Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers uneven mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls 2.00 lower. Trade active demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.04/cwt on 1,020 head.

Average price

$144.04

1,020 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$10.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

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	532	150.63	802	301
Medium and Large 2	525	147.94	777	113
Medium and Large 1	619	140.04	867	606

One grade step is worth $10.60/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale1,020 hd

144.04

—

NM average2 barns · 1,638 hd

145.00

−0.96

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	1,738	72.88	1,267	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	52.75	663	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	47.68	539	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	46.62	671	4thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	518	127.36/cwt	123.00–129.50	660	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	144.90/cwt	141.00–146.50	475	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	127.23/cwt	126.00–128.50	724	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.50	762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	137.37/cwt	137.00–138.00	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	620	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	791	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	701	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	329	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	605	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	156.48/cwt	156.00–157.00	659	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	787	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	130.79/cwt	130.00–131.50	952	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	136.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	900	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	128.56/cwt	124.50–130.25	674	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	42.98/cwt	41.00–45.00	440	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	38.23/cwt	36.00–39.50	401	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	46.62/cwt	45.00–47.50	671	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	52.80/cwt	48.00–55.50	671	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	56.26/cwt	56.00–56.50	681	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	127.40/cwt	127.00–127.50	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	135.52/cwt	130.50–139.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	426	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	625	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	129.64/cwt	125.00–130.50	893	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	678	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	916.11/cwt	775.00–1,010.00	12,688	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	912.07/cwt	785.00–975.00	12,660	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	744.30/cwt	635.00–885.00	8,961	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	50.66/cwt	47.00–53.50	597	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,275.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	14,344	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,938	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	73.54/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,258	10
Bulls	—	—	1,770	63.75/cwt	62.50–65.00	1,128	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	148.80/cwt	147.00–152.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	125.63/cwt	117.00–127.50	896	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.05/cwt	122.00–127.50	844	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.39/cwt	131.00–141.00	640	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	147.42/cwt	143.00–150.00	625	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	124.67/cwt	121.50–128.75	717	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	763	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	851	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	120.39/cwt	118.00–122.00	734	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	115.79/cwt	113.00–117.50	780	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.11/cwt	133.50–135.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	137.60/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,039	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,004	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	151.78/cwt	148.00–159.00	733	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	131.61/cwt	127.50–132.25	1,078	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	138.94/cwt	138.50–140.00	857	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	173.61/cwt	167.00–176.00	748	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	148.95/cwt	140.00–151.00	789	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.93/cwt	138.50–144.50	808	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	474	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	507	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	133.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	832	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	781	120.63/cwt	119.50–127.50	942	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	717	125.80/cwt	122.75–127.75	902	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	130.24/cwt	125.00–130.75	863	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	154.53/cwt	152.00–161.00	732	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	133.07/cwt	130.50–136.50	896	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	132.31/cwt	131.00–135.00	959	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	133.55/cwt	133.00–136.00	845	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	160.37/cwt	159.00–162.00	680	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	148.48/cwt	141.75–152.00	774	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.02/cwt	135.50–143.25	802	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	435	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	190.16/cwt	189.00–193.00	690	20

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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