Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher except 450-500 lbs. 10.00 higher and 550-600 lbs. 9.00 higher though quality more attractive. Feeders over 600 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher, the most advance on 800-850 lbs. Heifer calves and feeders 2.00-4.00 higher except 500-550 lbs. and 650-700 lbs. 7.00 higher, though quality more attractive. Slaughter cows 10.00 lower with cows going back to feed a good part of the offerings, bulls 3.00 lower. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.32/cwt on 895 head.

Average price

$155.32

895 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

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

$40.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	157.81	910	513
Medium and Large 1-2	574	156.01	896	283
Medium and Large 2	619	144.11	892	70
Large 1	581	138.25	803	20
Medium and Large 2-3	792	117.00	927	9thin

One grade step is worth $40.81/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale895 hd

155.32

—

NM average3 barns · 1,375 hd

154.16

+1.16

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	1,777	88.02	1,564	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	63.00	910	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	60.18	734	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	53.32	564	155

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	395	187.04/cwt	181.00–188.50	739	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	153.57/cwt	145.00–155.25	911	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,079	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	661	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	136.88/cwt	135.50–143.00	853	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	132.08/cwt	130.25–137.00	934	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	138.16/cwt	134.00–139.00	905	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	133.90/cwt	133.00–137.00	743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	137.06/cwt	135.50–140.00	800	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	165.97/cwt	165.00–169.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	134.10/cwt	133.00–135.00	829	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	842.00/cwt	825.00–900.00	8,588	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	8,865	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,018.75/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	12,989	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	1,172.12/cwt	850.00–1,185.00	9,354	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	1,150.26/cwt	875.00–1,185.00	9,685	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	3
Bulls	—	—	1,928	96.75/cwt	96.50–97.00	1,865	2
Bulls	—	—	1,659	79.68/cwt	76.00–81.50	1,322	8
Bulls	—	—	1,793	89.22/cwt	83.00–94.75	1,600	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	970.00/cwt	875.00–1,200.00	10,689	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,406	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	750	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,563	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	910	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	53.98/cwt	53.00–55.00	715	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,002	50.24/cwt	45.00–54.00	503	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	64.40/cwt	64.00–65.00	831	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	52.93/cwt	50.00–54.00	563	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	60.17/cwt	57.00–63.00	726	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	57.28/cwt	55.00–62.50	646	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	184.40/cwt	183.50–187.50	752	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	294	177.24/cwt	173.00–179.00	521	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	544	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	177.33/cwt	177.00–177.50	736	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	886	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	983	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	138.03/cwt	136.50–139.75	1,009	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	894	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,028	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	138.73/cwt	131.00–141.25	1,032	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	137.09/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,087	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.88/cwt	164.00–181.00	822	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	955	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	731	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	281	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	138.53/cwt	138.00–139.00	916	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	154.09/cwt	153.00–159.00	823	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,082	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	806	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,084	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	140.26/cwt	139.50–148.50	687	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	522	136.45/cwt	135.00–138.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	136.88/cwt	135.00–139.00	776	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	135.94/cwt	129.00–138.00	912	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	148.40/cwt	145.50–150.50	629	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,012.50/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	11,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	904	93
Steers	Large 1	—	581	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	803	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	871	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	536	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	724	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	140.12/cwt	137.50–144.00	723	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	140.49/cwt	135.50–141.75	745	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	853	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	742	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	154.46/cwt	153.50–155.50	602	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	553	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	697	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	151.39/cwt	144.00–153.50	625	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	181.67/cwt	178.00–184.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	170.30/cwt	166.00–174.00	794	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	521	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	839	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	792	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	927	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	148.52/cwt	140.00–153.00	847	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	152.60/cwt	144.25–156.50	951	156
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	154.47/cwt	150.50–155.00	803	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	405	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	776	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,000.00/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	11,310	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	971.88/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	12,090	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	743.75/cwt	575.00–800.00	7,720	4

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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