Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction on Cow-Calf Pairs - Per Head to Per Family Steer calves under 600 lbs. unevenly steady except 450-550 lbs. 3.00 higher. 600-700 lbs. 5.00 lower, over 700 lbs. instances 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. unevenly steady, over 600 lbs. mostly 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower. Trade moderate, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.58/cwt on 1,050 head.

Average price

$148.58

1,050 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$29.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.59

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	157.92	925	350
Medium and Large 1-2	656	144.70	950	603
Medium and Large 2	593	139.30	826	95
Medium and Large 2-3	525	128.00	672	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.92/cwt here — about $253 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 sale1,050 hd

148.58

—

NM average4 barns · 2,034 hd

153.17

−4.59

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	1,709	79.68	1,362	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	55.83	732	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	46.25	471	66

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1Fleshy	—	391	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	191.69/cwt	184.50–199.00	744	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,075	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	444	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	162.74/cwt	160.00–164.00	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	122.57/cwt	118.00–123.50	944	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.65/cwt	136.50–146.00	745	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	131.73/cwt	127.50–134.25	1,018	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	547	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	138.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	793	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	135.71/cwt	133.00–136.75	912	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	567	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	189.67/cwt	180.00–196.00	816	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	205.88/cwt	205.50–207.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	431	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,025	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	170.86/cwt	165.00–186.00	824	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	160.63/cwt	152.00–163.50	527	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	662	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	869	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	175.67/cwt	170.50–186.00	720	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	51.99/cwt	47.50–55.50	569	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	28.14/cwt	25.00–32.00	318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	174.01/cwt	170.00–183.00	926	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	133.83/cwt	125.75–136.50	968	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	4,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	722.86/cwt	650.00–750.00	8,935	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	56.30/cwt	50.75–60.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	150.50/cwt	146.00–157.00	883	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	915	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	894	39.60/cwt	35.00–42.75	354	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	608	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	787.35/cwt	585.00–950.00	9,299	17
Bulls	—	—	1,812	85.56/cwt	79.50–90.50	1,550	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	71.36/cwt	47.50–80.00	639	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,200	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	711.67/cwt	510.00–900.00	7,672	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	55.72/cwt	51.50–58.00	736	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	504	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,308	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	670	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	51.50/cwt	50.50–52.50	535	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	124.66/cwt	124.50–125.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,053	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	726	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	486	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	63.54/cwt	62.50–64.50	780	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	54.97/cwt	50.00–61.50	726	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	115.00/cwt	109.00–118.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.78/cwt	121.00–125.75	699	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	40.70/cwt	34.50–45.00	370	14
Bulls	—	—	1,529	69.39/cwt	65.50–74.50	1,061	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	136.61/cwt	134.00–137.50	773	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	117.48/cwt	116.00–124.00	771	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	183.65/cwt	180.00–190.00	714	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	140.54/cwt	137.50–145.00	807	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	476	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	165.50/cwt	153.00–181.00	872	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	165.75/cwt	164.00–166.50	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	134.07/cwt	126.00–136.50	909	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	147.89/cwt	145.00–157.00	779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.98/cwt	118.50–131.50	768	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	310	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	524	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	156.33/cwt	151.00–160.00	685	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	124.09/cwt	124.00–125.00	859	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	790	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	124.56/cwt	113.00–126.50	899	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	144.25/cwt	144.00–145.00	868	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,096	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	758	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	130.86/cwt	126.00–132.00	873	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	159.93/cwt	157.00–165.00	672	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	178.94/cwt	163.00–197.00	766	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	162.88/cwt	157.00–169.75	608	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	148.99/cwt	136.00–155.50	863	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	130.17/cwt	125.00–133.00	833	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	163.88/cwt	158.00–169.00	457	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	144.36/cwt	139.50–153.50	694	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	134.51/cwt	132.00–136.00	705	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	135.84/cwt	135.50–142.00	869	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	183.12/cwt	173.00–189.00	868	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	166.00/cwt	154.00–171.50	627	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	131.74/cwt	123.00–131.85	1,020	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	132.05/cwt	130.50–132.75	943	19

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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