Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, steer calves 300-400 lbs were 14.00-16.00 lower and 400-500 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were steady to 9.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 9.00-13.00 lower while 700-800 lbs were 2.00-5.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-500 lbs sold 10.00-17.00 lower. 500-550 lbs sold 7.00 lower while 550-600 lbs were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs sold 6.00 higher Trade was moderately active on an uneven market with good demand and larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher,instances 3.00 lower while slaughter bulls were 4.00-8.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $243.14/cwt on 1,062 head.

Average price

$243.14

1,062 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$825

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$104.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.80

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	249.72	1,408	895
Medium and Large 1-2	543	225.19	1,222	72
Medium 1	591	207.80	1,228	15thin
Large 1-2	639	206.91	1,321	31
Medium and Large 2	475	204.31	970	11thin
Medium 1-2	536	191.43	1,027	21
Large 2-3	541	183.00	989	6thin
Medium 2	401	145.45	584	11thin

One grade step is worth $104.27/cwt here — about $825 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 sale1,062 hd

243.14

—

NM average4 barns · 2,627 hd

244.94

−1.80

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	1,662	99.03	1,646	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	91.38	1,096	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	77.22	774	167

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)	1,261	$1,334	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,224	$1,237	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$1,062	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	830	$600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,242	$2,017	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,490	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$1,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

165 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,082	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	243.66/cwt	231.00–258.00	1,145	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	265.33/cwt	251.00–269.00	1,000	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	222.75/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,287	95
Heifers	Medium 1	—	476	237.45/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,130	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	775	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	209.59/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,318	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	206.91/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,409	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	179.50/cwt	178.00–182.50	1,190	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	115.90/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,120	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,679	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	235.09/cwt	223.50–255.00	1,006	53
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	300	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	225.46/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	607	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,214	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	480	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	270.58/cwt	252.00–275.00	869	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	230.98/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,192	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	177.96/cwt	171.00–192.00	1,144	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	642	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,195	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	375	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	231.21/cwt	230.00–234.00	779	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	218.90/cwt	211.00–222.00	902	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,148	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	692	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	411	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	777	19
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	665	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	1,200	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	897	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	385	220.96/cwt	220.00–228.00	851	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	939	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	331	254.77/cwt	249.00–261.00	843	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	567	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	417	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	371	204.79/cwt	199.00–224.00	760	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	95.67/cwt	94.25–99.50	1,214	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	91.61/cwt	90.00–94.25	1,089	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	74.56/cwt	72.00–77.00	700	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	81.39/cwt	77.50–85.50	866	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	69.01/cwt	54.00–71.00	639	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	86.68/cwt	85.50–87.75	963	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	89.41/cwt	88.00–90.50	1,056	27
Bulls	—	—	1,641	97.13/cwt	94.50–100.00	1,594	7
Bulls	—	—	1,595	85.89/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,370	6
Bulls	—	—	1,717	108.24/cwt	101.50–113.50	1,858	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	1,250.00/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	830	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	2,075.00/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	858	140.50/cwt	110.00–178.00	1,205	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,237	1,250.95/head	850.00–1,500.00	1,251	21
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,083	1,087.50/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,061.54/head	910.00–1,175.00	1,062	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,261	1,333.75/head	950.00–1,550.00	1,334	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	954	167.14/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,595	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	937	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	268.66/cwt	251.50–277.00	1,153	12
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	437	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	173.45/cwt	161.00–180.00	1,492	20
Heifers	Medium 1	—	534	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,169	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	206.55/cwt	191.00–211.50	1,481	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	193.02/cwt	180.50–195.50	1,378	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,392	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	572	245.51/cwt	232.00–255.00	1,404	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	478	203.01/cwt	193.00–205.00	970	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,309	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	385	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	774	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	915	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,437	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	667	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,347	3
Steers	Large 2-3	—	557	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	224.72/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,330	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	224.67/cwt	219.00–232.00	1,200	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	722	203.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,473	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	715	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	507	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,065	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	407	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	631	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	300	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	354	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,395	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	620	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,482	2
Steers	Large 2-3	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	551	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	300.57/cwt	291.00–305.00	1,265	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	325	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	897	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	212	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	148	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	366	154.99/cwt	150.00–165.00	567	6
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	403	78.08/cwt	70.00–90.00	315	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	302.45/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,074	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	788	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	232.28/cwt	220.00–245.00	990	6
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	386	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	201	37
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	392	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	227	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	338	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	507	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	551	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	174.17/cwt	161.00–184.00	1,188	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	201.34/cwt	174.00–211.00	1,276	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	224.58/cwt	205.00–233.00	1,300	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	456	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	367	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	918	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	508	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	271.03/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,098	40
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	567	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	936	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	415	245.68/cwt	239.00–252.00	1,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	645	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	313	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	218.73/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,498	121
Steers	Large 2-3	—	705	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	210.91/cwt	195.00–216.00	1,729	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	180.69/cwt	172.00–187.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	473	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	673	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,042	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	262.94/cwt	239.00–275.00	1,396	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	216.41/cwt	203.00–230.00	1,556	47
Steers	Medium 1	—	695	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,397	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	231.15/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,454	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	314.05/cwt	310.00–322.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	307.51/cwt	291.00–318.00	1,033	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	263.94/cwt	257.00–287.00	969	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	208.16/cwt	198.00–215.00	1,295	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	277.02/cwt	261.00–289.50	1,344	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	203.09/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,556	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	183.81/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,665	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	486	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	274.03/cwt	231.00–288.00	1,167	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,832	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	535	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	507	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,427	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	246.54/cwt	233.00–261.00	1,423	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	193.55/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,425	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	237.93/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,128	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	243.04/cwt	232.00–254.00	1,033	11

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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