Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Temperatures were spring-like, but a cold front pushes in tonight with freezing temperatures and chance of rain and snow.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.66/cwt on 1,024 head.

Average price

$173.66

1,024 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$18.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.22

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	609	178.57	1,087	751
Medium and Large 1-2	633	160.15	1,014	273

One grade step is worth $18.42/cwt here — about $73 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 sale1,024 hd

173.66

—

NM average2 barns · 1,202 hd

174.88

−1.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1Unweaned	—	629	155.46/cwt	155.00–156.00	978	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	242	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	155.92/cwt	153.50–156.25	1,235	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	213.42/cwt	206.00–220.00	918	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	782	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	805	4
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	364	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	102	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	180.12/cwt	170.00–188.50	1,030	102
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	130.40/cwt	128.00–132.00	434	45
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	296	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	83	28
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	324	15
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	555	16
Dairy Steers	Medium 3-4	—	358	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	215	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	155.16/cwt	147.00–160.50	1,064	22
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	507	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.13/cwt	141.00–150.00	834	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	166.05/cwt	154.00–172.00	775	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	773	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,059	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	841	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	818	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	150.49/cwt	146.00–155.00	774	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	152.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	165.13/cwt	152.50–188.00	717	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	182.70/cwt	171.50–184.50	766	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	146.98/cwt	146.50–150.00	1,086	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	150.09/cwt	145.00–153.00	943	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	204.71/cwt	195.50–209.50	639	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	751	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	735	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	144.25/cwt	144.00–144.50	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	699	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	154.11/cwt	146.00–164.00	889	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	158.30/cwt	151.00–163.00	825	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	155.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,108	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	170.05/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,126	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	172.46/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,083	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	222.11/cwt	220.00–224.00	828	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	604	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	169.82/cwt	155.50–175.00	905	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,269	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	160.48/cwt	159.00–170.00	958	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,239	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,029	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	154.50/cwt	154.25–158.00	1,069	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	181.44/cwt	165.00–191.00	936	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	200.33/cwt	188.00–209.00	960	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,304	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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