Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on 300-500 lb. steer calves, a few 500-550 lbs. 3.00 higher, calves and feeders over 550 lbs. mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-550 lbs. mostly 3.00-4.00 lower, calves and feeders over 550 lbs. steady to 1.00 lower on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.83/cwt on 313 head.

Average price

$160.83

313 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$25.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.25

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	173.63	887	147
Medium and Large 2	453	154.54	700	38
Medium and Large 1-2	641	148.00	949	128

One grade step is worth $25.63/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale313 hd

160.83

—

NM average4 barns · 1,847 hd

153.58

+7.25

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	1,697	87.09	1,478	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	65.72	873	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	60.88	930	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	56.72	588	129

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	200	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	209.81/cwt	209.00–210.50	571	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,125	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	979	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	60.09/cwt	52.00–65.50	648	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	826	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	882.14/cwt	860.00–935.00	8,504	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	62.90/cwt	55.00–67.50	852	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	904	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,075.00/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	12,363	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	133.03/cwt	131.00–135.00	754	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	125.17/cwt	125.00–125.50	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	671	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	195.70/cwt	185.00–198.00	812	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	812	43.86/cwt	38.00–46.00	356	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	118.40/cwt	118.00–119.00	901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	185.19/cwt	176.00–187.50	848	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	129.44/cwt	129.00–130.00	925	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	202.74/cwt	191.00–206.00	728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.57/cwt	125.00–129.00	852	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	141.59/cwt	139.00–148.00	964	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	144.38/cwt	139.00–157.00	686	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	639	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	168.68/cwt	164.00–177.00	864	18
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,193	68.37/cwt	64.50–78.50	816	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	711.07/cwt	585.00–825.00	7,466	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,000	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	700	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	5,495	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	955.00/cwt	860.00–1,050.00	9,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,090.00/cwt	950.00–1,550.00	11,173	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	61.88/cwt	61.00–62.75	627	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,131.00/cwt	900.00–1,285.00	11,876	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,008.33/cwt	735.00–1,150.00	10,356	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	832.50/cwt	825.00–900.00	7,617	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	700	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,445	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	748.75/cwt	535.00–900.00	7,772	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	568.08/cwt	560.00–575.00	5,471	13
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,358	1,737.50/cwt	1,700.00–1,775.00	23,595	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,093.57/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	10,640	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	722.50/cwt	700.00–835.00	7,861	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,520	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,260	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	652.24/cwt	550.00–700.00	6,320	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	781.11/cwt	650.00–850.00	8,420	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	59.38/cwt	55.00–65.75	887	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	69.21/cwt	67.75–72.00	896	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,045	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	1,023	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	735	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	77.96/cwt	75.50–80.00	1,076	4
Bulls	—	—	2,056	99.58/cwt	97.00–104.00	2,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	789	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,011	54.03/cwt	50.00–60.00	546	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	161.58/cwt	153.00–170.00	852	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	351	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	565	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	47.92/cwt	42.00–51.00	433	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	89.42/cwt	83.00–94.50	1,605	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	137.68/cwt	137.25–142.00	953	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	141.29/cwt	140.00–141.50	699	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	134.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	765	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	128.79/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,021	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	148.57/cwt	148.00–149.00	935	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	177.11/cwt	168.00–183.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	231	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	136.68/cwt	131.00–145.00	729	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	186.77/cwt	180.00–190.00	501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	186.01/cwt	183.00–191.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	539	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	188.62/cwt	182.00–194.00	804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	147.80/cwt	147.00–150.00	615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	163.80/cwt	163.00–165.00	647	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	165.17/cwt	155.50–170.00	933	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	130.60/cwt	127.00–136.00	754	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	162.49/cwt	160.00–163.50	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	803	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	880	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	144.15/cwt	141.00–147.00	693	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	153.49/cwt	152.50–155.50	945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	140.48/cwt	135.00–146.00	729	4

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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