Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison on any class due to very limited receipts last week. A much higher undertone noted on slaughter cows and bulls with excellent demand and trade very active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.28/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$141.28

229 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$160

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

$19.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.74

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	469	154.87	727	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	578	145.93	843	91
Medium and Large 1	655	135.55	887	119

One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about −$160 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 sale229 hd

141.28

—

NM average3 barns · 1,292 hd

142.02

−0.74

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	1,643	85.64	1,407	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	62.20	746	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	50.00	853	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	48.71	463	63

Every lot, as filed

86 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,125.00/cwt	975.00–1,300.00	12,431	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,036.36/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	10,882	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	975.00/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	8,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	108.25/cwt	108.25–108.25	875	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	121.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	128.20/cwt	123.00–129.00	697	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	146.48/cwt	141.00–151.50	785	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	385	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	410	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	752	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	826.25/cwt	710.00–950.00	8,684	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,948	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	632.00/cwt	600.00–685.00	7,584	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	825	447.50/cwt	435.00–460.00	3,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	177.98/cwt	173.00–181.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	164.59/cwt	161.00–166.00	833	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	136.44/cwt	132.50–143.00	854	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	774	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	560.00/cwt	510.00–660.00	5,785	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	817.86/cwt	775.00–900.00	8,759	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	883	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	459	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	97.56/cwt	95.00–100.25	1,761	6
Bulls	—	—	1,688	86.41/cwt	81.00–93.50	1,459	22
Bulls	—	—	1,399	74.57/cwt	69.25–79.50	1,043	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	826	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	818	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	725	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	750	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,388	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	893	701.67/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,266	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	360	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	572	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	67.74/cwt	66.50–70.00	884	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	819	37.61/cwt	35.00–39.50	308	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	54.39/cwt	50.00–58.50	559	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	853	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	872	43.61/cwt	35.00–47.50	380	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	45.73/cwt	40.00–49.00	437	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	60.47/cwt	54.00–65.50	705	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	876	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	165.03/cwt	164.50–165.50	802	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	486	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	742	479.17/cwt	450.00–500.00	3,555	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	955.71/cwt	825.00–1,160.00	11,115	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	715.00/cwt	625.00–760.00	9,059	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	790	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,740	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	790.00/cwt	725.00–850.00	8,532	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,087.50/cwt	950.00–1,175.00	11,876	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	810	768.00/cwt	700.00–785.00	6,221	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	947.12/cwt	785.00–1,060.00	9,301	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,107.27/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	11,881	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	11,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	825	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	6,311	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	719	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,033	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,131	1,293.75/cwt	1,150.00–1,450.00	14,632	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,006.67/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	10,238	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	9,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	158.03/cwt	156.00–170.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	144.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	603	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	589	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	152.64/cwt	151.00–161.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	796	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.69/cwt	136.00–141.00	657	31

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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