Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold with a lower undertone on limited comparable sales. Trade activity and demand were moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.01/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$165.01

260 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$28.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.78

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	167.58	995	207
Medium and Large 1-2	552	164.69	909	30
Medium and Large 2	662	143.67	950	15thin
Medium 2-3	476	139.50	664	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.08/cwt here — about $331 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 sale260 hd

165.01

—

NM average3 barns · 1,015 hd

173.78

−8.78

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	1,180	75.00	885	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,142	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,135	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	156.47/cwt	154.00–158.50	726	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	144.53/cwt	138.00–147.50	968	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	132.00/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,024	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	153.89/cwt	151.00–156.00	814	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	196.16/cwt	191.00–206.00	771	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	746	3
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	476	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,099	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	949	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	741	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	164.69/cwt	160.00–167.00	499	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	163.71/cwt	161.00–166.50	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	161.37/cwt	154.00–163.50	668	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	139.88/cwt	139.00–140.00	983	17
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	692	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	889	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	679	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	502	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	155.99/cwt	155.00–156.50	1,048	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	165.15/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,050	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	154.80/cwt	149.00–160.00	978	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	756	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,066	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	555	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	389	35
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	826	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	677	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	163.33/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,091	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	172.61/cwt	168.00–181.00	911	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	692	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	148.76/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,089	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	170.92/cwt	166.50–174.00	824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	181.28/cwt	180.00–186.00	868	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	573	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	156.05/cwt	151.50–161.00	880	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	949	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	166.70/cwt	160.00–171.00	945	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	984	3

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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