Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs were steady while 350-400 lbs and 450-500 lbs were 20.00 higher. 400-450 lbs steers sold 10.00 higher with 500-600 lbs being 8.00-11.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold steady and 650-750 lbs were 11.00- 13.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs were 5.00 lower and 350-400 lbs sold sharply higher while 400-500 lbs were 3.00-8.00 lower and 500-600 lbs held steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold sharply higher and 650-750 lbs were 6.00-11.00 higher. Trade was moderate to active with good demand on larger numbers, Slaughter cows were sharply higher on smaller numbers and slaughter bulls sold sharply higher also with small numbers. Market was moderately active with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $266.83/cwt on 1,057 head.

Average price

$266.83

1,057 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$74.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.28

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	269.32	1,487	944
Medium 1	602	251.10	1,512	10thin
Large 1	614	248.04	1,523	83
Medium and Large 1-2	538	242.85	1,308	14thin
Medium 2	477	228.00	1,088	4thin
Medium 1-2	600	195.00	1,170	2thin

One grade step is worth $74.32/cwt here — about $317 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 sale1,057 hd

266.83

—

NM average4 barns · 1,972 hd

261.55

+5.28

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	1,619	121.66	1,970	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	108.28	1,311	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,014	95.48	969	9thin

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)	1,266	$1,689	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,600	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,341	$1,413	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,037	$1,123	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,035	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,229	$2,156	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$2,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,775	4thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	Medium and Large 1	—	260	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	347.84/cwt	335.00–371.00	1,600	28
Steers	Large 1-2	—	712	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,424	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	479	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	298.04/cwt	278.00–312.00	1,714	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	243.36/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,801	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	259.03/cwt	245.50–267.00	1,736	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	268.07/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,391	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,385	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	283.69/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	258.73/cwt	247.00–277.00	1,519	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	383.69/cwt	363.00–402.00	1,439	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	539	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	340	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,146	2
Steers	Large 1	—	609	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,803	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	486	327.72/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,593	20
Steers	Large 1	—	679	227.26/cwt	212.00–233.00	1,543	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	382	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	612	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	690	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,608	7
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	358	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	497	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	367	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	233.02/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,540	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	351.79/cwt	328.00–370.00	1,171	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	410.67/cwt	398.00–412.00	1,277	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	321.96/cwt	295.00–336.00	1,690	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,896	2
Steers	Large 1	—	745	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,818	17
Steers	Medium 1	—	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	2
Steers	Large 1	—	377	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	279.23/cwt	247.00–287.00	1,703	57
Steers	Large 1	—	591	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,684	10
Steers	Large 1	—	457	346.63/cwt	322.00–360.00	1,584	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	378.05/cwt	372.00–390.00	1,618	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,885	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	358	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,453	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	361	296.91/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,072	91
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	348	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	947	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	905	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,539	3
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	402	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	334	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	358	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	322	4
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	490	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	500	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	374	102.85/cwt	100.00–107.00	385	7
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	505	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,374	30
Heifers	Large 1	—	570	245.98/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,402	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	387	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	279.96/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,590	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,540	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	110.92/cwt	109.00–117.50	1,392	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	107.68/cwt	104.00–111.50	1,259	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,126	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	734	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	91.97/cwt	90.00–94.50	984	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	110.98/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,121	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	98.75/cwt	98.50–99.00	894	2
Bulls	—	—	2,375	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	3,171	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	110.32/cwt	95.25–120.00	1,429	4
Bulls	—	—	1,890	138.43/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,616	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,373	1,815.00/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,815	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	1,615.63/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,616	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,000	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,341	1,413.04/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,413	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	840	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	1,325.00/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	186.00/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,711	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,375.00/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,210	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	825	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,667	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	529	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,381	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	229.03/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,660	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	246.02/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,562	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	280.60/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,333	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	270.16/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,435	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	326.93/cwt	310.00–342.00	1,259	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	251.52/cwt	234.00–265.00	1,446	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	302.98/cwt	282.00–318.00	1,294	76
Heifers	Large 1	—	723	226.81/cwt	200.00–228.50	1,640	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	271.20/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,416	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	268.49/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,326	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,200	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,128	1,956.25/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,956	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1

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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