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Clovis Livestock Auction

Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Apr 28

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

867 head

▼ 269 vs last sale 1,136▼ 896 vs year ago 1,763 · −50.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

218 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 223▲ 77 vs year ago 141 · +54.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

337 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 355▲ 153 vs year ago 184 · +83.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on 300-500 lb. steer calves, a few 500-550 lbs. 3.00 higher, calves and feeders over 550 lbs. mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-550 lbs. mostly 3.00-4.00 lower, calves and feeders over 550 lbs. steady to 1.00 lower on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade 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 $160.83/cwt on 313 head.

Average price

$160.83

313 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$25.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.25

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	173.63	887	147
Medium and Large 2	453	154.54	700	38
Medium and Large 1-2	641	148.00	949	128

One grade step is worth $25.63/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale313 hd

160.83

—

NM average4 barns · 1,847 hd

153.58

+7.25

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	—	Average	1,697	87.09	1,478	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	65.72	873	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	60.88	930	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	56.72	588	129

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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	200	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	422	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	231	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	408	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	186.77/cwt	180.00–190.00	501	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	209.81/cwt	209.00–210.50	571	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	186.01/cwt	183.00–191.00	539	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	555	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	202.74/cwt	191.00–206.00	728	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	707	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	391	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	700	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	195.70/cwt	185.00–198.00	812	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	188.62/cwt	182.00–194.00	804	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	185.19/cwt	176.00–187.50	848	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	177.11/cwt	168.00–183.00	818	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	789	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	168.68/cwt	164.00–177.00	864	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	134.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	161.58/cwt	153.00–170.00	852	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	165.17/cwt	155.50–170.00	933	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	765	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	153.49/cwt	152.50–155.50	945	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	148.57/cwt	148.00–149.00	935	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	854	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	671	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	899	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	141.59/cwt	139.00–148.00	964	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	137.68/cwt	137.25–142.00	953	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	129.44/cwt	129.00–130.00	925	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	749	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	959	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	128.79/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,021	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,042	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,049	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	999	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,099	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	232	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	411	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	250	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	439	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	276	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	428	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	539	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	493	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	351	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	163.80/cwt	163.00–165.00	647	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	639	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	147.80/cwt	147.00–150.00	615	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	162.49/cwt	160.00–163.50	686	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	144.38/cwt	139.00–157.00	686	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	144.15/cwt	141.00–147.00	693	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	141.29/cwt	140.00–141.50	699	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	140.48/cwt	135.00–146.00	729	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	136.68/cwt	131.00–145.00	729	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	133.03/cwt	131.00–135.00	754	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	130.60/cwt	127.00–136.00	754	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	803	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	125.17/cwt	125.00–125.50	779	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	756	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	126.57/cwt	125.00–129.00	852	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	846	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	783	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	880	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	118.40/cwt	118.00–119.00	901	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	796	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	915	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	904	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,125	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	979	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,193	68.37/cwt	64.50–78.50	816	4
Bulls	—	—	1,380	77.96/cwt	75.50–80.00	1,076	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	89.42/cwt	83.00–94.50	1,605	21
Bulls	—	—	2,056	99.58/cwt	97.00–104.00	2,047	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	812	43.86/cwt	38.00–46.00	356	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	47.92/cwt	42.00–51.00	433	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,011	54.03/cwt	50.00–60.00	546	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	60.09/cwt	52.00–65.50	648	66
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,233	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	826	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	69.21/cwt	67.75–72.00	896	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	62.90/cwt	55.00–67.50	852	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	932	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	735	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	59.38/cwt	55.00–65.75	887	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,045	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	1,023	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	1,090.00/cwt	950.00–1,550.00	11,173	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,358	1,737.50/cwt	1,700.00–1,775.00	23,595	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,445	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	832.50/cwt	825.00–900.00	7,617	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	955.00/cwt	860.00–1,050.00	9,073	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	882.14/cwt	860.00–935.00	8,504	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	1,093.57/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	10,640	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	1,008.33/cwt	735.00–1,150.00	10,356	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,131.00/cwt	900.00–1,285.00	11,876	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,075.00/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	12,363	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,520	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	5,495	2
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,225	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	568.08/cwt	560.00–575.00	5,471	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	969	652.24/cwt	550.00–700.00	6,320	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	61.88/cwt	61.00–62.75	627	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	748.75/cwt	535.00–900.00	7,772	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	711.07/cwt	585.00–825.00	7,466	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	781.11/cwt	650.00–850.00	8,420	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	722.50/cwt	700.00–835.00	7,861	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,260	3

