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Clovis Livestock Auction

Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, May 27

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,429 head

▼ 264 vs last sale 1,693▲ 69 vs year ago 1,360 · +5.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

239 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 171▲ 77 vs year ago 162 · +47.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

148 head

▼ 438 vs last sale 586▼ 88 vs year ago 236 · −37.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower. Feeders over 600 lbs. 1.00-2.00 higher, a few 650-700 lbs and 800-850 lbs. 9.00-10.00 higher, though quality more attractive. Heifer calves under 600 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher except 850-900 lbs. 8.00 higher with quality more attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, bulls steady. Trade moderate to active, demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.71/cwt on 558 head.

Average price

$113.71

558 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$4.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	115.54	763	310
Medium and Large 2	522	115.36	603	21
Medium and Large 1-2	693	111.06	770	227

One grade step is worth $4.48/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale558 hd

113.71

—

NM average3 barns · 855 hd

117.21

−3.50

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	—	Low	1,732	83.72	1,450	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	62.32	817	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	61.33	980	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,136	58.41	663	58

Every lot

101 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	202.57/cwt	182.00–217.00	472	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	188.76/cwt	188.00–190.00	615	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	391	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	630	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	402	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	655	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	690	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	661	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	154.02/cwt	147.00–155.00	718	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	138.02/cwt	135.00–146.00	660	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	485	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	706	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	145.59/cwt	137.00–149.00	763	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	142.56/cwt	139.25–144.00	750	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	135.71/cwt	134.75–136.00	714	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	553	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	758	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	138.12/cwt	135.00–145.50	785	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	135.85/cwt	130.00–139.50	781	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	136.77/cwt	135.50–138.00	834	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	831	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	612	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	887	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	632	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	878	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	131.80/cwt	128.50–133.50	865	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	142.10/cwt	132.50–143.25	935	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	125.08/cwt	122.00–129.50	911	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	127.17/cwt	123.50–127.75	956	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	128.07/cwt	125.00–129.00	980	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,014	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	119.89/cwt	118.75–123.00	1,001	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,027	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	1,019	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,023	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,023	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	979	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	955	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,007	98.25/cwt	98.25–98.25	989	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,031	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	158.42/cwt	156.00–160.00	496	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	137.78/cwt	136.00–139.50	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	137.13/cwt	135.00–140.00	551	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	135.76/cwt	135.00–136.50	562	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	573	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	134.66/cwt	126.00–137.00	615	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	594	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	121.37/cwt	118.00–126.00	632	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	547	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	602	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	109.56/cwt	106.00–115.50	614	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	121.70/cwt	119.00–126.00	692	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	118.86/cwt	115.50–124.50	691	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	108.99/cwt	107.50–110.50	664	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	122.86/cwt	112.50–125.00	751	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	612	108.43/cwt	108.00–109.50	664	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	662	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	669	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	111.03/cwt	105.00–117.00	757	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	739	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	108.79/cwt	105.00–113.50	817	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	103.99/cwt	100.00–104.50	843	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	105.76/cwt	98.50–106.00	878	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	102.28/cwt	94.00–104.00	888	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	844	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	93.37/cwt	92.50–94.00	894	43
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	492	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	684	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	738	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	124.05/cwt	122.50–124.50	767	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	834	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	892	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	598	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,598	74.80/cwt	63.00–81.00	1,195	13
Bulls	—	—	1,817	89.76/cwt	82.50–95.50	1,631	17
Bulls	—	—	2,035	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,974	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	59.80/cwt	53.50–63.75	671	47
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	47.93/cwt	44.50–50.00	543	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	631	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	61.97/cwt	58.00–64.25	801	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,355	64.65/cwt	64.50–65.00	876	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	65.63/cwt	65.00–65.75	939	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	61.33/cwt	60.00–62.75	980	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	700	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	783	486.67/cwt	460.00–500.00	3,811	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	823.33/cwt	800.00–835.00	6,727	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,146	912.50/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	10,457	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,147	1,010.94/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	11,595	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	892.50/cwt	835.00–950.00	10,487	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	1,218.18/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	14,448	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,600	8
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	850	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,060	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	860.91/cwt	600.00–925.00	9,410	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	1

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,429Last week 1,693Year ago 1,360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 171Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 148Last week 586Year ago 236

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	135.50–138.00	136.77
15	—	752	123.50–127.75	127.17
2	—	1,080	95.50	95.50
8	—	828	122.50	122.50
22	—	979	97.50	97.50
2	—	745	124.00	124.00
6	—	425	155.50	155.50
20	—	526	139.25–144.00	142.56
5	—	575	130.00–139.50	135.85
15	—	892	114.25	114.25
5	—	233	182.00–217.00	202.57
2	—	905	113.00	113.00
6	—	656	128.50–133.50	131.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	835	118.75–123.00	119.89
43	—	568	135.00–145.50	138.12
9	—	728	122.00–129.50	125.08
30	—	765	125.00–129.00	128.07
8	—	611	135.00–137.00	136.02
16	—	466	147.00–155.00	154.02
14	—	1,007	98.25	98.25
64	—	856	120.00	120.00
8	—	326	188.00–190.00	188.76
13	—	408	169.00	169.00
58	—	658	132.50–143.25	142.10
3	—	913	112.00	112.00
25	—	524	137.00–149.00	145.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	134.75–136.00	135.71
6	—	745	127.00	127.00
11	—	478	135.00–146.00	138.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	391	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	145.00	145.00
7	—	402	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	139.00	139.00
4	—	553	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	123.00	123.00
2	—	455	134.00	134.00
7	—	402	135.00–140.00	137.13
132	—	682	105.00–117.00	111.03
4	—	609	107.50–110.50	108.99
58	—	811	100.00–104.50	103.99
4	—	376	136.00–139.50	137.78
13	—	569	119.00–126.00	121.70
3	—	908	93.00	93.00
2	—	732	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	448	128.00	128.00
8	—	560	106.00–115.50	109.56
5	—	547	110.00	110.00
4	—	491	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	108.00–109.50	108.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	414	135.00–136.50	135.76
12	—	868	94.00–104.00	102.28
89	—	521	118.00–126.00	121.37
9	—	751	105.00–113.50	108.79
62	—	830	98.50–106.00	105.76
8	—	581	115.50–124.50	118.86
43	—	957	92.50–94.00	93.37
5	—	313	156.00–160.00	158.42
27	—	611	112.50–125.00	122.86
26	—	457	126.00–137.00	134.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	492	139.00	139.00
3	—	630	124.00	124.00
3	—	533	138.50	138.50
2	—	892	67.00	67.00
2	—	370	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	618	122.50–124.50	124.05
4	—	751	111.00	111.00
2	—	715	115.00	115.00
2	—	475	139.00	139.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	783	460.00–500.00	486.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	450.00	450.00

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	12	—	1,146	825.00–1,000.00	912.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,186	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,218.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,147	800.00–1,175.00	1,010.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	817	800.00–835.00	823.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,300	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	835.00–950.00	892.50

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	2	—	700	750.00	750.00

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)	1	—	725	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	300.00	300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	360.00	360.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,093	600.00–925.00	860.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,598	63.00–81.00	74.80
17	—	1,817	82.50–95.50	89.76
1	—	2,035	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	64.50–65.00	64.65
47	—	1,122	53.50–63.75	59.80
8	—	1,133	44.50–50.00	47.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	60.00–62.75	61.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,430	65.00–65.75	65.63
31	—	1,293	58.00–64.25	61.97
1	—	1,180	53.50	53.50

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.