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Clovis Livestock Auction

Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, May 12

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,340 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 1,284▲ 594 vs year ago 746 · +79.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

228 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 251▲ 97 vs year ago 131 · +74.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

594 head

▲ 175 vs last sale 419▲ 467 vs year ago 127 · +367.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison under 450 lbs., 450-550 lbs. 10.00 higher, 550-600 lbs. 4.00 higher. No accurate comparison on feeders over 600 lbs. but a much higher undertone noted, though quality and weighing conditions more attractive. No accurate comparison on heifer calves under 500 lbs. but a few 400-450 lbs. 4.00 higher. Calves and feeders over 500 lbs. 5.00-7.00 higher, no comparison over 700 lbs. Slaughter cows mostly 2.00-3.00 lower, bulls 1.00 lower. Trade and 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 $154.98/cwt on 477 head.

Average price

$154.98

477 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

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

$40.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.42

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	165.29	831	64
Medium and Large 1-2	613	154.06	945	300
Medium and Large 1	653	152.05	993	111
Medium and Large 2-3	680	124.50	847	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.79/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale477 hd

154.98

—

NM average4 barns · 1,199 hd

152.56

+2.42

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	1,765	83.92	1,481	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	60.03	972	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	58.58	645	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	52.69	519	91

Every lot

97 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	544	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	638	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	186.56/cwt	182.00–189.00	700	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	378	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	726	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	393	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	629	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	402	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	760	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	406	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	711	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	165.84/cwt	155.00–171.00	693	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	170.45/cwt	166.00–179.00	738	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	183.29/cwt	178.00–186.00	845	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	464	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	868	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	176.46/cwt	175.00–178.00	833	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	477	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	754	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	169.99/cwt	169.00–171.00	882	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	161.40/cwt	158.50–162.50	901	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	156.84/cwt	145.00–159.50	885	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	914	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	151.62/cwt	146.00–156.50	955	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	146.41/cwt	139.00–150.00	925	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	633	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	915	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	914	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	134.33/cwt	133.00–135.00	913	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	847	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	136.28/cwt	134.50–137.00	1,011	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	137.68/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,046	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	134.85/cwt	130.50–135.50	1,068	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,055	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,082	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	206	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	350	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	243	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	360	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	170.93/cwt	160.00–174.00	538	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	157.55/cwt	153.50–164.00	501	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	135.39/cwt	130.00–146.00	441	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	359	143.62/cwt	136.00–149.00	516	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	158.12/cwt	153.00–163.50	591	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	374	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	557	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	611	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	159.63/cwt	159.00–160.50	653	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	155.03/cwt	151.00–157.50	653	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	137.92/cwt	134.00–142.00	599	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	138.45/cwt	130.00–147.00	652	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	697	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	139.28/cwt	139.00–143.00	684	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	138.45/cwt	135.00–139.00	712	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	138.63/cwt	137.00–142.00	722	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	131.59/cwt	129.00–133.50	733	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	132.11/cwt	127.50–133.00	769	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	130.56/cwt	129.50–133.50	766	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	126.75/cwt	126.50–129.50	788	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	129.64/cwt	125.00–131.00	827	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	129.25/cwt	128.00–130.25	931	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	126.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	914	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	959	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	767	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	890	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	242	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	438	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	257	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	447	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	297	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	469	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	501	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	439	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	623	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	564	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	744	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	74.64/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,157	10
Bulls	—	—	1,858	87.95/cwt	83.75–94.00	1,634	23
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	855	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	385	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	869	46.09/cwt	38.00–50.00	401	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	45.97/cwt	40.00–50.00	404	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	891	52.11/cwt	50.00–53.00	464	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	903	28.14/cwt	26.00–30.00	254	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	930	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	493	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	56.91/cwt	50.00–62.25	595	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	59.64/cwt	55.00–65.00	679	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	824	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,320	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	891	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,619	60.03/cwt	57.00–62.75	972	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	750	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	914	844.29/cwt	685.00–885.00	7,717	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	1,122.80/cwt	850.00–1,300.00	12,025	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	967.50/cwt	800.00–1,135.00	10,401	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	984.71/cwt	750.00–1,110.00	10,783	86
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	17,250	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	956	682.22/cwt	660.00–700.00	6,522	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	756.67/cwt	750.00–760.00	7,567	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	909.05/cwt	660.00–1,060.00	9,545	116
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	632.50/cwt	550.00–725.00	6,641	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	738.39/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,669	28

