Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-12-20

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Dec 20
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,334 head
844 vs last sale 2,178 911 vs year ago 2,245 · 40.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
137 vs last sale 202 205 vs year ago 270 · 75.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
1,106 vs last sale 1,205 590 vs year ago 689 · 85.6%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleSlaughter/Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Feb 20, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-550 lbs were sharply higher and 550-600 lbs sold 15.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 9.00 higher and 650-700 lbs sold sharply higher while 700-900 lbs were 1.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs were sharply higher and 350-400 lbs sold 19.00 higher while 400-500 lbs were 7.00-12.00 higher. Heifers 500-550 lbs sold 4.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00 higher. Trade was very active with very good demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows were 1.00-4.00 higher, instances 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold1.00-7.00 higher instances 6.00 lower. Market was stronger with excellent buyer attendance. Next sale will be Jan.10,2024 and will be 1 day. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $247.18/cwt on 575 head.
Average price
$247.18
575 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,418
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$837
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$99.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.86
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1587256.231,504433
Large 2-3347250.0086828
Medium and Large 1-2573230.191,32068
Medium and Large 2496225.001,11610thin
Small and Medium 2-3597216.001,2902thin
Large 3730208.001,5182thin
Large 1-2700187.001,3095thin
Medium 1-2749180.211,35010thin
Medium 1940174.001,6362thin
Small and Medium 3427156.2766815thin
One grade step is worth $99.96/cwt here — about $837 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 sale575 hd
247.18
NM average4 barns · 2,249 hd
252.04
−4.86
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,645104.711,72212
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average2,17599.502,1641thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32489.941,19136
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00381.3381621

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,307$1,5002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,177$1,1229
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)958$1,0708
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)778$1,0506
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,328$1,9083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,015$1,0251thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)965$1,6502thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1289348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,0067
SteersMedium and Large 1609242.01/cwt228.00–248.501,47453
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,19310
HeifersMedium 2362261.12/cwt258.00–266.009455
HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4484121.00/cwt121.00–121.005865
SteersMedium and Large 1415316.11/cwt296.00–324.001,31214
SteersLarge 1-2700187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3095
SteersMedium and Large 1473290.28/cwt270.00–295.001,37331
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added455306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,3923
SteersLarge 3730208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5182
SteersSmall and Medium 394280.00/cwt80.00–80.007542
SteersMedium and Large 1523264.30/cwt250.00–271.001,38227
SteersMedium and Large 1-2802205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,64410
SteersMedium and Large 1818191.84/cwt191.00–192.001,56918
SteersMedium and Large 1372338.64/cwt331.00–350.001,26023
SteersMedium and Large 1332333.45/cwt322.00–341.001,10731
SteersMedium and Large 1658237.06/cwt235.00–239.501,56098
SteersMedium and Large 1862193.95/cwt190.00–202.001,6729
SteersMedium and Large 1-2727211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5342
SteersMedium and Large 1-2696213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375307.13/cwt300.00–312.001,1525
SteersMedium 1940174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6362
SteersMedium and Large 1788190.74/cwt185.00–201.001,50316
SteersMedium 1-2715192.51/cwt192.00–193.001,3764
SteersMedium 1-2772172.01/cwt164.00–180.001,3286
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527228.26/cwt225.00–241.001,20334
SteersMedium and Large 1733203.48/cwt200.00–210.001,49217
SteersMedium and Large 1965173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,6692
SteersMedium and Large 1580253.31/cwt239.00–266.001,46964
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575224.92/cwt219.00–231.001,2934
Dairy HeifersLarge 3560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007563
SteersMedium and Large 2496225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,11610
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3597216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2902
SteersLarge 2-3347250.00/cwt250.00–250.0086828
SteersSmall and Medium 3348168.00/cwt168.00–168.0058513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2493239.94/cwt236.00–252.001,1838
Dairy SteersSmall 357070.00/cwt70.00–70.003995
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 433092.99/cwt92.00–95.003079
Dairy SteersLarge 3493200.00/cwt200.00–200.0098671
Dairy SteersSmall 431760.00/cwt60.00–60.001902
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 472165.00/cwt65.00–65.004693
Dairy SteersSmall 337272.00/cwt72.00–72.002686
Dairy SteersSmall 364962.00/cwt62.00–62.004025
Dairy SteersLarge 3436200.00/cwt200.00–200.0087226
Dairy SteersSmall 352565.00/cwt65.00–65.003412
Dairy SteersLarge 3357250.00/cwt250.00–250.0089348
HeifersMedium 1-2375242.00/cwt242.00–242.009083
HeifersMedium and Large 1422259.37/cwt250.00–264.001,09511
HeifersMedium 1531219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1633
HeifersMedium 1463230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0653
BullsMedium and Large 1-2866122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0573
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,158158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,8351
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29287.41/cwt86.00–88.501,12917
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42289.87/cwt87.50–90.751,2786
CowsPremium White 65-75%2,17599.50/cwt99.50–99.502,1641
CowsLean 85-90%1,00380.23/cwt80.00–82.008059
CowsLean 85-90%1,06685.77/cwt85.00–86.509148
CowsLean 85-90%87874.94/cwt70.00–78.506584
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33093.67/cwt91.00–100.001,2467
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,31092.80/cwt86.50–98.001,2166
Bulls2,065117.40/cwt115.50–120.502,4244
Bulls1,20686.97/cwt84.00–90.001,0494
Bulls1,664109.75/cwt104.00–114.001,8264
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1916149.50/cwt145.00–160.001,36910
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 19651,650.00/head1,400.00–1,900.001,6502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3281,908.33/head1,875.00–1,925.001,9083
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0151,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2501,203.57/head1,025.00–1,300.001,2047
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1840900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 17781,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0001,218.75/head1,075.00–1,350.001,2194
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2840935.50/head935.50–935.509361
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1801,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3071,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred CowsLarge 1-2785575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,1051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy695198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3762
HeifersMedium and Large 1251265.00/cwt265.00–265.006653
HeifersMedium and Large 1680193.25/cwt193.00–193.501,3146
HeifersMedium and Large 2852150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2782
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added777210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,63213
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added504291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,4675
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3597192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1462
HeifersMedium and Large 1789185.99/cwt184.00–190.001,4679
HeifersMedium 1-2682181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2343
HeifersMedium and Large 1478246.06/cwt232.00–257.001,17639
HeifersSmall and Medium 271287.00/cwt87.00–87.006192
HeifersMedium 2811170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3799
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2745190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4164
HeifersMedium and Large 1516232.20/cwt225.00–236.001,19813
HeifersMedium and Large 1311282.81/cwt265.00–291.0088018
HeifersMedium and Large 1560236.18/cwt233.00–244.001,32366
HeifersMedium and Large 1371266.38/cwt257.00–279.0098820
HeifersMedium 1-2577205.11/cwt190.00–215.001,1835
HeifersMedium and Large 1727191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3892
HeifersMedium and Large 1635216.11/cwt210.00–223.001,37268
HeifersLarge 1660205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3533
HeifersMedium 1792171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3549
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0522
HeifersLarge 2891135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2033
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0851,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19601,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2858850.00/head775.00–925.008502

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.