Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and calves mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. mostly 1.00 lower, calves and feeders over 500 lbs. mostly 1.00-3.00 higher. Quality average to very attractive. Slaughter cows and bull 1.00 lower. Trade active, demand good to very good on attractive offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.66/cwt on 1,491 head.

Average price

$142.66

1,491 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$49

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

$6.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

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	589	143.52	845	440
Medium and Large 1	582	143.34	835	874
Medium and Large 2	652	137.12	894	177

One grade step is worth $6.40/cwt here — about −$49 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 sale1,491 hd

142.66

—

NM average4 barns · 2,264 hd

141.04

+1.61

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	1,714	76.85	1,317	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	50.11	649	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	46.30	515	171
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	43.01	714	5thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	169.03/cwt	164.50–176.50	727	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	160.46/cwt	150.50–161.00	757	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	141.98/cwt	137.00–145.50	735	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	145.09/cwt	135.00–147.00	823	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	313	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	584	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	124.43/cwt	122.50–126.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	123.90/cwt	118.00–125.25	916	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	878	104.49/cwt	103.00–105.00	917	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	118.34/cwt	110.00–122.50	916	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	624.23/cwt	585.00–710.00	7,297	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	49.78/cwt	46.00–51.75	594	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,401	52.25/cwt	51.00–56.00	732	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	51.00/cwt	48.50–53.00	621	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	50.98/cwt	47.00–52.50	594	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	765.00/cwt	725.00–785.00	10,266	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	678.33/cwt	635.00–700.00	8,364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	631	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	676	8
Bulls	—	—	1,550	83.75/cwt	83.75–83.75	1,298	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	70.26/cwt	70.00–70.50	1,123	4
Bulls	—	—	1,751	78.00/cwt	73.50–82.00	1,366	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	925.00/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	10,249	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	962.50/cwt	950.00–975.00	11,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	871	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	766	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	717	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	872	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	123.04/cwt	121.00–125.50	815	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	130.09/cwt	124.25–135.50	823	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	137.47/cwt	135.00–138.50	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	916	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	121.61/cwt	120.00–124.00	995	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,062	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	169.74/cwt	166.00–177.00	626	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	164.01/cwt	153.00–165.00	694	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	141.67/cwt	138.00–142.50	895	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.96/cwt	135.50–145.00	729	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	148.79/cwt	138.50–156.00	698	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,021	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	266	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	656	127.65/cwt	125.25–130.50	837	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	615	130.65/cwt	127.75–135.00	803	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	884	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,116	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.88/cwt	153.50–157.50	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	132.62/cwt	128.00–135.00	890	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	575	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	139.72/cwt	134.00–143.00	728	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	135.35/cwt	135.00–136.00	845	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	148.41/cwt	140.00–152.00	696	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	668	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	777	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	376	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	122.75/cwt	117.00–124.50	1,123	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	179.52/cwt	174.00–184.00	675	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,081	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,095	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	135.69/cwt	132.00–137.50	1,007	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	180.38/cwt	176.00–186.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	845	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	751	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	757.86/cwt	725.00–885.00	9,094	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	575.71/cwt	550.00–610.00	6,828	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,680	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	610.71/cwt	550.00–650.00	7,151	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	48.51/cwt	45.00–52.75	563	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	43.13/cwt	41.50–44.00	452	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	37.70/cwt	30.00–40.50	340	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,797	44.35/cwt	42.50–46.50	797	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	595	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	50.83/cwt	46.50–55.50	647	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	44.00/cwt	42.00–45.50	613	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	57.80/cwt	57.25–58.50	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	638	117.92/cwt	117.75–119.50	752	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	885	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	134.57/cwt	130.50–137.00	585	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.22/cwt	124.50–127.50	666	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	122.30/cwt	120.50–127.50	693	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	140.75/cwt	140.50–141.00	518	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	143.57/cwt	136.00–146.00	477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	114.58/cwt	112.50–120.00	763	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	117.17/cwt	115.50–125.00	715	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	130.12/cwt	123.00–133.50	675	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	122.26/cwt	121.00–125.00	710	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	137.30/cwt	132.75–140.00	588	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	127.67/cwt	125.00–134.00	613	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.25	983	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	147.79/cwt	141.00–150.00	536	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	108.52/cwt	105.00–112.50	933	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	541	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	636	3

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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