Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last sale was two weeks ago so no comparison; Trade was moderate to active on higher numbers with moderate to good demand on a slightly better market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.65/cwt on 891 head.

Average price

$232.65

891 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

per head · Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$55.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.98

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	493	249.62	1,230	18thin
Medium 1-2	435	246.73	1,073	23
Large 2	460	236.00	1,086	3thin
Medium and Large 1	600	234.05	1,404	792
Medium and Large 2	520	209.60	1,090	10thin
Medium 1	684	206.00	1,409	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	639	193.68	1,237	26

One grade step is worth $55.94/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale891 hd

232.65

—

NM average3 barns · 1,454 hd

228.67

+3.98

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	1,602	89.01	1,426	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	92.01	1,112	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,001	76.53	766	49

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)	1,155	$1,255	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,087	$1,200	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$1,200	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$947	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,014	$803	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$610	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	772	$435	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	904	$1,138	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	702	$975	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$1,175	4thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1	—	506	249.71/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,264	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	391	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	989	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	460	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	212.77/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,528	54
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	626	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	470	254.11/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,194	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	386	265.90/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,026	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	273.73/cwt	260.00–287.00	931	15
Heifers	Medium 1	—	684	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,409	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,211	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	248.94/cwt	245.00–260.00	961	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	650	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	557	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	456	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,176	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	526	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,236	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	213.65/cwt	207.50–224.00	1,438	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,065	8
Steers	Large 2	—	493	240.00/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,183	8
Steers	Small 3	—	512	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	273.34/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,047	19
Bulls	—	—	1,369	96.63/cwt	90.50–105.50	1,323	4
Bulls	—	—	1,551	70.21/cwt	64.00–74.50	1,089	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	802.50/head	700.00–910.00	803	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	772	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	935	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,255.00/head	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,255	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,244	1,260.00/head	925.00–1,375.00	1,260	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	602	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	517	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	322.71/cwt	312.00–334.00	1,052	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	717	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,420	2
Steers	Large 2-3	—	543	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	626	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,434	3
Steers	Large 3	—	506	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	215.84/cwt	210.00–218.50	1,651	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,238	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	232.94/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,342	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	203.24/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,559	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,571	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	233.36/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,253	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	231.08/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,562	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	269.94/cwt	259.00–274.00	1,128	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,502	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,636	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	896	139.86/cwt	109.00–171.00	1,253	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	996.00/head	875.00–1,250.00	996	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	915	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	1,137.50/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	280.55/cwt	262.00–288.00	1,347	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	278.51/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,459	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	238.34/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,487	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	216.73/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,565	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	298.67/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,269	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,470	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	357	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	320.67/cwt	311.00–328.00	1,203	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	180.69/cwt	177.00–194.00	1,682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	221.31/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,270	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	243.86/cwt	231.00–259.00	1,422	39
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	380	263.91/cwt	224.00–272.00	1,003	85
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	368	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	478	4
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	388	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	407	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	413	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	661	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 1	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	407	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,311	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,106	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	417	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	958	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	407	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	220.86/cwt	212.00–228.50	1,409	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	258.92/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,264	155
Bulls	Large 2	—	476	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,261	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	64.74/cwt	61.00–68.50	518	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	92.37/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,195	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	81.35/cwt	80.00–83.50	913	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	76.78/cwt	74.00–79.50	754	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,268	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	84.54/cwt	83.50–85.50	952	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	87.97/cwt	86.00–89.50	1,024	5
Bulls	—	—	1,997	110.18/cwt	108.00–112.00	2,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	253.74/cwt	242.00–269.00	1,355	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,641	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	391	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,155	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	208.84/cwt	208.50–209.00	1,729	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	590	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,363	3
Steers	Small 3	—	615	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	480	2
Steers	Small 3	—	585	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	404	4
Steers	Large 2	—	550	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,282	4

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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