Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders 2.00-3.00 lower. Heifer calves and feeders mostly 2.00-3.00 lower except a few 600-650 lbs. steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.54/cwt on 477 head.

Average price

$134.54

477 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$83

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

$3.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	513	136.87	703	47
Medium and Large 1	576	136.01	784	128
Medium and Large 1-2	588	133.56	785	302

One grade step is worth $3.31/cwt here — about −$83 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 sale477 hd

134.54

—

NM average4 barns · 1,271 hd

135.77

−1.23

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	1,608	75.32	1,211	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	57.50	688	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	55.99	792	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	54.62	611	17

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	526	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	160.88/cwt	160.00–161.00	528	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	123.40/cwt	121.00–128.50	817	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	131.65/cwt	125.50–135.00	811	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	909	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	136.29/cwt	135.00–138.00	774	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.81/cwt	135.00–143.50	736	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	133.14/cwt	130.50–134.50	763	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	121.29/cwt	120.00–121.50	763	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin	—	687	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin	—	753	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	911	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	145.44/cwt	143.50–146.75	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	187.61/cwt	185.50–191.00	726	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	549	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	151.50/cwt	149.00–157.50	854	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	187.48/cwt	180.50–193.00	791	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	131.22/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,029	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	155.71/cwt	154.00–158.00	822	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	168.71/cwt	165.00–175.50	806	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	135.21/cwt	133.25–140.00	991	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	405	194.48/cwt	193.00–199.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	149.90/cwt	146.00–155.00	642	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	143.63/cwt	142.50–144.00	684	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	206	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	787	112.10/cwt	110.00–113.25	882	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	300	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	141.22/cwt	137.50–143.00	726	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	134.76/cwt	132.50–136.50	786	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	121.20/cwt	120.75–125.00	867	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	913	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	162.16/cwt	160.00–165.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	152.07/cwt	150.25–153.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	856	105.25/cwt	105.25–105.25	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	664	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	776	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	838	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	146.96/cwt	144.00–150.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	187.37/cwt	184.00–194.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	243	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	676	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	54.93/cwt	52.00–60.50	629	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	47.49/cwt	45.50–50.00	436	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	732	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	55.99/cwt	55.75–56.50	792	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	57.30/cwt	54.25–60.00	693	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	609	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	717	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	76.50/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,242	5
Bulls	—	—	1,522	66.88/cwt	60.50–70.50	1,018	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	85.03/cwt	84.75–85.25	1,446	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,231	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,013	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,633	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	766.67/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,686	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	930.00/cwt	910.00–950.00	10,230	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	905.00/cwt	835.00–975.00	8,824	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	715.00/cwt	710.00–725.00	7,064	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	642.50/cwt	575.00–710.00	7,055	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,700	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,161	753.13/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,744	8
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,350	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,610	5
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,312	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,120	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	725	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	204.35/cwt	196.00–210.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	155.60/cwt	154.00–158.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	925	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	575	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	145.22/cwt	139.75–146.25	899	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.07/cwt	144.50–150.00	837	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	138.16/cwt	137.50–138.50	980	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	127.35/cwt	126.25–132.50	1,002	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	225	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	295	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	416	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	368	191.95/cwt	191.50–192.50	706	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	599	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	623	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,328	2,060.00/cwt	1,900.00–2,200.00	27,357	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,656	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,600	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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