Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeders 5.00-8.00 higher though quality more attractive. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.51/cwt on 918 head.

Average price

$138.51

918 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$6.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	576	144.23	831	37
Medium and Large 1-2	649	141.30	917	175
Medium and Large 1	633	137.52	870	706

One grade step is worth $6.71/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale918 hd

138.51

—

NM average4 barns · 1,790 hd

138.74

−0.22

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	1,791	79.25	1,419	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	56.34	722	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,124	55.08	619	91
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	52.38	795	8thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1-2	—	805	127.80/cwt	120.00–128.25	1,029	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,070	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	172.48/cwt	162.00–175.00	633	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	944	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	149.58/cwt	145.50–156.00	642	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	55.75/cwt	55.75–55.75	892	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	55.89/cwt	53.00–60.00	722	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	62.05/cwt	61.25–64.50	748	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	677	127.17/cwt	125.00–129.00	861	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	317	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	146.41/cwt	139.00–149.50	704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	183.91/cwt	177.00–186.00	581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	128.88/cwt	128.00–131.00	865	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	761	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	915	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	747	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	964	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	414	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	144.77/cwt	140.25–147.75	819	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	137.51/cwt	133.00–137.75	991	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.74/cwt	144.00–152.00	774	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	151.74/cwt	148.00–153.50	709	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	129.70/cwt	128.00–130.00	990	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	959	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	643	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	157.72/cwt	155.00–159.50	675	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,002	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,035	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	447	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	657	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	521	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	562	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	119.36/cwt	115.00–119.75	790	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	719	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	830	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	134.20/cwt	131.00–141.00	691	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	131.55/cwt	127.50–136.00	759	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	123.35/cwt	123.25–126.00	934	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	140.62/cwt	137.00–143.50	650	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	151.72/cwt	142.50–155.00	545	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	141.28/cwt	136.00–147.00	592	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	132.41/cwt	127.50–135.00	878	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	485	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	175.85/cwt	170.00–179.00	411	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	162.73/cwt	155.00–176.00	438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	128.12/cwt	125.00–128.50	673	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	463	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	604	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,688	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,131.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	12,025	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,481	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,700	2
Bulls	—	—	1,746	81.20/cwt	74.50–85.50	1,418	18
Bulls	—	—	1,673	68.95/cwt	63.50–73.25	1,154	9
Bulls	—	—	2,056	87.46/cwt	86.75–88.75	1,798	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	119.63/cwt	118.50–120.00	916	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	140.00/cwt	137.00–141.50	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	127.84/cwt	126.00–128.00	753	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	122.52/cwt	120.50–126.00	805	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	140.16/cwt	133.00–144.00	600	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	130.99/cwt	129.00–131.75	837	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	134.73/cwt	130.00–137.00	625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	151.65/cwt	145.00–154.00	434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	832	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	52.65/cwt	51.00–54.25	759	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	43.25/cwt	43.25–43.25	376	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	668	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	50.36/cwt	45.50–52.50	507	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	56.91/cwt	53.25–60.00	667	65
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	58.20/cwt	56.50–60.00	654	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	817	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	761.14/cwt	750.00–825.00	9,453	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,508	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	700.00/cwt	650.00–725.00	8,281	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	695.00/cwt	610.00–750.00	7,993	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	865.00/cwt	825.00–875.00	10,726	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	7,718	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	179.57/cwt	179.00–180.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	142.85/cwt	141.00–144.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	953	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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