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Clovis Livestock Auction

Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Aug 26

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,570 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 1,647▼ 251 vs year ago 1,821 · −13.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 140▼ 70 vs year ago 227 · −30.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

236 head

▲ 164 vs last sale 72▼ 4 vs year ago 240 · −1.7%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement Cattle Slaughter/Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Feb 20, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs steady except 300-400 lbs. 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeders and calves over 500 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 7.00 lower, 450-600 lbs. 1.00-2.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, bulls steady to strong. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good.

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 $154.51/cwt on 620 head.

Average price

$154.51

620 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$8.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	155.17	828	389
Medium and Large 1-2	531	154.42	821	202
Medium and Large 2	526	146.27	769	29

One grade step is worth $8.90/cwt here — about $59 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 sale620 hd

154.51

—

NM average2 barns · 1,018 hd

154.57

−0.06

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	1,841	86.16	1,586	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	56.61	702	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,658	54.50	904	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,117	51.33	573	84

Every lot

107 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	272	187.98/cwt	178.50–195.00	511	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	199.60/cwt	199.00–201.00	647	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	181.26/cwt	180.00–193.50	593	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	367	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	708	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	154.44/cwt	152.00–156.50	595	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	183.14/cwt	178.00–190.00	709	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	172.47/cwt	170.00–178.00	667	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	413	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	764	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	176.66/cwt	176.00–178.00	740	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	174.69/cwt	170.00–178.00	753	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	437	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	717	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	166.69/cwt	156.00–168.50	802	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	158.32/cwt	153.00–166.00	762	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	150.14/cwt	146.00–161.00	739	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	522	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	736	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	830	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	148.03/cwt	147.00–150.00	783	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	551	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	760	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	140.46/cwt	140.00–143.50	803	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	141.24/cwt	141.00–142.50	812	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	137.75/cwt	137.00–138.00	836	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	141.18/cwt	138.00–142.75	863	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	619	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	907	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	630	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	803	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	640	132.29/cwt	132.00–134.25	847	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	137.55/cwt	130.25–140.00	923	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	881	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	133.69/cwt	130.50–137.50	918	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	941	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	134.25/cwt	133.50–135.50	981	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	130.35/cwt	127.00–133.50	1,009	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,088	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,023	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,037	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	175.72/cwt	169.00–179.00	480	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	452	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	404	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	147.84/cwt	146.00–150.00	482	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	151.80/cwt	151.00–154.00	515	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	143.81/cwt	140.50–148.00	562	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	423	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	512	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	142.07/cwt	135.50–144.50	604	23
Heifers	—	Large 1	432	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	134.13/cwt	130.00–138.00	633	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	138.64/cwt	135.00–145.50	659	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	133.07/cwt	126.00–136.25	683	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	133.47/cwt	130.00–136.00	689	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	557	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	682	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	733	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	741	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	796	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	128.70/cwt	125.50–131.00	794	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	125.97/cwt	122.00–130.00	780	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	119.83/cwt	119.25–123.00	750	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	698	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	879	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	886	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	928	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	117.01/cwt	110.00–119.00	895	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	108.47/cwt	105.00–112.00	884	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	926	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	971	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	936	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	927	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	525	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	627	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	670	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	692	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	729	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	774	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,722	76.84/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,323	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	86.91/cwt	82.50–90.00	1,617	13
Bulls	—	—	1,877	92.22/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,731	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	809	34.13/cwt	28.00–38.00	276	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	965	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	521	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	48.45/cwt	47.00–49.00	531	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,113	46.65/cwt	44.00–48.00	519	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	52.96/cwt	49.50–59.00	602	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	60.91/cwt	60.00–62.00	753	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	56.19/cwt	52.50–59.00	698	49
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	59.77/cwt	59.50–60.00	749	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	48.71/cwt	47.50–50.00	648	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	54.50/cwt	52.00–57.50	904	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,745	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	933.18/cwt	650.00–1,150.00	10,134	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,563	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	3
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	5
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	763	310.00/cwt	285.00–335.00	2,365	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	753.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,833	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	695.59/cwt	650.00–750.00	8,166	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	696.39/cwt	675.00–750.00	8,203	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,285	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	737.50/cwt	700.00–775.00	9,956	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	4,795	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,000	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,163	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 Aug 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,570Last week 1,647Year ago 1,821

