Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher, calves and feeders over 600 steady to 2.00 higher except unweaned offerings 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 lower, bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.93/cwt on 424 head.

Average price

$148.93

424 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$5.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.59

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	614	149.42	918	232
Medium and Large 1-2	597	148.65	887	179
Medium and Large 2	510	144.15	735	13thin

One grade step is worth $5.27/cwt here — about $182 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 sale424 hd

148.93

—

NM average3 barns · 1,004 hd

151.53

−2.59

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	1,682	84.07	1,414	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,090	56.71	618	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	53.84	577	45

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	564	153.89/cwt	148.00–156.50	868	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	142.11/cwt	133.00–150.00	809	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	138.63/cwt	137.50–139.00	988	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	653	128.39/cwt	127.00–129.00	838	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	146.71/cwt	142.00–153.00	910	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	125.62/cwt	125.00–126.00	824	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	150.84/cwt	146.00–165.00	784	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	176.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	773	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	135.30/cwt	135.00–135.50	1,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	173.06/cwt	171.00–175.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	133.62/cwt	132.50–136.00	1,041	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	146.92/cwt	143.00–149.50	933	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	157.30/cwt	155.50–164.00	848	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	148.77/cwt	147.50–154.50	879	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,133	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	135.40/cwt	132.50–137.25	911	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	687	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	897	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	602	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	178.89/cwt	171.00–181.00	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	178.08/cwt	175.00–190.00	837	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	582	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	771	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	784	128.10/cwt	125.50–130.00	1,004	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	97.83/cwt	89.00–105.00	768	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	828	84.51/cwt	82.00–86.00	700	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	851	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	47.44/cwt	45.00–49.50	443	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	56.36/cwt	50.00–59.75	619	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	949	49.67/cwt	45.50–53.75	471	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,025	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	615	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	88.47/cwt	80.50–93.00	1,613	9
Bulls	—	—	1,257	70.88/cwt	70.00–72.50	891	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	34.07/cwt	27.75–37.00	297	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	60.85/cwt	55.50–66.25	727	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,096	55.24/cwt	50.50–58.50	605	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	905	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	443	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,718	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,291.67/cwt	975.00–1,450.00	12,917	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	3,965	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	883.75/cwt	800.00–925.00	8,617	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	963	712.50/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,861	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	964.44/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	11,998	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	691.79/cwt	500.00–825.00	8,032	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	758.33/cwt	750.00–775.00	6,196	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	17,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	752	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	865	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	159.10/cwt	153.00–161.00	660	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	876	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	161.38/cwt	160.00–163.00	591	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	151.71/cwt	142.00–157.00	707	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	122.53/cwt	121.00–124.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	143.35/cwt	138.50–145.00	751	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	148.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	142.21/cwt	132.50–146.00	811	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	148.64/cwt	145.00–154.00	606	5

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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