Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower. Feeders over 600 lbs. 1.00-2.00 higher, a few 650-700 lbs and 800-850 lbs. 9.00-10.00 higher, though quality more attractive. Heifer calves under 600 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher except 850-900 lbs. 8.00 higher with quality more attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, bulls steady. Trade moderate to active, demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.71/cwt on 558 head.

Average price

$113.71

558 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$4.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	115.54	763	310
Medium and Large 2	522	115.36	603	21
Medium and Large 1-2	693	111.06	770	227

One grade step is worth $4.48/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale558 hd

113.71

—

NM average3 barns · 855 hd

117.21

−3.50

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	—	Low	1,732	83.72	1,450	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	62.32	817	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	61.33	980	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,136	58.41	663	58

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2	—	610	136.77/cwt	135.50–138.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	127.17/cwt	123.50–127.75	956	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	119.89/cwt	118.75–123.00	1,001	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	138.12/cwt	135.00–145.50	785	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	612	108.43/cwt	108.00–109.50	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	135.76/cwt	135.00–136.50	562	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	137.13/cwt	135.00–140.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	111.03/cwt	105.00–117.00	757	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	102.28/cwt	94.00–104.00	888	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	121.37/cwt	118.00–126.00	632	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	108.99/cwt	107.50–110.50	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	684	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	783	486.67/cwt	460.00–500.00	3,811	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	912.50/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	10,457	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	700	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,218.18/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	14,448	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	1,010.94/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	11,595	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	823.33/cwt	800.00–835.00	6,727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	485	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	135.71/cwt	134.75–136.00	714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	125.08/cwt	122.00–129.50	911	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	128.07/cwt	125.00–129.00	980	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	391	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	662	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	669	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,250	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,350	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	860.91/cwt	600.00–925.00	9,410	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	103.99/cwt	100.00–104.50	843	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	108.79/cwt	105.00–113.50	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	105.76/cwt	98.50–106.00	878	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	137.78/cwt	136.00–139.50	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	121.70/cwt	119.00–126.00	692	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	109.56/cwt	106.00–115.50	614	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,600	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	892.50/cwt	835.00–950.00	10,487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	955	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	154.02/cwt	147.00–155.00	718	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	612	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	632	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	142.56/cwt	139.25–144.00	750	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	98.25/cwt	98.25–98.25	989	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,027	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.85/cwt	130.00–139.50	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	118.86/cwt	115.50–124.50	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	93.37/cwt	92.50–94.00	894	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	158.42/cwt	156.00–160.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	122.86/cwt	112.50–125.00	751	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	134.66/cwt	126.00–137.00	615	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	738	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	74.80/cwt	63.00–81.00	1,195	13
Bulls	—	—	1,817	89.76/cwt	82.50–95.50	1,631	17
Bulls	—	—	2,035	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	124.05/cwt	122.50–124.50	767	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	892	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,355	64.65/cwt	64.50–65.00	876	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	61.33/cwt	60.00–62.75	980	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	65.63/cwt	65.00–65.75	939	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	61.97/cwt	58.00–64.25	801	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	631	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	59.80/cwt	53.50–63.75	671	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	47.93/cwt	44.50–50.00	543	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,225	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	850	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	188.76/cwt	188.00–190.00	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	553	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	1,019	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	690	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	142.10/cwt	132.50–143.25	935	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	202.57/cwt	182.00–217.00	472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	138.02/cwt	135.00–146.00	660	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	145.59/cwt	137.00–149.00	763	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	131.80/cwt	128.50–133.50	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	402	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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