Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of calves and feeders in strong demand and prices showing signs of a strong rally. 300-500 lb. steers 25.00-29.00 higher. Calves and feeders over 500 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher instances 17.00 higher on 650-700 lbs. though quality more attractive and a larger selection offered. 300-550 lb. heifers 8.00-13.00 higher. Calves and feeders over 550 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher, instances 15.00 higher on 600-650 lbs. though a larger selection of attractive heifers offered. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade very active, demand very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.28/cwt on 608 head.

Average price

$161.28

608 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$13.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.24

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	168.69	967	226
Medium and Large 1-2	616	156.99	967	366
Medium and Large 2	540	154.73	835	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.96/cwt here — about $132 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 sale608 hd

161.28

—

NM average4 barns · 2,015 hd

162.51

−1.24

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	1,775	82.60	1,466	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	60.65	743	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	51.84	531	90

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1	—	289	183.35/cwt	160.00–191.00	530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	137.13/cwt	132.00–146.50	1,001	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	133.73/cwt	130.50–145.00	824	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	133.82/cwt	131.00–134.50	834	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	172.14/cwt	166.25–176.00	646	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	162.88/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,015	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	163.57/cwt	150.50–179.50	945	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	606	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,058	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	57.06/cwt	50.50–63.00	620	51
Bulls	—	—	1,891	84.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,588	5
Bulls	—	—	1,620	67.56/cwt	60.00–76.50	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.95/cwt	140.00–158.00	800	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	127.81/cwt	122.50–130.00	945	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	771	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	917	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	762.86/cwt	735.00–900.00	9,101	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,603	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,458	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	888	42.22/cwt	36.00–46.50	375	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	64.20/cwt	63.25–65.50	782	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	43.74/cwt	41.00–47.50	428	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	720.00/cwt	610.00–800.00	7,920	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	876.25/cwt	775.00–985.00	9,718	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	748.57/cwt	600.00–1,010.00	7,478	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,673	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	611.67/cwt	550.00–685.00	5,915	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,518	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	637.50/cwt	525.00–700.00	5,381	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	762.50/cwt	725.00–800.00	7,305	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	904.17/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	9,792	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,788	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	997.50/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	9,726	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	850.00/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	9,563	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,551	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	611.67/cwt	550.00–685.00	5,707	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	720.00/cwt	685.00–750.00	8,042	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	732	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	656.67/cwt	600.00–685.00	5,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	158.54/cwt	155.00–161.00	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	172.80/cwt	172.00–177.00	569	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	627	2
Bulls	—	—	1,811	94.39/cwt	93.50–95.50	1,709	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	60.31/cwt	56.00–63.50	740	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	154.11/cwt	145.50–166.00	980	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	150.88/cwt	144.00–164.50	1,020	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	164.77/cwt	155.00–173.00	624	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	735	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	228	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	64.86/cwt	64.75–65.00	780	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,360	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	138.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	801	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	992	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	154.79/cwt	146.50–167.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	139.15/cwt	134.00–146.00	802	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	129.12/cwt	127.50–130.00	881	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	209.82/cwt	197.00–222.50	690	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	170.43/cwt	150.00–193.00	803	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	132.05/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,071	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	213.45/cwt	204.00–217.00	790	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	642	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	841	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	188.01/cwt	180.00–195.00	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	221.00/cwt	219.00–222.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	869	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,054	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	172.58/cwt	151.00–179.00	903	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	158.56/cwt	152.00–164.50	899	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	131.33/cwt	127.50–131.50	932	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	167.12/cwt	161.00–170.00	702	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	173.99/cwt	165.00–185.50	828	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	152.43/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,018	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	194.94/cwt	181.00–206.00	840	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	151.37/cwt	149.00–157.00	866	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	301	149.98/cwt	145.00–155.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	152.79/cwt	137.50–162.00	727	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	157.89/cwt	150.00–164.00	736	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	180.19/cwt	179.00–181.00	950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	144.12/cwt	140.00–146.00	772	10

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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