Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Cow/Calf Pairs (per head to per family) Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders 3.00-6.00 lower, heifer calves under 600 lbs. 8.00-100 lower, feeders 600-700 lbs. 4.00-10.00 lower, no accurate comparison over 700 lbs. but a higher undertone noted. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.27/cwt on 563 head.

Average price

$142.27

563 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$155

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

$11.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.05

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	461	146.96	678	52
Medium and Large 1-2	542	145.07	787	331
Medium and Large 1	613	135.77	833	180

One grade step is worth $11.19/cwt here — about −$155 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 sale563 hd

142.27

—

NM average4 barns · 1,439 hd

146.32

−4.05

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	—	High	1,675	76.58	1,283	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	61.57	753	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,253	59.21	742	405

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1	—	789	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,053	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	143.80/cwt	143.50–144.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	166.26/cwt	165.00–167.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	202.00/cwt	199.00–208.00	838	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	162.85/cwt	160.50–164.00	1,005	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	126.20/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,027	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin	—	796	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	153.42/cwt	150.00–156.00	724	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	173.01/cwt	166.00–179.00	894	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	179.70/cwt	165.00–186.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	135.13/cwt	134.50–138.50	996	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,094	51.92/cwt	50.00–53.25	568	5
Bulls	—	—	1,908	93.62/cwt	93.25–94.00	1,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin	—	874	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	996	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin	—	691	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	822	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	809.55/cwt	700.00–835.00	7,982	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	1,002.81/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	10,870	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	168.43/cwt	165.50–171.00	974	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	141.94/cwt	134.50–144.00	769	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	741.18/cwt	510.00–935.00	7,923	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	873.75/cwt	550.00–1,050.00	9,987	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	56.46/cwt	50.00–60.50	649	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	43.17/cwt	33.25–47.75	413	25
Bulls	—	—	1,829	85.43/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,563	11
Bulls	—	—	1,460	63.43/cwt	49.50–79.00	926	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	700	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	695.00/cwt	600.00–710.00	6,825	11
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	7,280	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	766.67/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,303	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	12,180	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	650	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	3,965	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	750	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,438	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,079.36/cwt	810.00–1,250.00	11,884	47
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	938.15/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	10,076	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,020	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	630.00/cwt	575.00–685.00	7,088	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	1,376.14/cwt	875.00–1,400.00	12,261	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	840.00/cwt	800.00–860.00	6,720	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	598.33/cwt	575.00–610.00	6,282	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,313	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	543.75/cwt	450.00–675.00	5,878	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	154.25/cwt	151.00–157.00	649	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	160.50/cwt	150.00–163.00	835	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	171.57/cwt	167.50–182.00	832	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	55.16/cwt	54.75–55.50	697	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	67.50/cwt	65.50–70.00	928	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	61.71/cwt	56.00–65.25	748	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	117.17/cwt	108.00–117.50	1,011	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	193.09/cwt	186.00–196.00	734	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	932	41.83/cwt	37.75–46.50	390	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,365	64.26/cwt	64.25–66.50	877	252
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	122.82/cwt	120.00–129.00	688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	183.35/cwt	165.00–203.00	770	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	161.53/cwt	145.00–172.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	136.68/cwt	130.00–146.00	923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	138.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	141.98/cwt	138.50–144.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	183.33/cwt	176.00–186.00	515	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	197.20/cwt	196.00–197.50	779	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	133.73/cwt	119.00–137.00	825	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	150.76/cwt	145.00–158.00	867	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	175.60/cwt	175.00–176.00	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	165.87/cwt	156.50–170.00	650	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.25/cwt	141.00–160.00	701	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	190.90/cwt	185.00–202.00	640	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	204.31/cwt	191.00–217.00	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	133.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	780	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	164.93/cwt	153.00–171.00	709	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	181.62/cwt	169.00–191.00	770	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	122.29/cwt	117.00–134.00	835	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	206.96/cwt	190.00–213.00	782	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	117.56/cwt	115.00–119.50	950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	162.62/cwt	146.00–174.00	844	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	541	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	138.08/cwt	135.50–142.50	707	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	131.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	740	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	160.20/cwt	154.00–181.50	537	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	164.32/cwt	153.50–177.00	784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	625	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	978	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	126.45/cwt	121.00–130.00	898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	140.36/cwt	136.00–146.00	935	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	125.65/cwt	119.00–129.00	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	164.68/cwt	157.00–176.00	932	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	160.73/cwt	145.00–166.00	693	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	140.54/cwt	139.00–142.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	2

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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