Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00-6.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady on a few yearling types and 1.00 lower on unweaned offerings. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00-3.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.60/cwt on 1,278 head.

Average price

$143.60

1,278 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$6.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

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	572	144.90	829	392
Medium and Large 1	582	144.46	840	688
Medium and Large 2	530	138.04	732	198

One grade step is worth $6.86/cwt here — about $97 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 sale1,278 hd

143.60

—

NM average4 barns · 2,456 hd

143.08

+0.52

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	1,761	78.78	1,388	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	55.56	721	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	49.21	556	139
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,341	49.15	659	8thin

Every lot, as filed

138 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 1Unweaned	—	626	125.98/cwt	120.00–129.50	789	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	722	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	127.35/cwt	125.00–127.50	858	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	131.86/cwt	130.00–132.00	936	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	132.65/cwt	132.00–132.75	813	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	788	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	136.94/cwt	132.50–144.50	585	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	505	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	807	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	167.86/cwt	164.00–170.50	707	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	131.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	635	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	147.97/cwt	146.00–154.00	466	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,121	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	137.37/cwt	133.00–138.00	799	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	125.21/cwt	122.00–128.00	666	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.18/cwt	118.50–128.00	718	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	203	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	133.42/cwt	132.00–134.00	874	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	724	125.03/cwt	120.00–127.00	905	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	154.33/cwt	151.00–159.00	727	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	168.78/cwt	160.00–173.50	616	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	497	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	943	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	447	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	147.60/cwt	141.50–153.50	769	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	110.90/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,037	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	937.50/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	10,706	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	786.07/cwt	700.00–810.00	10,808	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	423	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	728	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	700	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	846	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	800.91/cwt	570.00–850.00	10,468	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	53.86/cwt	49.00–55.50	629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	491	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	594	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	855	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	54.03/cwt	47.00–55.75	607	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	688	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,913	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	56.75/cwt	56.75–56.75	766	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	53.47/cwt	47.00–55.25	665	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	677.79/cwt	500.00–725.00	7,862	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	745.43/cwt	625.00–850.00	8,468	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	657	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	589	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	606.88/cwt	560.00–675.00	6,712	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	790	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	749.81/cwt	600.00–875.00	7,453	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	674.84/cwt	600.00–850.00	7,376	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	649	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	585	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	620	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	383	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.39/cwt	120.50–126.00	585	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	915	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	127.83/cwt	123.50–135.00	663	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	47.33/cwt	41.00–49.25	536	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,013	46.43/cwt	40.00–49.50	470	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	140.68/cwt	135.00–145.00	672	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	142.63/cwt	135.00–144.00	625	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	129.65/cwt	126.00–130.25	742	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	149.25/cwt	148.00–151.00	590	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	130.63/cwt	125.00–132.50	537	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	411	15
Bulls	—	—	1,660	71.29/cwt	64.00–78.50	1,183	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,558	62.81/cwt	55.00–71.00	979	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,039	36.74/cwt	26.00–40.00	382	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	346	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	55.71/cwt	52.00–62.00	725	67
Bulls	—	—	1,856	85.91/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,594	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,132	50.19/cwt	49.50–50.25	568	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	63.79/cwt	63.00–65.00	817	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	50.40/cwt	49.75–51.25	648	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	48.24/cwt	45.00–49.50	639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	520	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	268	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	498	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	621	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	832	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	598	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	837	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	808	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	53.34/cwt	50.50–59.50	630	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	608	123.60/cwt	120.00–124.50	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	129.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	560	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	136.39/cwt	136.00–137.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	126.19/cwt	121.00–128.00	676	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	875	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	207	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	239	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	131.90/cwt	127.50–134.00	955	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	138.09/cwt	133.00–145.00	532	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	140.46/cwt	138.50–142.00	861	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	733	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	367	150.61/cwt	150.00–151.00	553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	121.01/cwt	119.50–125.50	819	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	133.08/cwt	131.00–135.00	814	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	778	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	772	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	616	132.38/cwt	127.00–135.00	815	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	145.40/cwt	138.00–151.00	680	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.17/cwt	135.00–147.00	753	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	136.11/cwt	131.00–136.75	1,078	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	151.08/cwt	147.00–155.00	651	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	133.77/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,126	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	138.47/cwt	131.00–140.50	818	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	165.81/cwt	163.00–170.00	375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	132.90/cwt	132.50–134.00	971	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	163.89/cwt	159.00–171.00	615	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	136.14/cwt	133.00–139.50	520	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	130.87/cwt	129.50–133.50	828	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	136.97/cwt	130.00–141.00	444	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	125.03/cwt	120.50–127.50	709	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	124.34/cwt	122.00–132.50	594	73

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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