Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 1.00-5.00 lower though quality not as attractive, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower on limited comparable quotes and quality not as attractive, no comparison on bulls on very limited offerings. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.16/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$178.16

258 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$26.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.21

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	187.96	974	76
Medium and Large 1-2	583	177.31	1,033	145
Medium and Large 2	582	161.38	940	37

One grade step is worth $26.58/cwt here — about $34 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 sale258 hd

178.16

—

NM average4 barns · 845 hd

174.95

+3.21

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	1,636	79.30	1,298	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	67.76	823	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,415	63.50	899	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,009	61.58	621	53

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2	—	740	152.07/cwt	147.00–152.50	1,125	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	147.20/cwt	143.00–148.50	826	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	157.86/cwt	155.00–162.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	154.00/cwt	147.00–157.75	1,123	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	161.74/cwt	159.00–164.50	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	143.63/cwt	140.00–149.00	898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	918	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	156.43/cwt	153.00–160.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	168.73/cwt	155.00–181.00	717	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	542	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	226.16/cwt	208.00–229.00	611	14
Bulls	—	—	1,896	90.78/cwt	82.00–97.00	1,721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	218.76/cwt	212.00–220.00	742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	557	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	189.72/cwt	185.00–203.00	922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,026	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	61.78/cwt	56.50–65.00	660	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	970	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	310	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	69.74/cwt	58.50–81.00	990	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	67.29/cwt	62.50–70.00	737	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	69.25/cwt	68.00–74.00	867	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	500	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	650	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,063	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	650	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,640	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,200.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,300.00	11,796	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,339.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,475.00	13,658	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	1,415.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,475.00	12,339	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,500	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	775.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	4,844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	655	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,175	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	864	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	418	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	314	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	266	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	826	51.44/cwt	46.00–60.00	425	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	582	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	883	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,064	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	805	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	72.70/cwt	64.00–74.00	523	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	139.00/cwt	137.00–140.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	119.46/cwt	114.00–125.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	186.86/cwt	184.00–196.00	781	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	231	194.58/cwt	192.00–196.00	449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	816	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,132	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	147.97/cwt	147.50–152.00	805	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	179.61/cwt	178.00–183.00	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	155.19/cwt	154.00–157.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	174.75/cwt	170.00–178.50	987	8

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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