Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale 12/16/20: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 1.00-3.00 higher instances 9.00-15.00 higher on 300-500 lbs., over 600 lbs. steady to 1.00 lower on comparable quotes. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 1.00-3.00 higher , instances 12.00-15.00 higher on 300-400 lbs., 500-600 lbs. instances 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 2.00-3.00 higher. No comparison on slaughter cows and bulls due to no report available from the last sale. Trade active, demand good but an uneven trend noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.39/cwt on 1,225 head.

Average price

$156.39

1,225 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$36.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.57

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	157.79	889	703
Medium and Large 1-2	517	157.73	816	394
Medium and Large 2	521	145.88	760	121
Medium and Large 2-3	614	121.29	744	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.51/cwt here — about $145 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 sale1,225 hd

156.39

—

NM average2 barns · 1,637 hd

154.82

+1.57

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	—	Average	1,764	74.77	1,319	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	49.78	680	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,729	47.49	821	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	42.88	455	98

Every lot, as filed

136 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 1Fleshy	—	573	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	664	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	830	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	969	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	336	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.99/cwt	126.00–129.50	915	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	616	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	167.32/cwt	165.00–171.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	210.47/cwt	205.00–213.00	690	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	208.13/cwt	203.00–213.00	762	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	186.36/cwt	177.00–191.00	813	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	128.84/cwt	120.00–131.00	862	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	138.26/cwt	136.50–139.50	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	325	196.05/cwt	195.00–197.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	120.88/cwt	117.00–128.00	765	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	115.12/cwt	110.00–116.00	929	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	119.23/cwt	115.00–121.50	857	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	145.78/cwt	141.00–147.00	844	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	169.15/cwt	164.50–180.50	809	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	165.18/cwt	156.50–168.00	600	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	176.56/cwt	156.00–180.00	456	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.36/cwt	123.50–135.00	696	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	156.63/cwt	148.00–163.50	876	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	133.46/cwt	131.00–139.00	830	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	149.97/cwt	144.00–153.75	648	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	343	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	124.41/cwt	120.00–131.00	657	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	127.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	985	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	157.99/cwt	150.00–162.00	842	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	152.94/cwt	145.00–159.00	575	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	624	123.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	768	10
Bulls	—	—	1,822	78.42/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,429	25
Bulls	—	—	1,589	64.72/cwt	54.00–71.00	1,028	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	656	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	114.26/cwt	114.00–115.00	879	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	820	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	941.06/cwt	460.00–1,125.00	10,248	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	163.39/cwt	154.00–169.00	533	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	636	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	757	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	952.63/cwt	525.00–1,050.00	11,470	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	45.50/cwt	45.00–46.00	512	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	46.85/cwt	44.00–51.00	563	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,768	48.99/cwt	48.00–51.00	866	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,570	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	895	1
Bulls	—	—	1,992	87.15/cwt	85.50–90.00	1,736	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	892.62/cwt	600.00–1,000.00	10,783	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	841.67/cwt	725.00–900.00	7,853	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	659.00/cwt	575.00–700.00	7,730	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	720.50/cwt	460.00–900.00	7,392	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	505	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	941.67/cwt	925.00–950.00	9,257	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	800.53/cwt	460.00–900.00	8,798	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	696.32/cwt	550.00–860.00	7,451	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	830.00/cwt	810.00–850.00	7,055	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	652.00/cwt	475.00–750.00	7,465	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,005	49.67/cwt	46.50–51.50	499	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	55.28/cwt	55.00–55.50	684	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	43.61/cwt	41.00–45.00	521	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	49.99/cwt	46.50–54.00	713	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	873	53.78/cwt	53.00–54.00	469	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	998	45.72/cwt	44.00–50.50	456	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	728	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	300	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	692	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	945	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	449	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	972	29.11/cwt	28.00–30.00	283	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	951	37.68/cwt	31.00–43.00	358	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	601	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	30.35/cwt	28.50–32.00	249	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	39.80/cwt	37.00–43.00	425	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	129.17/cwt	125.00–137.00	619	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	120.36/cwt	116.00–124.00	804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	760	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	268	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	473	62.48/cwt	55.00–69.00	296	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	119.86/cwt	116.00–123.50	885	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	166.64/cwt	161.00–171.00	557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	167.78/cwt	161.00–177.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	117.69/cwt	116.00–121.00	685	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	140.81/cwt	134.00–151.00	484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	119.25/cwt	116.00–124.50	638	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.99/cwt	134.00–155.00	532	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	872	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	157.17/cwt	154.00–166.00	748	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	142.34/cwt	135.00–150.00	743	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	127.67/cwt	126.50–128.00	792	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	146.42/cwt	139.00–151.00	613	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	120.43/cwt	118.00–127.00	745	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	281	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.24/cwt	132.50–141.00	778	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	124.96/cwt	121.00–130.00	841	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	123.12/cwt	120.00–130.50	890	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	476	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	188.80/cwt	181.00–194.00	712	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	105.91/cwt	102.00–110.00	877	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	152.79/cwt	142.00–156.00	501	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	137.80/cwt	134.00–142.00	661	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	443	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	513	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	759	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	134.97/cwt	129.50–142.00	826	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	159.23/cwt	155.00–164.00	836	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	144.85/cwt	134.50–154.00	830	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	461	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	122.21/cwt	117.00–127.00	705	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	794	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	165.63/cwt	161.00–175.00	785	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	181.25/cwt	177.00–185.00	785	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.31/cwt	132.50–146.00	654	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	125.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	710	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	421	164.76/cwt	157.00–169.00	694	16

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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