Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. steer calves 300-400 lbs were 14.00-15.00 higher and 400-450 lbs sold 2.00 higher while 450-600 lbs were 6.00-12.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-850 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were 3.00-7.00 higher and 400-500 lbs sold 3.00-16.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs sold 5.00-11.00 higher and 700-750 lbs sold 1.00 lower. Trade was moderately active with larger numbers and strong demand for weaned calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 10.00-11.00 higher. Market was steady for excellent buyer attendance No sale Nov. 22-23. Next sale Nov. 29-30

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $245.81/cwt on 1,016 head.

Average price

$245.81

1,016 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$602

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$60.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.28

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	250.12	1,413	789
Medium and Large 1-2	411	249.49	1,025	92
Large 1	407	237.17	966	29
Medium 1	430	233.80	1,006	5thin
Large 1-2	547	226.05	1,236	21
Medium 1-2	574	219.06	1,256	22
Medium and Large 2	739	212.87	1,573	15thin
Medium 2	545	205.83	1,122	30
Large 3	428	189.56	811	13thin

One grade step is worth $60.56/cwt here — about $602 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 sale1,016 hd

245.81

—

NM average4 barns · 2,358 hd

237.53

+8.28

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	1,585	102.32	1,622	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,284	99.46	1,277	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,232	91.52	1,128	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,111	81.43	905	174

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)	1,225	$1,405	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,206	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,179	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,155	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$1,183	6
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,010	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$930	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,668	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,525	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,087	$1,521	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,265	$1,463	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,725	2thin

Every lot, as filed

140 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	—	874	194.71/cwt	187.00–204.00	1,702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	276.86/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,168	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	274.21/cwt	255.00–281.00	1,311	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	235.50/cwt	224.50–249.00	1,373	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,026	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,244	2
Steers	Large 1	—	527	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	316.23/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,044	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	224.55/cwt	205.00–232.00	1,502	114
Steers	Large 1	—	374	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	905	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	206.33/cwt	191.00–216.00	1,587	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	223.51/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,073	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	185.48/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,677	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	792	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	816	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,763	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	386	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	869	8
Steers	Large 1	—	627	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,426	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	235.50/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,453	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	258.26/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,201	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	539	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,315	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	295	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	220.28/cwt	209.00–226.00	1,066	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	797	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	861	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,722	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	410	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	714	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	737	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	198.73/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,151	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	308	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	337	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	515	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	270.44/cwt	268.00–282.00	919	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	374	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	812	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	225.27/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,174	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	235.99/cwt	228.00–240.00	876	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	835	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	211.57/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,756	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	248.60/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,305	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	261.81/cwt	260.50–262.00	929	54
Steers	Large 1-2	—	597	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,427	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	326	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	766	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	587	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,362	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	292	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	663	2
Steers	Large 1	—	412	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	217.66/cwt	206.00–222.00	1,565	27
Steers	Large 1-2	—	622	225.14/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,400	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	318.71/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,233	53
Steers	Large 3	—	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	674	193.19/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,302	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	972	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	532	223.71/cwt	220.50–242.00	1,190	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	808	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	471	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,102	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	705	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	471	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium 2Unweaned	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	2
Steers	Large 3	—	324	190.93/cwt	190.00–195.00	619	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	500	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	246.67/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,182	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	511	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,375	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	491	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,134	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	348	71.10/cwt	70.00–75.00	247	41
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	—	687	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	267.11/cwt	244.00–272.00	1,036	100
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	207.72/cwt	197.00–209.00	1,502	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	425	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,626	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	86.43/cwt	85.75–88.00	1,013	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	88.06/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,023	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	90.21/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,155	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	82.62/cwt	79.00–85.50	932	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	99.46/cwt	97.50–101.00	1,277	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	76.23/cwt	74.00–78.50	779	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	92.77/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,184	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	96.33/cwt	95.00–97.50	1,133	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	69.36/cwt	60.00–73.50	680	20
Bulls	—	—	1,590	117.64/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,870	5
Bulls	—	—	1,528	80.15/cwt	73.50–84.00	1,225	4
Bulls	—	—	1,524	106.84/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,628	9
Bulls	—	—	1,837	92.78/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,704	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,550.00/head	1,275.00–1,825.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	1,516.67/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,517	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	1,412.50/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,413	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,292.50/head	1,210.00–1,375.00	1,293	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,000	1,725.00/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,053	1,137.50/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	862.50/head	850.00–875.00	863	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	900.00/head	825.00–975.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,405.00/head	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,405	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	849	172.76/cwt	121.00–205.00	1,467	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	1,182.50/head	950.00–1,285.00	1,183	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	192.95/cwt	184.00–200.50	1,478	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	235.53/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	356	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	840	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	211.91/cwt	200.00–229.50	1,418	53
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	460	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	328	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	225.18/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,277	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	262.30/cwt	245.00–271.00	1,115	33
Heifers	Large 1	—	646	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	311	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	650	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	345	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	866	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	244.86/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,166	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	215.98/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,326	272
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	197.48/cwt	182.00–210.00	1,424	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	283.12/cwt	277.00–292.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	725	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,591	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	599	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	806	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,467	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,082	1,216.25/head	900.00–1,525.00	1,216	16
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,000	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	855	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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