Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steer calves under 600 lbs. 4.00-6.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher on 300-400 lbs. , feeders over 600 lbs. steady on comparable quotes. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower bulls steady. Trade active demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.53/cwt on 513 head.

Average price

$129.53

513 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

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

$3.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	130.68	667	288
Medium and Large 1-2	556	128.20	713	198
Medium and Large 2	596	127.09	758	27

One grade step is worth $3.58/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale513 hd

129.53

—

NM average3 barns · 756 hd

128.53

+1.00

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	—	High	1,684	79.87	1,345	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	54.13	694	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	49.40	554	118

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,938	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,874	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,800	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	785.56/cwt	600.00–835.00	10,165	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	806.11/cwt	685.00–825.00	10,302	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.76/cwt	125.50–126.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	770	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	127.26/cwt	125.00–129.50	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,017	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	131.37/cwt	128.00–132.50	870	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	578	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	333	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	626	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	424	130.62/cwt	129.00–135.00	554	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,100	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	726.67/cwt	700.00–760.00	8,720	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	700	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,045	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	524	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	344	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	417	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	716	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	465	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	539	70.41/cwt	70.00–71.00	380	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	577	70.53/cwt	70.00–71.50	407	36
Bulls	—	—	2,023	88.22/cwt	88.00–88.50	1,785	2
Bulls	—	—	1,342	69.49/cwt	62.00–74.00	933	3
Bulls	—	—	1,719	81.32/cwt	75.00–86.25	1,398	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	780.00/cwt	775.00–785.00	8,190	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	750	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	650	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	561	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	122.58/cwt	120.00–126.50	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	138.76/cwt	138.00–139.50	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	121.65/cwt	120.00–123.00	690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	115.79/cwt	115.00–116.00	880	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	126.53/cwt	121.00–130.50	666	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	145.56/cwt	140.50–147.00	543	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	135.41/cwt	126.50–137.50	631	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	117.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	742	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	691	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	122.25/cwt	120.00–124.50	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	141.62/cwt	138.00–145.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	129.92/cwt	128.50–133.50	613	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	890	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	127.06/cwt	120.00–128.75	850	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	136.55/cwt	134.00–139.50	591	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	123.42/cwt	122.00–128.50	657	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	123.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	175.88/cwt	173.00–178.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	128.25/cwt	128.00–129.00	899	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	705.00/cwt	700.00–710.00	9,694	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,140	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	51.77/cwt	48.50–55.50	593	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	45.52/cwt	43.50–48.00	493	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	42.20/cwt	41.50–42.50	437	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	54.78/cwt	52.00–58.75	695	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	49.93/cwt	47.50–51.50	684	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	608	127.35/cwt	126.50–128.50	774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	694	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	134.81/cwt	129.50–137.50	910	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,003	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	155.20/cwt	148.00–156.50	725	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	147.04/cwt	145.50–148.00	788	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	184.19/cwt	182.00–185.00	670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	161.98/cwt	157.00–164.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	142.54/cwt	138.00–145.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	737	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	130.73/cwt	129.00–132.00	824	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	126.72/cwt	122.00–127.25	848	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	152.36/cwt	143.00–154.50	774	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	174.40/cwt	173.50–177.50	732	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	154.70/cwt	151.50–159.00	736	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.50/cwt	136.00–148.50	814	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	135.63/cwt	133.50–136.50	819	14

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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