Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs. 5.00-7.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady on comparable quotes except 700-750 lb. steers 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.87/cwt on 599 head.

Average price

$137.87

599 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.11

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	578	138.79	802	444
Medium and Large 1	597	137.44	821	122
Medium and Large 2	569	129.05	734	28
Medium and Large 2-3	357	127.00	453	2thin
Medium and Large 3	455	110.00	501	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.79/cwt here — about $301 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 sale599 hd

137.87

—

NM average3 barns · 923 hd

142.99

−5.11

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	1,576	74.20	1,170	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	55.59	674	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	54.20	568	10

Every lot, as filed

108 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 2	—	751	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.27/cwt	131.00–131.50	696	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	157.93/cwt	155.00–161.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	152.65/cwt	150.00–156.00	873	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	153.98/cwt	150.50–156.00	664	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	147.78/cwt	141.00–150.50	695	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	139.03/cwt	131.00–141.50	801	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	122.88/cwt	120.50–123.00	906	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	145.53/cwt	139.50–147.00	764	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	319	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	592	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Mexican Origin	—	357	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Mexican Origin	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	3
Steers	Large 1	—	952	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,052	2
Steers	Large 1	—	721	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin	—	727	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	909	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin	—	837	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	988	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	1,059	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	145.59/cwt	140.00–151.50	975	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	122.87/cwt	120.00–124.00	833	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	162.16/cwt	160.00–165.00	616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	411	141.77/cwt	141.50–142.00	583	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	334	151.98/cwt	149.00–155.50	508	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	606	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	829	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	763	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	954	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.94/cwt	138.50–144.50	738	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.03/cwt	146.00–153.00	702	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.48/cwt	131.00–137.00	773	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	152.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	184.89/cwt	182.00–187.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	669	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	822	115.76/cwt	112.50–116.00	952	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	694	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	833	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	791	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	953	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	54.22/cwt	52.50–58.75	583	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	652	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	45.25/cwt	45.25–45.25	376	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	55.02/cwt	50.00–59.25	671	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	76.24/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,205	6
Bulls	—	—	1,680	82.62/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,388	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	55.46/cwt	50.50–60.25	782	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	750	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	3,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,063	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,863	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	740.00/cwt	650.00–785.00	6,786	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	531.67/cwt	450.00–585.00	5,705	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	783.33/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,421	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	9,595	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,262.50/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	12,221	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,513	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	906.00/cwt	850.00–1,010.00	8,788	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	989.29/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	10,279	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	138.62/cwt	135.00–143.50	1,015	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	459	181.64/cwt	180.50–183.00	834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	168.29/cwt	168.00–170.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	667	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	422	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	314	169.62/cwt	169.00–170.00	533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	455	158.15/cwt	153.50–161.00	720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	531	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	139.77/cwt	137.50–141.50	934	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	176.97/cwt	175.00–181.00	756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	156.56/cwt	153.00–160.50	828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	156.65/cwt	154.50–166.00	721	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	122.77/cwt	120.50–124.00	1,015	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,064	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	151.64/cwt	147.75–156.50	884	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	147.77/cwt	142.50–152.75	919	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	136.10/cwt	136.10–136.10	1,051	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	322	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	402	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	646	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	—	861	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,055	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Mexican Origin	—	307	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	461	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	966	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	705	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	869	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	656	25

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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