837	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	482	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	737	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	274.82/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,044	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	193.96/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,412	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	683	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,557	68
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,204	1,244.38/head	1,000.00–1,255.00	1,244	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,252	1,387.50/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,388	10
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	913	917.86/head	900.00–925.00	918	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,162	1,674.86/head	1,050.00–2,050.00	1,675	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,116	1,279.17/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,279	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	785	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	948	1,750.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	935	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,712.50/head	1,125.00–1,950.00	1,713	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	775	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,416	2,275.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,275	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,321	1,979.23/head	1,150.00–2,300.00	1,979	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,165	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Heifer Pairs	Large 1	—	650	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	815	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	1,725.42/head	1,450.00–1,825.00	1,725	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,673.08/head	1,750.00–2,750.00	2,673	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	753	450.00/head	400.00–500.00	450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	90.33/cwt	88.00–93.00	885	23
Bulls	—	—	1,726	126.08/cwt	121.75–135.00	2,176	10
Bulls	—	—	1,676	115.73/cwt	108.50–120.00	1,940	5
Bulls	—	—	1,616	90.14/cwt	89.00–91.50	1,457	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	92.94/cwt	85.00–95.75	1,060	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	96.38/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,105	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	99.82/cwt	97.00–103.25	1,207	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	86.60/cwt	86.00–87.00	955	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	74.14/cwt	50.00–80.00	569	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,206	104.10/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,255	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	100.25/cwt	100.25–100.25	1,263	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	770	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	784	20
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	568	205.82/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,132	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	240.13/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,133	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,198	5
Heifers	Large 3	—	772	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	265.28/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,122	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	257.48/cwt	236.00–267.00	976	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	833	18
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	306	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	967	15
Heifers	Large 3	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	289.52/cwt	274.00–297.00	929	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,456	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	695	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,197	1,365.00/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,365	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,192	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	877	146.50/cwt	100.00–181.00	1,285	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	148.00/head	148.00–148.00	148	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	1,292	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,324	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	952	1,085.00/head	800.00–1,450.00	1,085	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	980	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,542.50/head	1,085.00–2,000.00	1,543	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	137	390.00/head	390.00–390.00	390	4
Heifers	Large 3	—	936	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,498	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	597	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,424	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	2

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