Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steer calves under 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower on limited receipts, 500-600 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, over 600 lbs. mostly steady. Heifer calves and feeders mostly 1.00-2.00 higher

all classes of feeders uneven. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.20/cwt on 464 head.

Average price

$128.20

464 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$36.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.53

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	486	140.00	680	14thin
Medium and Large 1	594	132.66	788	154
Medium and Large 1-2	636	127.74	813	187
Medium 1-2	536	123.79	664	17thin
Medium and Large 2	652	121.30	791	54
Small and Medium 1-2	485	121.29	588	31
Small and Medium 2	602	117.10	704	5thin
Small and Medium 2-3	460	104.00	478	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about $202 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 sale464 hd

128.20

—

NM average3 barns · 637 hd

126.67

+1.53

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	1,735	82.18	1,426	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,342	56.18	754	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	56.00	637	150
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,644	53.41	878	6thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2	—	769	123.09/cwt	115.00–124.50	947	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	123.43/cwt	123.00–124.00	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,059	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	143.70/cwt	135.50–147.00	829	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	156.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	680	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.72/cwt	129.50–134.50	682	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	152.36/cwt	148.50–157.50	801	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	136.99/cwt	135.25–137.50	1,018	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	156.45/cwt	150.00–156.75	768	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	144.46/cwt	140.00–149.00	920	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	132.72/cwt	131.50–134.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	598	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,088	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	916	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	56.03/cwt	52.00–60.00	750	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	53.41/cwt	52.00–54.00	878	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	49.24/cwt	47.50–51.00	492	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	61.71/cwt	61.25–62.00	723	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	56.06/cwt	52.00–60.75	641	134
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,994	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	129.63/cwt	125.50–134.75	810	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.65/cwt	131.50–132.00	749	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	123.97/cwt	123.00–126.50	834	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	123.56/cwt	122.50–125.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	130.68/cwt	127.00–134.00	829	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	693	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	123.79/cwt	120.50–124.50	951	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	126.22/cwt	123.50–127.50	838	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	129.37/cwt	128.00–131.00	759	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	145.50/cwt	141.00–148.50	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	132.11/cwt	131.50–132.50	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	912	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	468	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	563	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	776	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	480	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	709	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	562	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	688	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	453	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	486	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	680	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	437	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	482	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	388	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	296	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	382	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	409	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	570	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	738	8
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	482	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	843	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,054	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,440.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,525.00	16,056	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,062.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	11,422	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,350	1,000
Bulls	—	—	1,715	81.06/cwt	74.50–85.00	1,390	21
Bulls	—	—	1,943	89.47/cwt	85.75–92.00	1,738	5
Bulls	—	—	1,110	69.25/cwt	69.25–69.25	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	117.33/cwt	117.00–119.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	743	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	817	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	460	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	478	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	616	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	705	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	855.00/cwt	850.00–860.00	10,046	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	805.45/cwt	650.00–885.00	9,794	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	795.00/cwt	775.00–810.00	9,143	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	766.30/cwt	600.00–875.00	9,318	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	815.00/cwt	775.00–825.00	10,880	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	332	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	134.89/cwt	134.00–135.50	1,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	142.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	888	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	145.00/cwt	143.50–147.00	777	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	136.41/cwt	132.00–137.50	985	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	503	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	709	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	658	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	713	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	636	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	922	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	127.72/cwt	127.50–128.00	783	20
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	29

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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