Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 4.00-6.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher except 800-850 lbs. 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 6.00 higher, calves and feeders over 500 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-6.00 lower. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.52/cwt on 331 head.

Average price

$134.52

331 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$159

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

$23.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	141.17	755	24
Medium and Large 1	618	140.00	865	166
Medium and Large 1-2	737	127.48	940	133
Medium and Large 2-3	775	117.93	914	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.24/cwt here — about −$159 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 sale331 hd

134.52

—

NM average2 barns · 565 hd

138.20

−3.68

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	1,608	81.92	1,318	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	62.16	755	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	59.53	881	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	58.48	589	63

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	351	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	139.95/cwt	139.00–141.00	593	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	552	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.07/cwt	115.00–119.00	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	131.82/cwt	126.00–143.00	639	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	862.50/cwt	800.00–925.00	7,331	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	1,107.78/cwt	835.00–1,175.00	10,923	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	867	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	145.99/cwt	143.00–149.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	132.70/cwt	131.50–134.00	691	6
Bulls	—	—	1,481	74.23/cwt	65.00–79.25	1,099	6
Bulls	—	—	1,663	85.22/cwt	80.00–91.75	1,417	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	368	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	150.22/cwt	149.00–153.00	723	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	141.73/cwt	135.50–148.00	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	747	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	874	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	796	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	112.48/cwt	109.00–116.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	444	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	124.26/cwt	121.00–127.00	727	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	130.41/cwt	127.00–131.50	694	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	138.43/cwt	136.50–139.00	803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	128.12/cwt	127.00–128.50	1,035	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,048	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	138.31/cwt	138.00–138.50	992	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	156.71/cwt	154.00–162.50	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	598	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	136.22/cwt	134.00–138.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	129.80/cwt	127.00–133.00	691	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	675	447.50/cwt	435.00–460.00	3,021	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,025.00/cwt	925.00–1,200.00	10,896	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	931.25/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,830	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	1,017.86/cwt	875.00–1,200.00	11,339	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	958.33/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	10,225	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	905.00/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	9,403	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,056.00/cwt	910.00–1,160.00	12,566	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	600	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	770.00/cwt	710.00–800.00	8,663	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	61.50/cwt	58.00–63.25	644	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	57.50/cwt	57.25–57.75	781	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	64.37/cwt	64.00–65.25	774	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	61.72/cwt	58.00–63.75	743	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	59.53/cwt	58.00–60.50	881	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	63.88/cwt	63.50–64.00	703	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	52.42/cwt	45.00–56.00	483	22
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	138.83/cwt	135.50–143.00	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	136.49/cwt	131.00–141.00	916	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	157.76/cwt	155.00–163.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,030	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	605	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	146.35/cwt	141.00–148.50	711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.12/cwt	135.00–146.00	885	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	117.93/cwt	117.00–118.50	914	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	125.42/cwt	124.00–126.00	729	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	776	17

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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