Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-450 lbs were 7.00-12.00 lower while 450-600 lbs sold steady to 11.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs were sharply higher. Heifer calves 350-600 lbs sold 5.00-13.00 higher and feeder heifers 600-700 lbs were 8.00 higher. Trade was very active on larger numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00-14.00 higher. Strong market with excellent buyer attendace

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.10/cwt on 867 head.

Average price

$232.10

867 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$594

per head · Medium 1 over Large 2

$102.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.15

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	474	252.70	1,198	20
Medium and Large 1	622	239.32	1,490	585
Medium 2	396	225.89	895	36
Large 1	471	219.93	1,035	51
Medium and Large 2	432	217.14	938	21
Medium and Large 1-2	620	214.78	1,331	41
Medium 1-2	454	212.87	966	46
Large 1-2	585	212.82	1,246	56
Medium 2-3	370	162.50	600	8thin
Large 2	403	150.00	605	3thin

One grade step is worth $102.70/cwt here — about $594 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 sale867 hd

232.10

—

NM average3 barns · 1,478 hd

228.95

+3.15

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	1,642	119.32	1,960	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	111.21	1,451	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	105.48	1,265	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	91.50	990	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,395	28
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,254	$1,370	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$1,262	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$1,243	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,130	$1,175	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,103	$1,125	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,074	$1,100	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$913	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$2,064	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,209	$2,038	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,000	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,850	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,104	$1,841	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$1,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	959	$1,360	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,066	$1,273	11
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	615	$220	2thin

Every lot, as filed

153 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 1-2	—	336	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	706	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	297.04/cwt	267.00–304.00	1,453	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	312.13/cwt	296.00–322.00	1,302	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	237.90/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,951	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	236.31/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,226	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	260	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	754	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	458	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	456	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,049	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	358	226.58/cwt	220.00–240.00	811	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	253.70/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,203	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	259.49/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,144	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	286.37/cwt	274.00–297.00	951	15
Heifers	Medium 1	—	504	239.29/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,206	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	457	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,519	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	352	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	422	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	517	214.79/cwt	212.00–236.00	1,110	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	215.15/cwt	211.00–216.50	1,639	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	206	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	615	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,371	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	282.53/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,071	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,893	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	411	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,114	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	369	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	845	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	404	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	887	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	264.11/cwt	252.00–271.00	1,101	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	569	231.36/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	290.04/cwt	281.00–296.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,675	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	303	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	879	6
Steers	Large 1	—	396	263.27/cwt	260.50–282.00	1,043	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	241.01/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,858	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	531	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	235.79/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,396	19
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	445	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,055	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,993	2
Steers	Large 1	—	484	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,137	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	979	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	329.67/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,249	37
Steers	Large 1-2	—	617	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,388	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	712	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	239.18/cwt	230.52–263.00	1,631	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	269.17/cwt	254.00–287.00	1,419	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	243.41/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	333	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	340.84/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,125	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	241.20/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,524	108
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	501	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	972	10
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	322	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	266.44/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,505	53
Steers	Large 1	—	578	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,318	15
Steers	Medium 1	—	456	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,131	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	242	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	818	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	413	177.11/cwt	65.00–207.00	731	33
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	362	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	746	22
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	462	101.31/cwt	100.00–102.00	468	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	113.82/cwt	113.00–114.50	1,102	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	195.02/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,346	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,254	1,370.00/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,370	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,039	1,351.19/head	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,351	21
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,242	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,121	1,300.00/head	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,300	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,275.00/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,275	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	912.50/head	800.00–1,025.00	913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	883	1,050.00/head	775.00–1,325.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	2,239.13/head	1,650.00–2,350.00	2,239	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	935	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	810	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	895	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	1,300.00/head	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	2,125.00/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	1,856.25/head	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,856	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	2,166.67/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,167	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	126.71/cwt	120.00–135.50	2,164	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	102.05/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,182	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	85.72/cwt	81.00–92.50	895	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,481	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	107.77/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,392	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	112.51/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,477	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	97.82/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,092	8
Bulls	—	—	1,660	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,428	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	115.64/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,740	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	108.56/cwt	103.00–111.75	1,308	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	99.62/cwt	99.50–100.00	1,307	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	94.18/cwt	92.50–95.00	1,024	13
Heifers	Large 2	—	403	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	487	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	532	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	227.31/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,528	23
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	563	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,210	29
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	637	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,331	22
Heifers	Medium 2	—	443	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	957	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	246.48/cwt	230.50–265.00	1,188	62
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	531	178.37/cwt	177.00–185.00	947	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	369	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	830	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	437	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	347	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	249.27/cwt	220.00–259.00	1,097	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	458	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,207	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	312	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	743	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	243.35/cwt	212.00–245.00	1,762	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,293	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	145	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	240.98/cwt	235.50–258.00	1,246	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	227.07/cwt	219.50–244.00	1,419	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	233.26/cwt	221.00–247.00	1,355	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	856	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	476	208.52/cwt	195.00–221.00	993	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,017	1,891.67/head	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,892	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	963	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,900.00/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,900	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	930	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	792	129.25/cwt	119.00–181.00	1,024	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	615	220.00/head	220.00–220.00	220	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,381	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	1,100.00/head	1,085.00–1,110.00	1,100	5

How this sale compares

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