Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.51/cwt on 529 head.

Average price

$160.51

529 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$34.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.90

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	164.93	1,113	410
Medium and Large 1-2	689	154.30	1,064	73
Medium and Large 2	729	130.92	955	46

One grade step is worth $34.01/cwt here — about $159 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 sale529 hd

160.51

—

NM average3 barns · 1,069 hd

168.41

−7.90

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

50 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	—	430	198.37/cwt	191.00–207.00	853	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	153.66/cwt	149.50–154.50	1,183	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	943	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,051	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	826	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	144.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	846	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	691	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	172.49/cwt	160.00–176.00	926	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	168.81/cwt	164.50–176.00	959	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	908	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,226	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	777	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,134	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	165.58/cwt	163.00–174.00	793	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	800	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	146.76/cwt	145.50–149.50	907	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	151.63/cwt	146.00–164.00	792	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	601	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	740	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	867	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,192	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	994	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,193	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	151.56/cwt	145.00–156.00	782	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	932	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	182.84/cwt	170.00–189.50	783	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	145.84/cwt	143.25–146.50	998	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	186.96/cwt	175.00–190.50	707	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	673	150.19/cwt	148.50–151.00	1,011	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	603	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	186.28/cwt	184.50–188.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	150.79/cwt	146.00–153.25	1,220	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	158.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,065	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,278	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	697	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	140.21/cwt	139.50–146.50	1,029	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	195.87/cwt	188.00–199.00	640	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	135.64/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,143	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	164.21/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	187.63/cwt	184.00–193.00	970	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	182.54/cwt	171.00–185.50	1,024	53

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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