Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers were steady. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.30/cwt on 407 head.

Average price

$168.30

407 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$7.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	169.28	1,099	355
Medium and Large 1-2	604	161.60	975	52

One grade step is worth $7.67/cwt here — about $124 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 sale407 hd

168.30

—

NM average4 barns · 1,540 hd

170.42

−2.12

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	82.37	964	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	78.70	796	6thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	241	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	306	26
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	569	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	138.74/cwt	138.00–140.00	943	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	135.49/cwt	134.00–136.00	988	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	662	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	752	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	82.37/cwt	80.00–84.50	964	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	78.70/cwt	78.25–79.75	796	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,361.67/cwt	1,350.00–1,375.00	16,503	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,222.86/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	13,916	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	934	775.42/cwt	760.00–800.00	7,242	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	937.50/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	886	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	157.06/cwt	152.00–162.00	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	158.49/cwt	156.00–160.00	808	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	157.48/cwt	146.00–163.50	907	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	161.53/cwt	158.50–164.50	824	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	149.66/cwt	147.00–150.50	1,166	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,126	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	181.85/cwt	174.00–189.00	695	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	168.64/cwt	166.00–173.00	809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	149.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	926	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,006	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	203.72/cwt	197.00–211.00	874	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	179.21/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,050	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	221.78/cwt	221.00–222.00	688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	220.55/cwt	218.00–222.00	816	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,106	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	186.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	988	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	172.65/cwt	158.00–180.50	912	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	193.08/cwt	185.00–197.00	906	19
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	370	39
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	411	10
Dairy Steers	Medium 3-4	—	300	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	198	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	165.65/cwt	157.00–167.50	1,085	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	143.10/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,093	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	284	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	341	42
Dairy Steers	Medium 3-4	—	399	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	279	8
Dairy Steers	Medium 3-4	—	222	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	222	5

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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