Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison under 450 lbs., 450-550 lbs. 10.00 higher, 550-600 lbs. 4.00 higher. No accurate comparison on feeders over 600 lbs. but a much higher undertone noted, though quality and weighing conditions more attractive. No accurate comparison on heifer calves under 500 lbs. but a few 400-450 lbs. 4.00 higher. Calves and feeders over 500 lbs. 5.00-7.00 higher, no comparison over 700 lbs. Slaughter cows mostly 2.00-3.00 lower, bulls 1.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.98/cwt on 477 head.

Average price

$154.98

477 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

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

$40.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.42

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	165.29	831	64
Medium and Large 1-2	613	154.06	945	300
Medium and Large 1	653	152.05	993	111
Medium and Large 2-3	680	124.50	847	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.79/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale477 hd

154.98

—

NM average4 barns · 1,199 hd

152.56

+2.42

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	1,765	83.92	1,481	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	60.03	972	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	58.58	645	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	52.69	519	91

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	409	159.63/cwt	159.00–160.50	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	129.64/cwt	125.00–131.00	827	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	138.63/cwt	137.00–142.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	129.25/cwt	128.00–130.25	931	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	186.56/cwt	182.00–189.00	700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	183.29/cwt	178.00–186.00	845	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	151.62/cwt	146.00–156.50	955	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	134.85/cwt	130.50–135.50	1,068	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	297	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	126.75/cwt	126.50–129.50	788	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	914	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	138.45/cwt	135.00–139.00	712	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	170.93/cwt	160.00–174.00	538	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	134.33/cwt	133.00–135.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	477	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	393	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	132.11/cwt	127.50–133.00	769	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	633	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	915	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	930	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	493	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,082	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	891	52.11/cwt	50.00–53.00	464	9
Bulls	—	—	1,550	74.64/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,157	10
Bulls	—	—	1,858	87.95/cwt	83.75–94.00	1,634	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	914	844.29/cwt	685.00–885.00	7,717	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	967.50/cwt	800.00–1,135.00	10,401	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	157.55/cwt	153.50–164.00	501	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	1,122.80/cwt	850.00–1,300.00	12,025	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	956	682.22/cwt	660.00–700.00	6,522	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	17,250	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	750	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,375	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	59.64/cwt	55.00–65.00	679	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	984.71/cwt	750.00–1,110.00	10,783	86
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	632.50/cwt	550.00–725.00	6,641	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	756.67/cwt	750.00–760.00	7,567	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	909.05/cwt	660.00–1,060.00	9,545	116
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	738.39/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,669	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	891	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	56.91/cwt	50.00–62.25	595	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	60.03/cwt	57.00–62.75	972	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	869	46.09/cwt	38.00–50.00	401	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	165.84/cwt	155.00–171.00	693	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	855	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	903	28.14/cwt	26.00–30.00	254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	131.59/cwt	129.00–133.50	733	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	45.97/cwt	40.00–50.00	404	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	139.28/cwt	139.00–143.00	684	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	137.92/cwt	134.00–142.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	156.84/cwt	145.00–159.50	885	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	378	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	726	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	406	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	464	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	242	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	374	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	137.68/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,046	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	170.45/cwt	166.00–179.00	738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	136.28/cwt	134.50–137.00	1,011	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	146.41/cwt	139.00–150.00	925	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,055	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	161.40/cwt	158.50–162.50	901	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	176.46/cwt	175.00–178.00	833	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	959	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	169.99/cwt	169.00–171.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	138.45/cwt	130.00–147.00	652	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	155.03/cwt	151.00–157.50	653	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	206	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	158.12/cwt	153.00–163.50	591	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	130.56/cwt	129.50–133.50	766	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	143.62/cwt	136.00–149.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	135.39/cwt	130.00–146.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	360	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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