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 867Last week 1,136Year ago 1,763

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 223Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 337Last week 355Year ago 184

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	211.00	211.00
4	—	272	209.00–210.50	209.81
45	—	415	185.00–198.00	195.70
10	—	458	176.00–187.50	185.19
14	—	715	129.00–130.00	129.44
10	—	359	191.00–206.00	202.74
11	—	681	139.00–148.00	141.59
18	—	512	164.00–177.00	168.68
23	—	565	155.50–170.00	165.17
1	—	830	125.50	125.50
6	—	616	152.50–155.50	153.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	165.00	165.00
4	—	391	179.00	179.00
10	—	519	130.00–135.00	134.01
8	—	584	131.00	131.00
3	—	231	176.50	176.50
2	—	667	128.00	128.00
8	—	290	183.00–191.00	186.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	527	153.00–170.00	161.58
21	—	692	137.25–142.00	137.68
27	—	793	120.00–129.50	128.79
16	—	629	148.00–149.00	148.57
8	—	462	168.00–183.00	177.11
6	—	999	110.00	110.00
6	—	867	121.00	121.00
6	—	268	180.00–190.00	186.77
4	—	376	188.00	188.00
7	—	426	182.00–194.00	188.62
6	—	749	128.00	128.00
2	—	305	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	175.50	175.50
4	—	822	110.00	110.00
15	—	567	131.00–135.00	133.03
6	—	232	177.00	177.00
6	—	622	125.00–125.50	125.17
5	—	761	118.00–119.00	118.40
13	—	673	125.00–129.00	126.57
17	—	397	161.00	161.00
12	—	317	170.00	170.00
7	—	422	160.00–163.50	162.49
8	—	727	121.00	121.00
22	—	481	141.00–147.00	144.15
4	—	519	135.00–146.00	140.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	475	139.00–157.00	144.38
26	—	533	131.00–145.00	136.68
3	—	718	109.00	109.00
2	—	322	153.00	153.00
8	—	416	147.00–150.00	147.80
10	—	395	163.00–165.00	163.80
21	—	577	127.00–136.00	130.60
8	—	796	115.00	115.00
8	—	613	131.00	131.00
5	—	699	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	351	161.00	161.00
2	—	557	125.00	125.00
22	—	495	140.00–141.50	141.29
3	—	276	155.00	155.00
4	—	627	120.50	120.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	87.00	87.00
4	—	1,193	64.50–78.50	68.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	75.50–80.00	77.96
5	—	2,056	97.00–104.00	99.58
21	—	1,795	83.00–94.50	89.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,078	52.00–65.50	60.09
8	—	1,233	67.00	67.00
9	—	903	42.00–51.00	47.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,355	55.00–67.50	62.90
32	—	1,294	67.75–72.00	69.21
1	—	1,470	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	812	38.00–46.00	43.86
36	—	1,011	50.00–60.00	54.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	55.00–65.75	59.38
1	—	2,045	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,401	66.50	66.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	964	860.00–935.00	882.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,150	850.00–1,200.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	860.00–1,050.00	955.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,050	900.00–1,285.00	1,131.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,027	735.00–1,150.00	1,008.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	915	825.00–900.00	832.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	973	800.00–1,200.00	1,093.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,200	1,210.00	1,210.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	635.00	635.00

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	4	—	850	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	785.00	785.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,050	585.00–825.00	711.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,013	61.00–62.75	61.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,038	535.00–900.00	748.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	963	560.00–575.00	568.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,088	700.00–835.00	722.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,350	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	969	550.00–700.00	652.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,078	650.00–850.00	781.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	900	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,025	950.00–1,550.00	1,090.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,358	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,737.50

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.