Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-350 lbs were 15.00 higher and 350-450 lbs sold sharply higher while 450-600 lbs were 14.00-15.00 higher instances steady. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher while 700-800 lbs were steady to 1.00 lower and 900-950 lbs were 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 8.00 higher and 400-450 lbs and 500-550 lbs were sharply higher while 450-500 lbs and 550-600 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 1.00 higher with the exception of 650-700 lbs selling 11.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand on lower numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 12.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 12.00 higher. Market was very strong with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $264.34/cwt on 631 head.

Average price

$264.34

631 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,067

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$196.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.19

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	270.85	1,456	523
Medium and Large 1-2	505	246.65	1,244	90
Medium 1-2	591	220.17	1,302	6thin
Medium and Large 2	575	179.14	1,030	7thin
Small 4	520	74.80	389	5thin

One grade step is worth $196.05/cwt here — about $1,067 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 sale631 hd

264.34

—

NM average4 barns · 1,247 hd

257.15

+7.19

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	1,629	119.49	1,946	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	102.73	1,427	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,158	99.47	1,152	67
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,465	97.50	1,428	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	92.44	958	84

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)	1,125	$1,500	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,090	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,358	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,087	$1,327	31
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,300	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,207	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,049	$1,075	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,077	$1,042	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	946	$1,261	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	690	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	866	$1,078	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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 1-2	—	557	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	232.83/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,350	7
Heifers	Small 4	—	488	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	439	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	567	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	273.88/cwt	265.00–286.00	1,597	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	260.27/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,275	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	308.37/cwt	290.00–318.50	1,641	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	302	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	239.30/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,773	19
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	863	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	254.42/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,738	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	2
Steers	Small 3	—	725	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,087	14
Steers	Small 3	—	667	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	460	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	445	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	988	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	283.00/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,520	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,060	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	524	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,420	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	546	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,310	3
Steers	Small 4	—	530	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	323.82/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,367	59
Steers	Medium 3	—	343	209.36/cwt	208.00–210.00	718	22
Steers	Large 2	—	507	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,783	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	308.03/cwt	306.00–309.00	1,580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	221.39/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,468	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	238.59/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,276	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	396	344.67/cwt	342.00–354.00	1,365	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	429	338.68/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	210.09/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,532	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	256.07/cwt	235.00–268.00	1,449	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	355.19/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,513	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	378.54/cwt	362.00–387.00	1,378	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	402.85/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	219.39/cwt	193.00–220.50	1,983	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	268.40/cwt	256.00–284.00	1,686	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	329.71/cwt	313.00–345.00	1,586	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	397.60/cwt	386.00–415.00	1,340	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	241.06/cwt	239.00–241.50	1,880	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	384.03/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	459	362.40/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	358	407.26/cwt	404.00–412.00	1,458	5
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	363	258.43/cwt	230.00–260.00	938	44
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	402	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	169	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	285	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	288	3
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	322	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	193	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	582	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	291	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	482	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	506	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	538	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	968	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	435	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	509	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	356	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	587	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	213.81/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,133	13
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	561	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	645	4
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	451	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	564	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	418	203.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,266	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	602	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	857	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,208	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	865	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	822	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	110.54/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,512	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	101.43/cwt	97.00–104.25	1,413	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	97.56/cwt	93.00–100.50	1,151	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	105.08/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,208	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	101.54/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,160	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	84.53/cwt	80.00–89.00	775	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,465	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	90.63/cwt	90.00–92.50	940	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	95.02/cwt	91.75–99.25	1,009	50
Bulls	—	—	1,526	106.31/cwt	99.50–114.00	1,622	4
Bulls	—	—	1,757	131.51/cwt	129.50–134.00	2,311	3
Bulls	—	—	1,638	125.05/cwt	120.50–129.00	2,048	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,212.50/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,213	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	1,366.30/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,366	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,358.33/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,358	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	1,061.67/head	925.00–1,210.00	1,062	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,062.50/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,063	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	1,265.00/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,265	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	1,262.50/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,263	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,049	1,075.00/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,075	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	921	159.00/cwt	132.00–172.00	1,464	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	346.02/cwt	336.00–360.00	1,114	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,363	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	268.15/cwt	256.00–277.50	1,402	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	702	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	238.57/cwt	220.50–244.00	1,477	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	322.82/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,211	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	246.58/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,161	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	397	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	538	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,345	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	434	297.16/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,290	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	502	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	440	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,118	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	286.64/cwt	266.00–300.00	1,359	76
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	710	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	1,341.67/head	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,342	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,615.00/head	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,615	5

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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