Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs steady except 300-400 lbs. 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeders and calves over 500 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 7.00 lower, 450-600 lbs. 1.00-2.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, bulls steady to strong. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.51/cwt on 620 head.

Average price

$154.51

620 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$8.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	155.17	828	389
Medium and Large 1-2	531	154.42	821	202
Medium and Large 2	526	146.27	769	29

One grade step is worth $8.90/cwt here — about $59 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 sale620 hd

154.51

—

NM average2 barns · 1,018 hd

154.57

−0.06

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	1,841	86.16	1,586	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	56.61	702	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,658	54.50	904	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,117	51.33	573	84

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	525	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,563	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	933.18/cwt	650.00–1,150.00	10,134	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	48.71/cwt	47.50–50.00	648	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	809	34.13/cwt	28.00–38.00	276	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	59.77/cwt	59.50–60.00	749	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	54.50/cwt	52.00–57.50	904	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	965	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	521	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,113	46.65/cwt	44.00–48.00	519	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	56.19/cwt	52.50–59.00	698	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	52.96/cwt	49.50–59.00	602	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	60.91/cwt	60.00–62.00	753	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	48.45/cwt	47.00–49.00	531	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	630	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	199.60/cwt	199.00–201.00	647	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	166.69/cwt	156.00–168.50	802	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	619	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	907	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	137.75/cwt	137.00–138.00	836	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	172.47/cwt	170.00–178.00	667	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	154.44/cwt	152.00–156.50	595	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	140.46/cwt	140.00–143.50	803	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	132.29/cwt	132.00–134.25	847	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	670	7
Bulls	—	—	1,722	76.84/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,323	3
Bulls	—	—	1,877	92.22/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,731	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	86.91/cwt	82.50–90.00	1,617	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	971	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	682	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	741	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	108.47/cwt	105.00–112.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	134.13/cwt	130.00–138.00	633	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	423	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	133.47/cwt	130.00–136.00	689	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	175.72/cwt	169.00–179.00	480	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	437	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	134.25/cwt	133.50–135.50	981	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	176.66/cwt	176.00–178.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	830	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	133.69/cwt	130.50–137.50	918	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	522	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.24/cwt	141.00–142.50	812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,037	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	413	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	764	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	183.14/cwt	178.00–190.00	709	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	158.32/cwt	153.00–166.00	762	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	695.59/cwt	650.00–750.00	8,166	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	737.50/cwt	700.00–775.00	9,956	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	753.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,833	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,285	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	763	310.00/cwt	285.00–335.00	2,365	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	696.39/cwt	675.00–750.00	8,203	18
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,745	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	4,795	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,000	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	128.70/cwt	125.50–131.00	794	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	926	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	879	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	432	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	133.07/cwt	126.00–136.25	683	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	187.98/cwt	178.50–195.00	511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	137.55/cwt	130.25–140.00	923	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	142.07/cwt	135.50–144.50	604	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	119.83/cwt	119.25–123.00	750	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	928	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	404	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	147.84/cwt	146.00–150.00	482	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.64/cwt	135.00–145.50	659	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	151.80/cwt	151.00–154.00	515	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	125.97/cwt	122.00–130.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	941	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	150.14/cwt	146.00–161.00	739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	141.18/cwt	138.00–142.75	863	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	130.35/cwt	127.00–133.50	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	181.26/cwt	180.00–193.50	593	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	174.69/cwt	170.00–178.00	753	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	367	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	708	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	148.03/cwt	147.00–150.00	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	117.01/cwt	110.00–119.00	895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	143.81/cwt	140.50–148.00	562	41

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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