Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs. 5.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 1.00-4.00 lower, 550-600 lbs. 1.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs. 1.00-4.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower except 500-550 lbs. 5.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, bulls 3.00 higher though quality more attractive. Trade active demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.35/cwt on 380 head.

Average price

$162.35

380 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$17.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	171.05	904	104
Medium and Large 1-2	558	161.33	900	195
Medium and Large 2	544	153.63	836	81

One grade step is worth $17.41/cwt here — about $68 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 sale380 hd

162.35

—

NM average4 barns · 1,908 hd

163.91

−1.56

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	1,674	87.38	1,462	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	63.19	775	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	60.87	977	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	54.99	574	127

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	850.63/cwt	700.00–1,125.00	8,149	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	700	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	703	1
Bulls	—	—	1,437	76.40/cwt	71.50–80.00	1,098	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,198	73.55/cwt	69.00–79.00	881	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	56.66/cwt	50.00–62.50	602	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	68.36/cwt	65.50–73.00	810	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	766.25/cwt	650.00–800.00	7,663	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,099.00/cwt	650.00–1,385.00	11,463	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	482	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	132.38/cwt	125.50–134.50	777	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	195.54/cwt	188.00–200.00	815	8
Bulls	—	—	1,738	89.43/cwt	82.50–95.00	1,554	16
Bulls	—	—	1,950	99.84/cwt	97.50–103.50	1,947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	910	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	107.71/cwt	101.00–110.00	925	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	218.63/cwt	218.00–220.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	979	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	463	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	582	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	242	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	173.24/cwt	166.00–180.00	825	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	355	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	138.73/cwt	135.00–142.50	867	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	61.40/cwt	59.00–62.00	853	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	953.64/cwt	710.00–1,050.00	8,716	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,525	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,250	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	517.00/cwt	400.00–725.00	4,808	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	60.83/cwt	58.00–64.00	719	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	668.13/cwt	550.00–800.00	7,390	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	807.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,231	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,225	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	628	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	62.13/cwt	61.00–63.25	763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	649	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	753.57/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,782	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	63.60/cwt	55.00–69.00	731	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	657.50/cwt	550.00–850.00	6,647	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	60.13/cwt	55.00–63.50	703	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	517.50/cwt	475.00–560.00	5,563	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	10,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	959	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	775.00/cwt	700.00–825.00	7,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	159.81/cwt	149.00–161.00	727	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,064	54.21/cwt	50.00–56.50	577	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	960	22.92/cwt	20.00–25.00	220	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	858	44.42/cwt	37.50–48.00	381	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	43.55/cwt	40.00–49.00	383	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.09/cwt	134.00–154.00	694	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	126.31/cwt	125.00–133.00	815	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	67.28/cwt	66.25–72.00	837	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	62.63/cwt	59.50–65.75	774	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	298	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	653	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	142.93/cwt	141.00–153.00	823	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	176.75/cwt	171.00–184.00	776	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	136.16/cwt	134.00–136.50	719	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	60.87/cwt	60.00–61.50	977	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	962	55.66/cwt	54.00–59.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	356	166.85/cwt	164.00–167.50	594	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	909	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	612	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	921	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	406	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	178.33/cwt	172.00–190.00	638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	996	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	930	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	611	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	170.42/cwt	166.00–174.00	900	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	208.64/cwt	203.00–211.00	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	167.90/cwt	160.00–172.50	960	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	171.25/cwt	170.00–173.00	656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	161.88/cwt	150.00–165.50	926	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	195.00/cwt	189.00–201.00	741	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	161.11/cwt	155.50–171.00	690	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	121.43/cwt	121.00–122.00	884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	157.67/cwt	156.00–162.00	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	203	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	162.01/cwt	160.00–165.00	855	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	766	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	163.35/cwt	156.00–167.00	614	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	179.71/cwt	179.25–185.00	827	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	651	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.79/cwt	138.00–150.50	758	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	144.18/cwt	141.00–149.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	417	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	135.15/cwt	135.00–135.50	918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.83/cwt	129.00–136.00	758	18

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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