Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 300-400 lbs were 19.00-20.00 higher and 400-500 lbs sold 11.00-13.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were 18.00-22.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 16.00 higher and 650-700 lbs sold 14.00 lower while 700-750 lbs were 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 5.00 higher while 400-600 lbs were 11.00-16.00 higher . Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 7.00 higher. Trade was very active on a higher market with stronger demand. Slaughter cows sold steady -2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 higher. Smaller numbers with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $253.03/cwt on 876 head.

Average price

$253.03

876 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$702

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$90.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.96

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	257.74	1,462	711
Large 1	540	251.18	1,356	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	524	238.46	1,248	115
Medium and Large 2	440	228.62	1,005	21
Medium 1-2	421	201.00	846	5thin
Medium 1	642	196.25	1,261	8thin
Medium 2	442	170.00	751	2thin
Large 2	455	167.00	760	3thin

One grade step is worth $90.74/cwt here — about $702 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 sale876 hd

253.03

—

NM average4 barns · 2,645 hd

244.07

+8.96

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	1,778	104.23	1,853	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	905	120.00	1,086	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,329	100.49	1,335	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	93.03	1,160	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,060	78.82	836	122

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)	1,255	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,288	$1,463	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,294	$1,425	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	987	$1,308	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$1,300	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,243	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,085	$1,235	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,139	$1,215	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,112	$1,078	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,106	$1,025	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	767	$1,000	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	784	$794	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,362	$1,756	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,253	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,525	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

146 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	809	63.14/cwt	58.50–70.00	511	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	81.83/cwt	77.00–85.50	904	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	267.38/cwt	257.00–275.00	984	40
Heifers	Small 4	—	707	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,492	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	855	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	505	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	303	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	468	59.73/cwt	50.00–70.00	280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	226.74/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,290	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	243.95/cwt	237.50–252.00	1,161	129
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	256.15/cwt	244.00–265.00	1,091	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	217.32/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,134	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	235.62/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,242	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	372	168.76/cwt	153.00–189.00	628	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	469	187.59/cwt	177.00–198.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	417	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	605	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	532	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,261	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	394	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	211.91/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,204	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	541	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,228	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	491	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	642	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	215.33/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,348	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	237.29/cwt	230.00–250.00	928	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	508	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,143	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	807	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	477	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,045	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,447	1,808.33/head	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,808	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Small 2	—	770	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	167.53/cwt	110.00–200.00	1,525	47
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,139	1,215.00/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,215	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,294	1,425.00/head	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,425	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	1,242.50/head	1,175.00–1,310.00	1,243	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	1,462.50/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	1,225.00/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	767	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,112.50/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,113	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	781.67/head	725.00–810.00	782	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	830	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	1,171.00/head	1,135.00–1,225.00	1,171	5
Bulls	—	—	1,796	78.90/cwt	62.00–94.00	1,417	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	98.58/cwt	97.00–99.50	1,215	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	93.45/cwt	90.50–97.00	1,193	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,400	2
Bulls	—	—	1,759	105.66/cwt	97.50–114.25	1,859	10
Bulls	—	—	1,784	119.05/cwt	115.50–122.50	2,124	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	73.86/cwt	70.50–77.00	728	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	100.68/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,309	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	87.08/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,043	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	89.45/cwt	88.00–90.50	1,052	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,579	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 4	—	361	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	307	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	367	179.04/cwt	175.00–182.00	657	37
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	428	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	224.24/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,751	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	366	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,190	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	411	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,266	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	2
Steers	Large 1	—	687	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,511	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	349	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	893	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	215.95/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,533	28
Steers	Large 1	—	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	501	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	275.12/cwt	257.00–286.00	1,296	70
Steers	Medium 1	—	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	5
Steers	Large 1	—	395	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	253.20/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,453	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	183.99/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	193.01/cwt	187.00–201.00	1,660	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	300.97/cwt	294.00–321.00	1,141	36
Steers	Large 1	—	575	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	320.86/cwt	314.00–332.00	1,062	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	270.06/cwt	258.00–278.00	1,415	59
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	421	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	242.85/cwt	229.00–257.00	1,506	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	263.27/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,145	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	231.68/cwt	212.00–237.00	1,587	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	245.93/cwt	234.00–254.50	1,141	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,223	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	281.27/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	222.88/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,384	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	212.66/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	722	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	234.48/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,339	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	287.12/cwt	275.00–304.00	1,223	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	882	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	442	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	766	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	435	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	237.33/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,239	16
Steers	Large 2	—	455	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	489	267.01/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,306	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	646	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	179.43/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,740	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	513	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	213.35/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,120	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	261.74/cwt	250.00–269.00	859	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	242.51/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,578	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	479	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,142	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	187.24/cwt	182.00–201.00	1,723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	215.11/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,454	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	228.45/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,110	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,568	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	612	218.09/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,335	9

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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