Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 6.00-8.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher on 500-550 lbs., over 600 lbs. 5.00-8.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs. 6.00-12.00 higher, instances 14.00-20.00 higher on 300-400 lbs., over 600 lbs. 4.00-6.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher on 650-700 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade very active, demand very good on feeders, moderate to good on slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.55/cwt on 829 head.

Average price

$141.55

829 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$17.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.38

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	143.69	768	573
Medium and Large 1-2	539	139.41	752	192
Medium and Large 2	537	129.60	696	48
Medium and Large 2-3	516	126.50	653	16thin

One grade step is worth $17.19/cwt here — about $116 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 sale829 hd

141.55

—

NM average2 barns · 1,199 hd

142.93

−1.38

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	1,514	73.33	1,110	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	52.15	678	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	46.31	623	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	984	46.00	453	125

Every lot, as filed

133 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
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	713	403.13/cwt	325.00–650.00	2,874	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	688	492.50/cwt	375.00–610.00	3,388	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,407	1
Bulls	—	—	1,679	78.09/cwt	73.75–82.50	1,311	9
Bulls	—	—	1,348	68.03/cwt	65.00–70.00	917	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	54.71/cwt	54.00–55.25	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	212.02/cwt	208.00–217.00	687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	140.12/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,078	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	173.67/cwt	166.00–181.00	823	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	144.53/cwt	144.00–146.00	954	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	188.58/cwt	181.00–193.00	788	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	143.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,010	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	136.43/cwt	135.50–138.50	1,142	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	156.99/cwt	150.00–163.50	909	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	167.79/cwt	163.00–174.25	861	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	147.61/cwt	143.00–154.50	915	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	636	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	413	81.24/cwt	80.00–84.00	336	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	79.34/cwt	75.00–80.50	373	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	686	73.31/cwt	72.00–75.00	503	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	51.79/cwt	48.50–53.50	681	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	46.31/cwt	45.50–47.25	623	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	53.75/cwt	53.75–53.75	615	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	25.25/cwt	24.00–28.00	221	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	42.78/cwt	37.50–44.50	400	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	47.68/cwt	45.00–51.00	462	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	207.32/cwt	207.00–208.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	139.12/cwt	134.00–142.00	746	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	151.69/cwt	143.00–158.00	721	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	136.89/cwt	131.00–140.00	771	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	156.15/cwt	148.00–159.50	671	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	128.94/cwt	125.00–132.00	868	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	128.98/cwt	123.50–131.00	969	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.50	992	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	131.49/cwt	129.50–133.00	807	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	157.32/cwt	150.00–165.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	461	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	85.18/cwt	85.00–86.00	307	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	644	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	473	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	264	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	581	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	132.04/cwt	129.00–136.00	801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	624	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	725	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,988	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	691	277.27/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,916	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	251	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	401	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	614	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	771	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	818	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	716	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	486	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	661	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,057	47.89/cwt	42.00–50.50	506	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	133.61/cwt	130.00–135.50	903	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	615	126.41/cwt	125.50–127.00	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	772	119.06/cwt	118.50–119.50	919	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	695	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	614	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	869	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	198.43/cwt	194.00–199.00	863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	495	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	720	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	504	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	326	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	240	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	363	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	773	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	279	221.32/cwt	214.00–225.00	617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	368	171.87/cwt	163.50–179.00	632	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	436	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	715	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	465	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	412	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	174.01/cwt	169.00–177.00	827	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	156.86/cwt	150.00–162.00	886	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	173.61/cwt	166.00–182.00	759	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	168.34/cwt	159.00–173.00	875	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	140.32/cwt	139.50–141.00	946	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	143.50/cwt	138.00–148.50	914	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	123.23/cwt	119.00–125.00	704	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	908	626.67/cwt	610.00–650.00	5,690	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	6,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,663	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	922.12/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	9,627	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,079.25/cwt	700.00–1,375.00	10,954	113
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	642.14/cwt	475.00–850.00	6,518	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	984.72/cwt	700.00–1,200.00	11,649	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	643.23/cwt	550.00–775.00	7,680	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	806.11/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	9,456	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	567.50/cwt	525.00–610.00	6,101	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	638	287.50/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,834	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	1,472.22/cwt	925.00–1,600.00	18,417	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,152.50/cwt	950.00–1,450.00	12,827	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	926.67/cwt	810.00–1,050.00	9,888	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,605	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,008.33/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	11,061	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	140.80/cwt	137.50–144.50	1,002	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	201.08/cwt	200.00–206.00	754	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	136.02/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,028	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	736	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	131.78/cwt	130.00–134.50	834	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	138.47/cwt	132.50–150.00	730	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.23/cwt	140.50–152.00	694	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	135.73/cwt	134.50–141.00	783	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	150.63/cwt	146.00–155.00	637	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	162.58/cwt	160.00–166.50	623	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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