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,340Last week 1,284Year ago 746

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 251Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 594Last week 419Year ago 127

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	409	159.00–160.50	159.63
18	—	638	125.00–131.00	129.64
6	—	521	137.00–142.00	138.63
8	—	486	142.00–145.00	143.49
48	—	720	128.00–130.25	129.25
2	—	695	125.00	125.00
3	—	375	163.00	163.00
21	—	582	127.50–133.00	132.11
5	—	318	153.50–164.00	157.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	622	126.50–129.50	126.75
63	—	725	120.00–128.00	126.05
41	—	514	135.00–139.00	138.45
14	—	315	160.00–174.00	170.93
26	—	758	126.50	126.50
21	—	471	130.00–147.00	138.45
27	—	421	151.00–157.50	155.03
3	—	206	170.00	170.00
3	—	680	121.00	121.00
10	—	374	153.00–163.50	158.12
12	—	587	129.50–133.50	130.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	557	129.00–133.50	131.59
27	—	491	139.00–143.00	139.28
6	—	767	116.00	116.00
4	—	434	134.00–142.00	137.92
2	—	527	131.00	131.00
5	—	359	136.00–149.00	143.62
6	—	326	130.00–146.00	135.39
3	—	243	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	175.00	175.00
2	—	402	189.00	189.00
6	—	375	182.00–189.00	186.56
3	—	575	159.00	159.00
2	—	660	138.50	138.50
17	—	461	178.00–186.00	183.29
29	—	630	146.00–156.50	151.62
30	—	792	130.50–135.50	134.85
11	—	941	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	680	133.00–135.00	134.33
33	—	760	136.00–138.00	137.68
3	—	285	191.00	191.00
10	—	433	166.00–179.00	170.45
85	—	742	134.50–137.00	136.28
8	—	632	139.00–150.00	146.41
21	—	824	128.00	128.00
22	—	558	158.50–162.50	161.40
84	—	472	175.00–178.00	176.46
8	—	519	169.00–171.00	169.99
7	—	343	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	158.00	158.00
3	—	393	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	155.00–171.00	165.84
2	—	315	170.00	170.00
10	—	725	125.00	125.00
17	—	564	145.00–159.50	156.84
2	—	465	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	155.00	155.00
14	—	378	192.00	192.00
4	—	406	175.00	175.00
7	—	464	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	257	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	297	158.00	158.00
2	—	242	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	151.00	151.00
5	—	564	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	67.00	67.00
9	—	891	50.00–53.00	52.11
52	—	1,139	55.00–65.00	59.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	67.50	67.50
57	—	1,045	50.00–62.25	56.91
8	—	878	40.00–50.00	45.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,619	57.00–62.75	60.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	869	38.00–50.00	46.09
1	—	855	45.00	45.00
2	—	903	26.00–30.00	28.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,550	65.00–80.00	74.64
23	—	1,858	83.75–94.00	87.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	914	685.00–885.00	844.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	800.00–1,135.00	967.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,071	850.00–1,300.00	1,122.80
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	86	—	1,095	750.00–1,110.00	984.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,150	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	1	—	750	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	956	660.00–700.00	682.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	950	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,050	550.00–725.00	632.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	750.00–760.00	756.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	116	—	1,050	660.00–1,060.00	909.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,174	700.00–850.00	738.39

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.