Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report last week but compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs. 4.00-8.00 higher, instances 10.00-15.00 higher on 500-600 lb. offerings. Feeders over 600 lbs. 8.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 higher except lean cows steady with one buyer concentrating on fleshier offerings, bulls 3.00 higher. Trade active, demand very good on all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.93/cwt on 783 head.

Average price

$167.93

783 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$14.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	171.44	937	370
Medium and Large 1	593	165.38	982	384
Medium and Large 2	564	157.01	885	29

One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about $52 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 sale783 hd

167.93

—

NM average2 barns · 1,020 hd

167.40

+0.53

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	1,744	80.69	1,408	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	69.39	1,032	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	66.36	801	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	51.82	543	62

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	412	203.94/cwt	201.00–205.00	840	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	341	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	750	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	138.01/cwt	134.50–143.50	1,085	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	185.08/cwt	177.00–200.50	796	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	161.68/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,033	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	154.00/cwt	146.00–154.75	1,084	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	837	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	876	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	145.08/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,037	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	209.81/cwt	201.00–212.00	789	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	199.00/cwt	195.00–207.00	832	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	127.79/cwt	121.00–129.00	872	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	702	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	853	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	152.92/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,029	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	165.38/cwt	160.00–166.50	800	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	697	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	167.07/cwt	159.00–177.00	941	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	153.18/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,032	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	176.59/cwt	171.00–181.00	835	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	134.66/cwt	134.00–136.50	1,119	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	167.00/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,022	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	370	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	933	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	161.12/cwt	158.00–163.00	926	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	175.07/cwt	168.00–179.00	935	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	182.87/cwt	178.00–198.00	719	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	173.28/cwt	167.00–175.00	901	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	691	141.34/cwt	141.00–141.50	977	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	522	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	544	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	680	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	501	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	907	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	171.03/cwt	168.50–175.00	956	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	616	144.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	890	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	447	175.50/cwt	175.00–176.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	206.49/cwt	201.00–210.00	776	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	174.75/cwt	169.50–180.00	849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	509	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	942	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	158.34/cwt	150.00–161.00	739	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	8
Bulls	Large 1Unweaned	—	848	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	899	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	885	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	991	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	55.32/cwt	51.50–60.00	616	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	64.53/cwt	63.00–66.50	756	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	66.04/cwt	59.50–70.00	793	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	72.02/cwt	71.50–72.50	951	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	998	51.95/cwt	50.00–53.50	518	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	948	46.51/cwt	38.00–50.00	441	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	26.46/cwt	25.00–29.00	243	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	47.67/cwt	39.50–50.50	501	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	69.39/cwt	68.00–70.50	1,032	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	795	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	207	1
Bulls	—	—	1,736	84.60/cwt	80.00–93.50	1,469	10
Bulls	—	—	1,761	72.88/cwt	63.50–78.75	1,283	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	794	313.61/cwt	250.00–360.00	2,490	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	903.04/cwt	775.00–1,035.00	8,723	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	837.50/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	8,727	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,150.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	14,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,230.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,235.00	13,530	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	963.83/cwt	750.00–1,035.00	12,048	47
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	693.33/cwt	660.00–760.00	6,587	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	751.43/cwt	710.00–835.00	8,213	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	908.33/cwt	735.00–1,285.00	10,400	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,975	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,183.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	12,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	143.44/cwt	140.00–153.00	744	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	144.55/cwt	144.00–146.00	984	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	165.60/cwt	162.00–167.00	628	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	710	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	734	135.28/cwt	134.25–142.00	993	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,102	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	162.67/cwt	157.00–173.00	682	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	164.00/cwt	163.00–165.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	164.78/cwt	158.00–170.50	689	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	477	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	144.61/cwt	139.50–148.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	163.15/cwt	162.00–166.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	141.53/cwt	135.00–146.00	863	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	876	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	799	127.18/cwt	123.00–136.75	1,016	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	443	149.09/cwt	144.00–151.00	660	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	147.34/cwt	137.50–149.50	897	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	144.91/cwt	138.00–151.00	848	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	143.96/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,012	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	151.38/cwt	145.00–153.00	810	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	955	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	152.87/cwt	148.00–158.00	723	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	138.21/cwt	135.00–140.75	991	14

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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