Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steer calves and feeders 1.00-3.00 lower. No comparison on heifers under 500 lbs. but a lower undertone noted, over 500 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.75/cwt on 574 head.

Average price

$126.75

574 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$22.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.43

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	667	127.16	849	255
Medium and Large 1	700	126.79	888	299
Medium and Large 2	679	122.81	834	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	105.00	620	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.16/cwt here — about $229 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 sale574 hd

126.75

—

NM average3 barns · 1,151 hd

134.18

−7.43

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	1,662	84.94	1,411	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	63.93	834	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	61.75	920	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	57.84	623	14

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	800	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	605	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	917.50/cwt	910.00–925.00	9,524	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	95.17/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,764	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,145	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	73.98/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,071	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	85.57/cwt	80.00–90.25	1,453	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	148.33/cwt	148.00–148.50	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	128.75/cwt	127.00–130.50	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	104.95/cwt	95.50–106.50	756	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	637	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	291	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	507	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	136.45/cwt	135.00–137.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.67/cwt	120.00–127.00	652	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	401	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,514	68.18/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,032	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	879	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	59.43/cwt	54.25–62.75	657	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	62.95/cwt	59.50–65.50	793	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	887	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	845	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	469	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	960	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	48.99/cwt	46.00–51.00	446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	868	88
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	160.75/cwt	160.50–161.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	99.33/cwt	99.00–99.50	912	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	110.72/cwt	107.00–111.00	905	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	117.32/cwt	116.00–124.50	622	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	100.10/cwt	95.00–102.00	690	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	115.20/cwt	112.50–118.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	110.07/cwt	108.50–114.50	733	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	99.21/cwt	99.00–100.00	826	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	116.25/cwt	110.50–126.00	675	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	414	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	582	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	110.22/cwt	105.50–116.00	640	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	680.00/cwt	635.00–725.00	5,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	115.57/cwt	115.50–116.00	878	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	143.59/cwt	141.00–145.00	742	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	120.66/cwt	118.00–129.50	833	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	806	96.61/cwt	90.00–101.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	133.71/cwt	126.00–138.50	837	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	116.97/cwt	115.00–122.50	855	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	938	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	480	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	137.59/cwt	136.25–146.50	775	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	128.28/cwt	126.50–135.00	825	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	577	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	170.51/cwt	166.00–175.00	677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	164.21/cwt	161.00–166.00	770	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	141.95/cwt	133.00–147.50	805	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	304	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	639	124.11/cwt	124.00–124.50	793	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	172.39/cwt	166.00–175.00	793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	172.98/cwt	170.00–176.00	713	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	780.00/cwt	700.00–860.00	7,215	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	840.00/cwt	825.00–875.00	11,659	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,004	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	805.00/cwt	775.00–835.00	7,752	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	725.00/cwt	675.00–775.00	8,156	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	289	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	188	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	382	71.51/cwt	68.50–76.00	273	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	742	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	460	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	63.76/cwt	60.00–68.00	501	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	603	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	392	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	479	68.82/cwt	67.00–69.50	330	11

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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