Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady, with instances sharply higher on long time weaned and vaccinated calves. Feeder steers and heifers have no accurate comparison. Slaughter cows remained steady with slaughter bulls selling 1.00 higher. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.82/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$194.82

302 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$69.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	213.27	1,045	157
Medium and Large 1-2	561	180.30	1,011	110
Medium and Large 2	521	163.85	854	24
Medium and Large 3	524	144.18	755	11thin

One grade step is worth $69.09/cwt here — about $290 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 sale302 hd

194.82

—

NM average3 barns · 726 hd

194.70

+0.12

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
Bulls	—	High	1,439	101.44	1,460	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,195	86.75	1,036	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,073	84.37	905	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	72.09	693	25

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$974	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$830	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	680	$575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,294	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,140	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$981	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 1-2	—	712	165.31/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	197.03/cwt	182.00–200.00	954	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	206.30/cwt	200.00–211.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	209.66/cwt	200.00–215.00	769	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,138	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	163.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,082	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	417	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	834	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	163.63/cwt	155.00–166.00	941	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	148.76/cwt	145.00–150.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	687	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	377	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,126	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	228.57/cwt	222.00–235.00	848	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	177.82/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,106	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	167.08/cwt	164.00–175.00	981	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	166.20/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,019	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	165.68/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,286	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	167.43/cwt	163.00–168.50	1,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	199.30/cwt	195.00–203.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	167.60/cwt	163.50–169.00	1,130	14
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	418	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	393	9
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	367	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	363	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	334	113.95/cwt	110.00–115.00	381	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	378	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	907	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,062	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	537	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	158.00/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	177.93/cwt	170.00–183.00	948	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	202.47/cwt	200.00–210.00	958	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	216.57/cwt	206.00–220.00	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	163.50/cwt	156.00–167.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	168.26/cwt	162.00–170.50	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	648	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	330	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	297	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	914	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	854	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	540	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	907	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	946	76.21/cwt	75.00–80.00	721	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	89.31/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,049	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	84.56/cwt	81.00–87.50	895	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	73.37/cwt	70.00–77.50	745	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,244	90.22/cwt	88.50–91.00	1,122	4
Bulls	—	—	1,860	111.15/cwt	104.50–117.00	2,067	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	817	61.70/cwt	60.00–65.00	504	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	68.19/cwt	63.00–70.00	593	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	81.89/cwt	76.50–86.50	856	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	83.27/cwt	80.50–85.50	953	4
Bulls	—	—	1,263	98.45/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,243	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,145	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,053	1
Bulls	—	—	1,101	86.52/cwt	81.00–91.00	953	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,275	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,262	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,848	115.29/cwt	114.50–116.00	2,131	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	805	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	829	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	830.00/head	800.00–860.00	830	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	937.50/head	850.00–1,025.00	938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	745	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	924	1,040.00/head	985.00–1,075.00	1,040	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	680	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,212.50/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	178.67/cwt	176.00–179.00	843	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	161.75/cwt	151.00–165.00	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,010	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.74/cwt	120.00–132.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	138.18/cwt	132.00–144.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	154.67/cwt	146.00–165.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	183.51/cwt	180.00–192.00	798	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	176.43/cwt	174.00–180.00	833	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	208.73/cwt	200.00–215.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	148.50/cwt	140.00–154.00	615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	175.52/cwt	175.00–176.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	153.69/cwt	151.00–155.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	210.58/cwt	200.00–221.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	166.04/cwt	160.00–172.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	173.52/cwt	166.00–175.00	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	139.81/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,089	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,011	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1

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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