Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher, instances 13.00-15.00 higher on 450-500 lbs. Heifers under 650 lbs. 4.00-6.00 higher, over 650 lbs. 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade very active, demand very good on Feeder steers and heifers, moderate on slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.40/cwt on 845 head.

Average price

$153.40

845 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$22.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

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	567	156.01	885	202
Medium and Large 1	587	155.69	914	553
Medium and Large 2	590	133.47	787	90

One grade step is worth $22.54/cwt here — about $98 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 sale845 hd

153.40

—

NM average4 barns · 2,162 hd

151.09

+2.31

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	1,631	71.22	1,161	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	51.08	635	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	48.00	684	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	986	42.86	423	39

Every lot, as filed

114 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	—	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	687.67/cwt	510.00–750.00	8,101	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,011.67/cwt	985.00–1,025.00	11,209	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	906.67/cwt	750.00–985.00	8,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	527	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	247	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	415	2
Bulls	—	—	1,726	75.79/cwt	72.00–82.50	1,308	6
Bulls	—	—	1,923	84.74/cwt	84.50–85.00	1,630	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	700	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,850	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	800	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,600	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	775	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,294	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	936.84/cwt	610.00–1,085.00	10,212	79
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,062.39/cwt	775.00–1,235.00	12,228	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	154.71/cwt	154.00–156.00	515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	151.40/cwt	150.00–156.00	577	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	148.33/cwt	143.00–153.00	617	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	127.28/cwt	122.50–128.50	741	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.36/cwt	122.50–129.50	781	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	142.92/cwt	136.00–145.00	663	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	133.92/cwt	129.00–139.50	704	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	127.04/cwt	123.00–128.00	783	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	145.87/cwt	137.50–150.00	626	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	132.65/cwt	125.50–137.00	695	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	131.20/cwt	122.50–136.25	748	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	137.62/cwt	130.50–145.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	113.87/cwt	113.50–117.00	668	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	195.19/cwt	189.00–205.00	736	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	151.38/cwt	147.00–158.00	867	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	151.69/cwt	149.00–155.50	919	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	183.26/cwt	176.00–186.00	766	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	158.64/cwt	151.00–164.50	849	31
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	500	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	385	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,139.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,250.00	12,814	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,328	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	920.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	8,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	146.16/cwt	141.50–153.00	902	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	137.27/cwt	137.00–140.00	942	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	161.91/cwt	151.00–169.00	769	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	919	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	13,336	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	909.38/cwt	750.00–950.00	11,194	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	720.79/cwt	510.00–850.00	7,785	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	957.22/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	11,592	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	785.00/cwt	775.00–825.00	8,557	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	664.29/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,218	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,688	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	151.19/cwt	146.00–153.00	517	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	952	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	847	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	128.33/cwt	127.50–129.00	868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	141.17/cwt	135.00–142.50	690	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	137.14/cwt	133.00–138.00	719	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	363	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	254	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	323	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	262	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	315	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	684	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	33.72/cwt	33.50–34.50	268	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	41.06/cwt	38.00–42.50	387	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	47.49/cwt	44.00–51.00	488	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	181.41/cwt	178.00–185.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	193.80/cwt	189.00–201.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	171.43/cwt	170.00–172.00	754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	136.15/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	133.59/cwt	133.00–134.00	961	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	155.39/cwt	150.00–163.00	805	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	159.93/cwt	149.00–163.00	905	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	512	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	889	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	184.42/cwt	184.00–187.00	797	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	393	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	402	192.53/cwt	191.00–193.00	774	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	166.65/cwt	160.00–169.00	945	94
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	721	116.66/cwt	115.00–117.50	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	828	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	751	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	894	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	134.74/cwt	127.50–138.00	908	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	701	126.60/cwt	126.00–127.00	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	680	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	790	123.27/cwt	120.50–128.50	974	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,048	44.13/cwt	37.00–50.50	462	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	172.13/cwt	160.00–175.00	819	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	127.48/cwt	122.50–130.00	1,038	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	132.81/cwt	131.50–137.50	956	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	140.54/cwt	138.50–146.00	682	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	128.78/cwt	127.00–130.00	858	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	914	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	51.75/cwt	48.75–55.25	647	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	423	1
Bulls	—	—	1,486	64.41/cwt	58.00–70.50	957	8

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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