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 140Year ago 227

Replacement CattleReceipts 236Last week 72Year ago 240

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	494	140.00	140.00
5	—	392	160.00	160.00
3	—	506	144.00	144.00
7	—	432	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	355	148.00	148.00
7	—	582	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	324	199.00–201.00	199.60
42	—	481	156.00–168.50	166.69
39	—	572	140.00–143.50	140.46
83	—	527	155.00–160.00	157.41
13	—	687	130.50–137.50	133.69
20	—	387	178.00–190.00	183.14
10	—	713	130.00–135.00	132.00
28	—	611	138.00–142.75	141.18
2	—	842	121.50	121.50
23	—	431	170.00–178.00	174.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	619	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	607	137.00–138.00	137.75
42	—	387	170.00–178.00	172.47
8	—	731	133.50–135.50	134.25
3	—	419	176.00–178.00	176.66
13	—	575	141.00–142.50	141.24
5	—	898	115.50	115.50
16	—	481	153.00–166.00	158.32
8	—	272	178.50–195.00	187.98
39	—	671	130.25–140.00	137.55
6	—	774	127.00–133.50	130.35
22	—	327	180.00–193.50	181.26
6	—	529	147.00–150.00	148.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	385	152.00–156.50	154.44
2	—	680	130.00	130.00
4	—	551	138.00	138.00
7	—	492	146.00–161.00	150.14
5	—	800	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	640	132.00–134.25	132.29
3	—	678	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	164.00	164.00
8	—	522	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	413	185.00	185.00
16	—	367	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	122.50	122.50
25	—	579	126.00–130.00	127.99
4	—	815	105.00–112.00	108.47
35	—	516	130.00–136.00	133.47
7	—	273	169.00–179.00	175.72
40	—	882	105.00	105.00
8	—	698	126.00	126.00
23	—	425	135.50–144.50	142.07
2	—	612	130.00	130.00
10	—	326	146.00–150.00	147.84
64	—	475	135.00–145.50	138.64
2	—	240	178.00	178.00
9	—	765	110.00–119.00	117.01
41	—	391	140.50–148.00	143.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	891	109.00	109.00
5	—	936	99.00	99.00
24	—	472	130.00–138.00	134.13
6	—	577	126.00–128.00	126.99
13	—	617	125.50–131.00	128.70
2	—	290	156.00	156.00
14	—	513	126.00–136.25	133.07
2	—	395	135.00	135.00
3	—	668	126.00	126.00
19	—	728	127.50	127.50
2	—	437	136.00	136.00
18	—	339	151.00–154.00	151.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	557	122.50	122.50
26	—	626	119.25–123.00	119.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	151.00	151.00
3	—	730	125.00	125.00
15	—	295	137.00	137.00
6	—	619	122.00–130.00	125.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	121.00	121.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,086	650.00–1,150.00	933.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	750	300.00	300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	700	275.00	275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	763	285.00–335.00	310.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	650	175.00	175.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,174	650.00–750.00	695.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,350	700.00–775.00	737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,173	700.00–800.00	753.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,178	675.00–750.00	696.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00

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	—	700	685.00	685.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	800	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	47.50–50.00	48.71
49	—	1,243	52.50–59.00	56.19
9	—	1,237	60.00–62.00	60.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	809	28.00–38.00	34.13
3	—	1,253	59.50–60.00	59.77
60	—	1,136	49.50–59.00	52.96
14	—	1,095	47.00–49.00	48.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,658	52.00–57.50	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	44.00–48.00	46.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	70.00–80.00	76.84
3	—	1,877	91.00–94.00	92.22
13	—	1,860	82.50–90.00	86.91

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.