Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-400 lbs were 11.00-12.00 higher and 400-500 lbs sold 18.00-22.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were 22.00-30.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-850 lbs sold 4.00-9.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were 23.00-24.00 higher while 400-500 lbs sold 10.00-11.00 higherand 500-600 lbs were 1.00-4.00 higher.Feeder heifers were 3.00-4.00 higher with exception of 700-750 lbs being 18.00 lower. Trade was very active on larger numbers with a higher market. Slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $255.98/cwt on 1,244 head.

Average price

$255.98

1,244 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$858

per head · Large 1 over Small and Medium 3

$205.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.73

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	411	305.00	1,254	5thin
Large 1-2	449	268.00	1,203	12thin
Medium and Large 1	589	262.36	1,546	1,088
Large 2	459	239.30	1,098	44
Medium and Large 1-2	583	238.48	1,390	28
Medium 1-2	570	227.89	1,298	18thin
Small and Medium 2	743	206.50	1,534	4thin
Large 2-3	377	160.00	603	10thin
Small and Medium 2-3	435	152.00	661	14thin
Large 3	484	141.14	683	7thin
Small and Medium 3	396	100.00	396	14thin

One grade step is worth $205.00/cwt here — about $858 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 sale1,244 hd

255.98

—

NM average4 barns · 3,076 hd

260.71

−4.73

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	1,533	102.34	1,569	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,237	101.64	1,257	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	93.04	1,064	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,050	73.00	767	16

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)	1,111	$1,354	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,225	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,097	$1,292	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,145	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	948	$1,116	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,101	$1,114	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$900	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,750	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

134 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	Small and Medium 2	—	743	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,534	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	523	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	795	7
Steers	Large 2-3	—	377	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	603	10
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	396	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	396	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	555	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	517	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,060	4
Steers	Large 2	—	677	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,049	4
Steers	Large 3	—	402	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	511	4
Steers	Large 2	—	371	267.36/cwt	262.00–271.00	992	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	276.00/cwt	258.00–288.00	1,330	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,627	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	347	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	223.73/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,398	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	389	301.72/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,174	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,316	3
Steers	Large 2	—	451	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	857	4
Steers	Large 3	—	593	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	346.74/cwt	337.00–358.00	1,009	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	205.55/cwt	198.00–209.00	1,505	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	279.82/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,150	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	181.24/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,528	31
Steers	Large 1	—	411	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,254	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	235.83/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,568	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	245.46/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,318	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	236.48/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,007	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	422	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	300.94/cwt	285.00–310.00	978	34
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	577	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	441	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	322.62/cwt	314.00–339.00	1,194	98
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	387	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	218.13/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,451	11
Steers	Large 2	—	537	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,128	2
Steers	Large 2	—	1,036	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	752	195.00/cwt	184.00–206.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	293.02/cwt	288.00–299.00	1,544	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	209.58/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,773	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	428	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,207	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	727	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	361	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	313	306.33/cwt	300.00–309.00	959	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	263.47/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,491	78
Steers	Large 1-2	—	449	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,203	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	224.66/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,766	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	318.87/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,368	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	531	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	1,558	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	245.31/cwt	229.50–249.00	1,536	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	261.70/cwt	251.00–278.00	1,379	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	340.94/cwt	332.00–346.00	1,098	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	486	298.27/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,450	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	408	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	305	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	215.10/cwt	204.50–229.50	1,536	141
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	218.49/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,438	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	921	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,243	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	454	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,253	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	736	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,335	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	57.93/cwt	54.00–60.00	623	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	67.88/cwt	60.00–74.50	724	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,237	101.64/cwt	98.50–109.00	1,257	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	89.52/cwt	88.00–91.00	937	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	96.29/cwt	95.00–98.25	1,166	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	92.84/cwt	91.00–94.50	1,075	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	78.61/cwt	75.00–84.00	799	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	86.22/cwt	86.00–86.50	951	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,274	1
Bulls	—	—	1,542	112.55/cwt	107.50–119.50	1,736	3
Bulls	—	—	1,454	102.77/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,494	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	916	124.50/cwt	108.00–130.00	1,140	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,101	1,114.29/head	825.00–1,175.00	1,114	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,044	1,145.00/head	900.00–1,350.00	1,145	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,040	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	1,401.43/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,401	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	951	1,088.13/head	835.00–1,300.00	1,088	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,095	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	1,437.50/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	825	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,750.00/head	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	875.00/head	850.00–900.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	258.45/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,489	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	273.94/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,263	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,731	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	286.04/cwt	271.00–298.00	1,070	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	265.55/cwt	243.00–272.00	1,240	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	228.62/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,321	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	204.25/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,424	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,078	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,125	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	772	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	597	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,218	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	745	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,483	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	487	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	380	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	395	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	403	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	737	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	242.01/cwt	240.00–246.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,586	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,046	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	281	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	233.92/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,336	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	817	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	359	256.34/cwt	256.00–260.00	920	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,192	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	975	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	453	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	363	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	726	7

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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