Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 2.00-4.00 higher, instances 8.00-11.00 higher on 400-500 lbs., over 600 lbs. 2.00 higher on comparable quotes and unweaned steady to lower. Heifers mostly steady. Unweaned over 600 lbs. instances 2.00 lower. Trade active, demand good to very good on 400-500 lb. steers with attractive quality and weighing conditions. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher, bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active, demand good to very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.98/cwt on 1,299 head.

Average price

$125.98

1,299 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$12.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	126.71	708	726
Medium and Large 1-2	538	126.67	682	380
Medium and Large 2	563	123.28	694	161
Small and Medium 1-2	396	114.50	454	32

One grade step is worth $12.21/cwt here — about $255 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 sale1,299 hd

125.98

—

NM average4 barns · 2,372 hd

126.28

−0.30

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	1,529	66.33	1,014	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	51.77	637	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	47.55	732	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	42.49	450	117

Every lot, as filed

129 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	59.24/cwt	57.50–60.50	764	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	939	36.34/cwt	34.00–39.00	341	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,046	43.55/cwt	39.00–47.50	456	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	45.71/cwt	44.00–54.50	527	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	975.50/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,662	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	128.28/cwt	125.50–131.00	609	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	663	112.91/cwt	112.50–113.00	749	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	125.40/cwt	124.00–128.00	612	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	138.88/cwt	133.25–144.00	579	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.62/cwt	120.00–127.25	658	36
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	389	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.91/cwt	128.00–142.00	631	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	115.94/cwt	112.50–120.00	715	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	136.02/cwt	133.00–138.50	570	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	719	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	856	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	165.56/cwt	161.00–171.00	636	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	516	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	140.63/cwt	140.00–141.00	776	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	178.86/cwt	175.00–182.50	771	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	768	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	872	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	142.22/cwt	135.00–145.25	1,034	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	626	133.56/cwt	131.00–135.25	836	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	928	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	771.25/cwt	685.00–800.00	9,209	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	886.54/cwt	710.00–975.00	10,435	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	512.00/cwt	460.00–550.00	5,171	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	832.37/cwt	700.00–885.00	9,564	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	752	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	820.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,291	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	43.19/cwt	40.00–48.00	563	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	51.06/cwt	47.00–55.25	625	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	47.55/cwt	46.50–51.00	732	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	34.50/cwt	34.50–34.50	409	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	39.81/cwt	36.00–43.50	394	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	947	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	805	5
Bulls	—	—	1,458	61.05/cwt	52.50–68.00	890	29
Bulls	—	—	1,893	85.74/cwt	85.25–86.50	1,623	3
Bulls	—	—	1,624	75.80/cwt	70.50–80.00	1,231	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	982	81.30/cwt	80.00–85.00	798	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	742	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.08/cwt	157.50–168.00	757	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	135.88/cwt	130.00–139.00	916	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	143.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	764	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	131.56/cwt	126.00–135.00	878	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	727	124.32/cwt	122.00–127.00	904	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	152.67/cwt	147.00–157.00	792	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	115.75/cwt	110.50–119.00	777	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	127.08/cwt	120.00–129.25	660	121
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	499	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	123.43/cwt	115.50–125.25	696	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	124.40/cwt	117.50–128.50	722	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	622	116.23/cwt	115.00–117.75	723	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	131.90/cwt	126.00–139.00	489	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	143.53/cwt	135.00–145.00	543	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	602	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,089	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	156.66/cwt	150.00–158.50	738	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	764	123.88/cwt	119.50–125.00	946	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	120.29/cwt	110.50–122.00	672	26
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	401	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	133.59/cwt	126.00–136.00	847	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	141.75/cwt	131.00–147.25	795	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	180.94/cwt	180.00–182.50	586	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	782	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	155.30/cwt	154.00–158.00	752	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	817	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	171.11/cwt	164.00–175.50	727	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	357	132.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	475	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	580.00/cwt	510.00–650.00	5,945	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	781.25/cwt	675.00–850.00	7,961	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,076	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	786	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	134.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	491	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	918.75/cwt	825.00–950.00	8,958	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	655.53/cwt	475.00–785.00	7,624	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	649.64/cwt	475.00–710.00	7,114	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	781.15/cwt	650.00–900.00	8,991	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	118.29/cwt	117.50–120.50	610	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	122.76/cwt	122.00–123.00	842	25
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	115.54/cwt	110.50–117.50	826	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	730	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	684	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	121.62/cwt	121.00–123.50	819	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	456	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	611	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	706	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	137.93/cwt	137.00–140.00	847	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	834	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	136.65/cwt	131.00–138.00	772	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	659	127.62/cwt	125.00–135.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	654	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	727	120.52/cwt	119.00–122.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	183.58/cwt	182.00–185.75	705	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	413	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	770	30
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	783.33/cwt	700.00–900.00	6,525	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	692	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	75.50/cwt	75.00–76.50	776	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	650	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,121.43/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	13,300	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,450	1

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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