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Clovis Livestock Auction

Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Apr 22

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781

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Feeder Cattle receipts

724 head

▲ 373 vs last sale 351▼ 813 vs year ago 1,537 · −52.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 43▲ 61 vs year ago 90 · +67.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

364 head

▲ 310 vs last sale 54▲ 218 vs year ago 146 · +149.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison on any class due to very limited receipts last week. A much higher undertone noted on slaughter cows and bulls with excellent demand and trade very active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.28/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$141.28

229 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$160

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

$19.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.74

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	469	154.87	727	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	578	145.93	843	91
Medium and Large 1	655	135.55	887	119

One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about −$160 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 sale229 hd

141.28

—

NM average3 barns · 1,292 hd

142.02

−0.74

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	1,643	85.64	1,407	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	62.20	746	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	50.00	853	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	48.71	463	63

Every lot

86 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	217	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	486	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	564	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	662	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	385	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	726	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	697	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	410	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	177.98/cwt	173.00–181.00	751	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	687	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	774	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	165.03/cwt	164.50–165.50	802	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	164.59/cwt	161.00–166.00	833	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	146.48/cwt	141.00–151.50	785	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	748	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	876	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	747	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	136.44/cwt	132.50–143.00	854	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	888	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	870	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	871	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	108.25/cwt	108.25–108.25	875	59
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	158.03/cwt	156.00–170.00	537	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	513	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	360	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	152.64/cwt	151.00–161.00	582	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	391	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	587	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	144.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	603	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	139.69/cwt	136.00–141.00	657	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	121.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	596	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	684	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	589	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	128.20/cwt	123.00–129.00	697	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	744	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	698	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	796	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	826	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	818	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,399	74.57/cwt	69.25–79.50	1,043	8
Bulls	—	—	1,688	86.41/cwt	81.00–93.50	1,459	22
Bulls	—	—	1,805	97.56/cwt	95.00–100.25	1,761	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	819	37.61/cwt	35.00–39.50	308	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	872	43.61/cwt	35.00–47.50	380	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	883	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	459	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	45.73/cwt	40.00–49.00	437	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	54.39/cwt	50.00–58.50	559	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	660	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	60.47/cwt	54.00–65.50	705	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	67.74/cwt	66.50–70.00	884	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	853	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	1,125.00/cwt	975.00–1,300.00	12,431	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,131	1,293.75/cwt	1,150.00–1,450.00	14,632	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	742	479.17/cwt	450.00–500.00	3,555	6
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	790	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,740	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	825	447.50/cwt	435.00–460.00	3,692	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,933	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,948	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	560.00/cwt	510.00–660.00	5,785	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	826.25/cwt	710.00–950.00	8,684	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	817.86/cwt	775.00–900.00	8,759	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	790.00/cwt	725.00–850.00	8,532	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	955.71/cwt	825.00–1,160.00	11,115	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	632.00/cwt	600.00–685.00	7,584	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	715.00/cwt	625.00–760.00	9,059	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs15 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	719	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,033	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	725	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	750	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,388	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	810	768.00/cwt	700.00–785.00	6,221	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	825	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	6,311	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	975.00/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	8,453	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	893	701.67/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,266	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	9,111	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	947.12/cwt	785.00–1,060.00	9,301	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	11,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	1,006.67/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	10,238	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,036.36/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	10,882	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,107.27/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	11,881	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	1,087.50/cwt	950.00–1,175.00	11,876	6

This sale against other markets

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.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Clovis Livestock Auction - Clovis, NM

Wed Apr 22, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 724Last week 351Year ago 1,537

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 43Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 364Last week 54Year ago 146

Compared to last week: No comparison on any class due to very limited receipts last week. A much higher undertone noted on slaughter cows and bulls with excellent demand and trade very active.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	835.00	835.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,051	710.00–950.00	826.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,200	600.00–685.00	632.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,033	510.00–660.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,071	775.00–900.00	817.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,163	825.00–1,160.00	955.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,267	625.00–760.00	715.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,080	725.00–850.00	790.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	825	435.00–460.00	447.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	742	450.00–500.00	479.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	790	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,105	975.00–1,300.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,131	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,293.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,050	975.00–1,050.00	1,036.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	850.00–1,100.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,092	950.00–1,175.00	1,087.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	33	—	982	785.00–1,060.00	947.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,073	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,107.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,017	900.00–1,050.00	1,006.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	985.00	985.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	750	585.00	585.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	810	700.00–785.00	768.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	750	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	719	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	893	600.00–750.00	701.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	765.00	765.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	108.00	108.00
3	—	826	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	185.00	185.00
9	—	536	141.00–151.50	146.48
3	—	396	176.00	176.00
8	—	693	125.50	125.50
39	—	626	132.50–143.00	136.44
15	—	580	151.00	151.00
4	—	767	113.50	113.50
2	—	442	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	808	108.25	108.25
3	—	366	181.00	181.00
7	—	641	138.50	138.50
2	—	310	182.00	182.00
7	—	422	173.00–181.00	177.98
18	—	506	161.00–166.00	164.59
15	—	486	164.50–165.50	165.03
6	—	705	122.50	122.50
2	—	217	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	188.50	188.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	190.00	190.00
2	—	617	121.00	121.00
4	—	427	161.00	161.00
4	—	481	161.00	161.00
3	—	571	131.00	131.00
2	—	530	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	183.50	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	131.00	131.00
3	—	480	135.00	135.00
2	—	340	151.00	151.00
5	—	503	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	391	150.00	150.00
8	—	490	120.00–127.00	121.69
3	—	666	89.00	89.00
3	—	433	139.50	139.50
12	—	526	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	610	115.00	115.00
30	—	544	123.00–129.00	128.20
7	—	340	156.00–170.00	158.03
18	—	417	140.00–150.00	144.55
6	—	381	151.00–161.00	152.64
14	—	698	114.00	114.00
31	—	470	136.00–141.00	139.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	883	52.00	52.00
11	—	819	35.00–39.50	37.61
8	—	872	35.00–47.50	43.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	63.50	63.50
29	—	1,027	50.00–58.50	54.39
10	—	956	40.00–49.00	45.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,305	66.50–70.00	67.74
16	—	1,166	54.00–65.50	60.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,805	95.00–100.25	97.56
22	—	1,688	81.00–93.50	86.41
8	—	1,399	69.25–79.50	74.57

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.