Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under under 500 lbs. 1.00-2.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 2.00-3.00 higher on comparable quotes. Heifers mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.06/cwt on 1,251 head.

Average price

$145.06

1,251 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$12.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

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	558	148.80	830	641
Medium and Large 1	596	142.25	847	498
Medium and Large 2	615	136.19	838	112

One grade step is worth $12.61/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale1,251 hd

145.06

—

NM average3 barns · 2,621 hd

144.52

+0.54

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	—	Low	1,640	71.22	1,168	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	50.89	655	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	42.56	464	144
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	39.75	592	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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	—	844	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,118	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	165.59/cwt	163.00–174.00	712	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	153.46/cwt	148.00–157.50	730	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	132.85/cwt	132.50–134.00	957	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	157.04/cwt	150.00–161.00	677	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	136.62/cwt	132.00–139.50	884	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	130.06/cwt	129.00–130.50	1,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	175.70/cwt	173.00–181.00	654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	183.57/cwt	181.00–189.00	606	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	688	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	124.33/cwt	122.50–129.00	982	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	131.79/cwt	127.00–134.50	957	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	148.02/cwt	146.00–155.50	792	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	138.45/cwt	133.00–143.75	786	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	305	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	501	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	802	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	812	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	974	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	762	125.19/cwt	124.75–127.50	954	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	130.63/cwt	128.00–135.00	880	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	736	124.18/cwt	123.50–125.25	914	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	135.34/cwt	131.50–138.00	843	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	170.90/cwt	169.50–172.00	663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	153.05/cwt	149.50–159.00	742	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	50.59/cwt	41.00–55.00	541	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	143.73/cwt	141.00–153.50	658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	806	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	128.78/cwt	128.00–130.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	679	129.37/cwt	126.00–131.50	878	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	717	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	627	128.75/cwt	127.00–130.50	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	161.99/cwt	161.00–162.50	753	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	995	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	321	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	771	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,147	64
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,481	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,330	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	10,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	6
Bulls	—	—	1,557	63.00/cwt	55.00–69.00	981	12
Bulls	—	—	1,699	76.46/cwt	70.00–81.75	1,299	10
Bulls	—	—	1,741	82.75/cwt	82.00–84.50	1,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	114.99/cwt	113.00–116.00	669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	616	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	144.80/cwt	142.00–150.00	556	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	819	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	122.83/cwt	122.50–123.00	863	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	123.05/cwt	121.00–124.25	962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	167.99/cwt	159.25–174.00	702	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	146.75/cwt	141.00–152.50	763	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	138.00/cwt	133.00–143.50	802	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	132.62/cwt	132.00–133.00	908	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	170.82/cwt	165.00–177.00	576	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.43/cwt	132.50–138.50	837	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	136.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	979	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	40.10/cwt	36.00–42.50	422	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	45.87/cwt	43.00–51.00	518	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	34.83/cwt	34.75–35.00	391	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	39.75/cwt	39.75–39.75	592	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	50.01/cwt	45.25–53.50	645	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	54.72/cwt	54.00–55.50	718	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	116.07/cwt	115.00–117.50	946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	131.51/cwt	125.00–136.00	580	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	655	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	115.83/cwt	115.00–119.00	820	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.10/cwt	119.00–122.00	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	692	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	302	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	124.44/cwt	120.00–126.50	712	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	140.12/cwt	137.00–142.50	598	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	136.03/cwt	129.00–141.00	642	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	126.65/cwt	122.75–132.50	662	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	143.35/cwt	135.00–147.50	540	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	116.92/cwt	116.00–118.00	910	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	118.38/cwt	110.00–119.50	794	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	725	115.58/cwt	113.75–119.50	838	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	116.52/cwt	115.50–120.50	738	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	125.59/cwt	120.00–128.50	703	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	141.45/cwt	135.50–144.00	597	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	135.10/cwt	130.00–141.50	646	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	783	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	127.46/cwt	120.50–130.50	676	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,413	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	812.81/cwt	680.00–930.00	9,485	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	796.50/cwt	710.00–850.00	9,144	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	686.61/cwt	575.00–825.00	7,443	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	782.00/cwt	750.00–885.00	8,719	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	840.00/cwt	825.00–850.00	9,971	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	603.18/cwt	560.00–800.00	7,045	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	771.30/cwt	620.00–860.00	8,963	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	620.50/cwt	540.00–670.00	6,534	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	686	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	53.17/cwt	51.50–56.50	642	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	564	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	48.04/cwt	45.00–55.00	540	23

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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