Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders under 550 lbs. mixed 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher, 550-650 lbs. 3.00-7.00 higher, over 650 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifers under 500 lbs. mostly 2.00-5.00 lower, 500-650 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 650 lbs. 3.00-8.00 lower, the most decline over over 750 lbs. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower on limited receipts, bulls 1.00 lower. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.16/cwt on 899 head.

Average price

$155.16

899 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$26.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.76

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	161.90	960	515
Medium and Large 1-2	657	146.82	964	360
Medium and Large 2	718	135.49	972	24

One grade step is worth $26.41/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale899 hd

155.16

—

NM average2 barns · 1,325 hd

155.92

−0.76

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	1,658	79.91	1,325	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	57.72	709	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	53.60	569	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	52.50	675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1Fleshy	—	636	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	392	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	568	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	135.10/cwt	130.00–136.00	923	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	127.48/cwt	125.00–131.00	928	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	156.91/cwt	154.00–160.00	909	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	185.40/cwt	180.00–194.00	797	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	377	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	198.85/cwt	194.00–200.50	853	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	130.74/cwt	127.50–131.50	999	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	125.59/cwt	124.00–126.00	674	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	124.03/cwt	123.50–129.00	833	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	169.92/cwt	165.00–178.00	619	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	153.78/cwt	150.50–160.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	437	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	131.42/cwt	127.00–136.75	813	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	116.81/cwt	114.00–117.50	903	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.65/cwt	135.00–146.00	812	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	123.86/cwt	121.00–128.00	835	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	490	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,048	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	219.73/cwt	218.00–221.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	417	188.86/cwt	188.00–189.50	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	600.00/cwt	550.00–650.00	5,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	956.25/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	10,041	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	825.00/cwt	725.00–975.00	10,313	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	761.43/cwt	700.00–910.00	7,234	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	736.43/cwt	700.00–775.00	8,152	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	594	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	153.01/cwt	151.00–156.00	715	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	114.69/cwt	113.00–115.00	930	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	129.60/cwt	128.00–130.00	809	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	143.25/cwt	139.00–151.50	746	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	169.17/cwt	168.00–171.00	646	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	120.11/cwt	117.75–121.50	862	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	899	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	865	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	415	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,034	55.69/cwt	50.00–58.25	576	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	55.41/cwt	51.25–60.50	609	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	58.00/cwt	52.00–60.50	762	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	45.26/cwt	42.50–49.00	504	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,021	53.65/cwt	50.00–56.50	548	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	967	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	177.27/cwt	176.00–181.00	830	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,102	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	214.42/cwt	211.00–216.00	600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	148.97/cwt	146.00–154.75	933	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	163.32/cwt	158.50–168.50	942	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	183.14/cwt	177.00–189.00	863	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,068	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	924	113.09/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,045	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	127.65/cwt	127.00–128.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	140.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	804	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	119.77/cwt	119.50–121.00	895	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	307	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	154.52/cwt	140.00–156.00	711	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	155.50/cwt	153.50–162.00	681	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	114.29/cwt	113.50–114.50	926	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	163.39/cwt	161.00–166.00	534	4
Bulls	—	—	1,663	87.76/cwt	87.00–88.50	1,459	2
Bulls	—	—	1,712	81.40/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,394	19
Bulls	—	—	1,399	68.93/cwt	65.50–73.50	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	592	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	746	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	402	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	152.02/cwt	150.50–152.25	933	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	175.74/cwt	170.00–177.00	900	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	210.12/cwt	208.00–211.00	769	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	174.49/cwt	168.50–179.00	909	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	141.95/cwt	135.00–143.50	947	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	134.25/cwt	130.00–137.25	963	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,105	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	564	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	761	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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