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Clovis Livestock Auction

Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, May 6

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,338 head

▼ 425 vs last sale 1,763▲ 17 vs year ago 1,321 · +1.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 141▲ 6 vs year ago 68 · +8.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 149 vs last sale 184▼ 44 vs year ago 79 · −55.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steer calves and feeders 1.00-3.00 lower. No comparison on heifers under 500 lbs. but a lower undertone noted, over 500 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate.

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 $126.75/cwt on 574 head.

Average price

$126.75

574 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$22.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.43

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	667	127.16	849	255
Medium and Large 1	700	126.79	888	299
Medium and Large 2	679	122.81	834	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	105.00	620	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.16/cwt here — about $229 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 sale574 hd

126.75

—

NM average3 barns · 1,151 hd

134.18

−7.43

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	1,662	84.94	1,411	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	63.93	834	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	61.75	920	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	57.84	623	14

Every lot

91 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	304	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	596	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	170.51/cwt	166.00–175.00	677	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	172.98/cwt	170.00–176.00	713	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	733	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	451	160.75/cwt	160.50–161.00	725	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	172.39/cwt	166.00–175.00	793	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	164.21/cwt	161.00–166.00	770	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	480	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	835	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	143.59/cwt	141.00–145.00	742	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	783	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	552	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	789	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	137.59/cwt	136.25–146.50	775	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	141.95/cwt	133.00–147.50	805	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	577	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	785	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	133.71/cwt	126.00–138.50	837	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	639	124.11/cwt	124.00–124.50	793	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	128.28/cwt	126.50–135.00	825	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	120.66/cwt	118.00–129.50	833	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	868	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	880	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	116.97/cwt	115.00–122.50	855	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	115.57/cwt	115.50–116.00	878	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	781	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	871	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	806	96.61/cwt	90.00–101.00	779	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	110.72/cwt	107.00–111.00	905	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	890	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	933	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	898	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	938	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	914	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	99.33/cwt	99.00–99.50	912	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	291	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	466	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	148.33/cwt	148.00–148.50	555	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	401	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	537	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	414	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	582	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	136.45/cwt	135.00–137.00	589	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	449	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	539	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	593	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	637	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	128.75/cwt	127.00–130.50	635	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	507	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	124.67/cwt	120.00–127.00	652	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	117.32/cwt	116.00–124.50	622	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	547	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	604	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	116.25/cwt	110.50–126.00	675	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	110.22/cwt	105.50–116.00	640	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	115.20/cwt	112.50–118.00	712	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	724	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	110.07/cwt	108.50–114.50	733	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	689	100.10/cwt	95.00–102.00	690	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	104.95/cwt	95.50–106.50	756	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	787	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	99.21/cwt	99.00–100.00	826	64
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	289	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	188	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	382	71.51/cwt	68.50–76.00	273	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	479	68.82/cwt	67.00–69.50	330	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	603	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	392	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	742	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	460	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	785	63.76/cwt	60.00–68.00	501	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,145	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	73.98/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,071	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	85.57/cwt	80.00–90.25	1,453	16
Bulls	—	—	1,853	95.17/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,764	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	845	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	469	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	48.99/cwt	46.00–51.00	446	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	59.43/cwt	54.25–62.75	657	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	62.95/cwt	59.50–65.50	793	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,295	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	887	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	960	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,514	68.18/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,032	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	879	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	800	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	917.50/cwt	910.00–925.00	9,524	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	680.00/cwt	635.00–725.00	5,018	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
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	925	780.00/cwt	700.00–860.00	7,215	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	805.00/cwt	775.00–835.00	7,752	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	725.00/cwt	675.00–775.00	8,156	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,004	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	840.00/cwt	825.00–875.00	11,659	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,338Last week 1,763Year ago 1,321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 141Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 184Year ago 79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	910.00–925.00	917.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	690.00	690.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	738	635.00–725.00	680.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	700.00–860.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,388	825.00–875.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	735.00	735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	775.00–835.00	805.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	675.00–775.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	156.00	156.00
15	—	479	130.00–136.00	132.95
2	—	770	108.00	108.00
4	—	652	111.00	111.00
38	—	530	116.00–124.50	117.32
2	—	605	111.00	111.00
4	—	435	135.50	135.50
17	—	581	110.50–126.00	116.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	148.00–148.50	148.33
10	—	493	127.00–130.50	128.75
22	—	720	95.50–106.50	104.95
3	—	760	103.50	103.50
7	—	432	135.00–137.00	136.45
20	—	523	120.00–127.00	124.67
6	—	618	112.50–118.00	115.20
15	—	666	108.50–114.50	110.07
64	—	833	99.00–100.00	99.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	547	110.50	110.50
5	—	401	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	291	160.00	160.00
16	—	414	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	449	120.00	120.00
2	—	460	129.00	129.00
12	—	689	95.00–102.00	100.10
12	—	581	105.50–116.00	110.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	680	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	716	121.25	121.25
5	—	909	100.50	100.50
12	—	517	141.00–145.00	143.59
75	—	690	118.00–129.50	120.66
3	—	820	108.50	108.50
7	—	880	106.00	106.00
15	—	563	136.25–146.50	137.59
29	—	643	126.50–135.00	128.28
7	—	460	166.00–175.00	172.39
14	—	412	170.00–176.00	172.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	160.50–161.00	160.75
3	—	781	111.50	111.50
5	—	806	90.00–101.00	96.61
2	—	562	134.00	134.00
4	—	730	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	175.00	175.00
9	—	918	99.00–99.50	99.33
29	—	817	107.00–111.00	110.72
62	—	760	115.50–116.00	115.57
3	—	536	146.00	146.00
9	—	626	126.00–138.50	133.71
22	—	731	115.00–122.50	116.97
56	—	898	104.50	104.50
8	—	397	166.00–175.00	170.51
16	—	469	161.00–166.00	164.21
51	—	567	133.00–147.50	141.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	552	143.00	143.00
9	—	639	124.00–124.50	124.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	174.00	174.00
6	—	304	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	289	65.00	65.00
12	—	382	68.50–76.00	71.51
5	—	742	62.00	62.00
11	—	785	60.00–68.00	63.76
4	—	603	65.00	65.00
11	—	479	67.00–69.50	68.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,853	93.00–99.00	95.17
3	—	1,448	71.00–78.00	73.98
16	—	1,698	80.00–90.25	85.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,514	67.00–70.00	68.18
13	—	1,260	59.50–65.50	62.95
1	—	845	55.50	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,465	65.50	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,106	54.25–62.75	59.43
1	—	1,295	68.50	68.50
3	—	910	46.00–51.00	48.99

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.