Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2024-02-07

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Feb 7
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,700 head
608 vs last sale 2,308 143 vs year ago 1,843 · 7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
32 vs last sale 125 37 vs year ago 56 · +66.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
196 head
19 vs last sale 177 160 vs year ago 36 · +444.4%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleSlaughter/Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Feb 20, 2025
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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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537270.851,456523
Medium and Large 1-2505246.651,24490
Medium 1-2591220.171,3026thin
Medium and Large 2575179.141,0307thin
Small 452074.803895thin
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,629119.491,94610
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,389102.731,42714
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,15899.471,15267
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,46597.501,4281thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03692.4495884

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$1,5006
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,090$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,3751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,3583thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,087$1,32731
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$1,3007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$1,2077
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,049$1,0758
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,077$1,0426
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)946$1,2617
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)690$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)866$1,0784thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,330$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$1,4252thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium 1-2557210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1702
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2580232.83/cwt228.00–238.001,3507
HeifersSmall 448890.00/cwt90.00–90.004393
HeifersSmall 456752.00/cwt52.00–52.002952
SteersMedium and Large 1583273.88/cwt265.00–286.001,59730
SteersMedium and Large 1-2490260.27/cwt256.00–268.001,27514
SteersMedium and Large 1532308.37/cwt290.00–318.501,64155
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0622
SteersMedium 1-2302285.00/cwt285.00–285.008612
SteersMedium and Large 1741239.30/cwt235.00–243.001,77319
SteersMedium 1-2863202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7434
SteersMedium and Large 1683254.42/cwt241.00–258.001,73823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2910200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8202
SteersSmall 372571.50/cwt71.50–71.505182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2446336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,4994
SteersMedium and Large 11,070195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,08714
SteersSmall 366769.00/cwt69.00–69.004602
SteersMedium 3445222.00/cwt222.00–222.0098812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2770210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6172
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy405320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2962
SteersMedium and Large 1-2537283.00/cwt267.00–290.001,52012
SteersMedium and Large 2372285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,06036
SteersMedium and Large 1Full524271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4207
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full546240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3103
SteersSmall 453065.00/cwt65.00–65.003453
HeifersMedium and Large 1422323.82/cwt300.00–331.001,36759
SteersMedium 3343209.36/cwt208.00–210.0071822
SteersLarge 2507255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2932
HeifersMedium and Large 1951187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,78310
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added513308.03/cwt306.00–309.001,5806
HeifersMedium and Large 1663221.39/cwt215.00–228.001,46815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2535238.59/cwt238.00–242.001,27619
SteersMedium and Large 1Full396344.67/cwt342.00–354.001,3659
SteersMedium and Large 1Full429338.68/cwt337.00–342.001,4539
HeifersMedium and Large 1729210.09/cwt201.00–223.001,53249
HeifersMedium and Large 1566256.07/cwt235.00–268.001,44966
SteersMedium and Large 1426355.19/cwt340.00–375.001,51354
SteersMedium and Large 1364378.54/cwt362.00–387.001,37813
SteersMedium and Large 1271402.85/cwt400.00–410.001,0924
SteersMedium and Large 1904219.39/cwt193.00–220.501,98352
SteersMedium and Large 1628268.40/cwt256.00–284.001,68682
SteersMedium and Large 1481329.71/cwt313.00–345.001,58658
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned340370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2582
SteersMedium and Large 1337397.60/cwt386.00–415.001,34012
SteersMedium and Large 1780241.06/cwt239.00–241.501,88039
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added415384.03/cwt382.00–385.001,5946
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added459362.40/cwt350.00–375.001,6634
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added358407.26/cwt404.00–412.001,4585
Dairy SteersSmall 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005392
Dairy SteersLarge 3363258.43/cwt230.00–260.0093844
Dairy HeifersSmall 340242.00/cwt42.00–42.001692
Dairy HeifersLarge 3285101.00/cwt101.00–101.002883
Dairy HeifersSmall 332260.00/cwt60.00–60.001932
Dairy HeifersSmall 358250.00/cwt50.00–50.002912
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 4482105.00/cwt105.00–105.005062
Dairy SteersSmall 3538180.00/cwt180.00–180.009683
Dairy SteersSmall 3435117.00/cwt117.00–117.005092
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3356165.00/cwt165.00–165.005873
Dairy SteersLarge 3485190.00/cwt190.00–190.009223
Dairy SteersLarge 3530213.81/cwt206.00–216.001,13313
Dairy SteersSmall 3561115.00/cwt115.00–115.006454
Dairy SteersLarge 4451125.00/cwt125.00–125.005644
Dairy SteersLarge 3418203.99/cwt200.00–210.008535
BullsMedium and Large 1-2688216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4863
BullsMedium and Large 1-2603210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2665
BullsMedium and Large 2602260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5652
BullsMedium and Large 1-2532250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3302
BullsMedium 1-2857170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4572
BullsMedium and Large 1-2483250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2083
CowsBoner 80-85%86595.00/cwt95.00–95.008221
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,368110.54/cwt110.00–111.001,5122
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,393101.43/cwt97.00–104.251,41312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18097.56/cwt93.00–100.501,15135
CowsBoner 80-85%1,150105.08/cwt104.00–106.001,2082
CowsBoner 80-85%1,142101.54/cwt98.00–105.001,16029
CowsLean 85-90%91784.53/cwt80.00–89.0077511
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,46597.50/cwt97.50–97.501,4281
CowsLean 85-90%1,03790.63/cwt90.00–92.5094023
CowsLean 85-90%1,06295.02/cwt91.75–99.251,00950
Bulls1,526106.31/cwt99.50–114.001,6224
Bulls1,757131.51/cwt129.50–134.002,3113
Bulls1,638125.05/cwt120.50–129.002,0483
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2850925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,212.50/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2138
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0961,366.30/head1,225.00–1,400.001,36623
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1051,358.33/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3583
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18331,061.67/head925.00–1,210.001,0623
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,062.50/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1481,265.00/head1,150.00–1,350.001,2655
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19871,262.50/head1,050.00–1,400.001,2636
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1850175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0491,075.00/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0758
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 16901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2790850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29651,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1921159.00/cwt132.00–172.001,4644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0851,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
HeifersMedium and Large 1322346.02/cwt336.00–360.001,11426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2631216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,36314
HeifersMedium and Large 1523268.15/cwt256.00–277.501,40278
HeifersMedium and Large 1932180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2822185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5212
HeifersMedium 1-2515240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2314322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,0115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2563
HeifersMedium 1-2702210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,4782
HeifersMedium and Large 11,011171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7293
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0802
HeifersMedium and Large 2456152.00/cwt152.00–152.006933
HeifersMedium and Large 2632224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4162
HeifersMedium and Large 1619238.57/cwt220.50–244.001,47766
HeifersMedium and Large 1375322.82/cwt310.00–340.001,21142
HeifersMedium and Large 1756213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6107
HeifersMedium and Large 2697175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471246.58/cwt230.00–257.001,16113
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy397302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,1992
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy538250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3457
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full434297.16/cwt295.00–298.001,2907
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full502255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full440254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,11825
HeifersMedium and Large 1474286.64/cwt266.00–300.001,35976
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3302,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4352,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3710650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0781,341.67/head1,325.00–1,350.001,3426
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1801,615.00/head1,375.00–1,675.001,6155

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.