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Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

Santa Teresa, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Imported)

Sale of Saturday, January 30, 2021

1,158 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.66/cwt ≈ $708/hd at 568 lb · 169 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $169.07/cwt -0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 381 lb · 146 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $149.92/cwt -1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 477 lb · 145 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,158 1,017 0
Feeder cattle 1,158 1,017 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves and yearlings steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate. Bulk of supply consisted of steers and spayed heifers weighing 300-800 lbs. All cattle sold were of Mexican Origin. Next sale February 6th.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 12 173.50 $173.50 $541 +1.15
370–383 381 146 165.00–170.00 $169.07 $644 -0.48
426 426 33 153.00 $153.00 $652 -3.82
466–478 477 145 149.00–150.00 $149.92 $715 -1.20
505–533 513 41 141.50–145.50 $144.38 $741 -0.74
551–572 565 98 139.00–141.00 $139.62 $789 +0.62
600–615 601 97 131.00–133.75 $133.63 $803 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 7 166.00 $166.00 $631 —
453–468 462 52 147.00–152.50 $149.75 $692 —
600 600 30 132.00 $132.00 $792 —
656 656 4 127.00 $127.00 $833 —
825 825 3 107.00 $107.00 $883 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–436 425 34 142.00–146.00 $143.26 $609 -5.74
476–484 478 27 145.00–148.00 $145.79 $697 -0.25
513 513 7 136.00 $136.00 $698 +0.61
615–632 626 8 128.50–131.00 $129.42 $810 —
747 747 13 107.00 $107.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 13 105.50 $105.50 $855 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 6 144.00 $144.00 $458 -4.00
387 387 10 141.00 $141.00 $546 -0.33
402–443 430 37 139.00–140.00 $139.30 $599 +5.80
482–484 483 32 132.25–132.50 $132.40 $639 -1.90
551–582 568 169 124.00–125.50 $124.66 $708 —
608 608 8 121.50 $121.50 $739 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 388 26 140.00–142.50 $141.72 $550 —
467 467 25 134.50 $134.50 $628 -1.00
624 624 20 118.75 $118.75 $741 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 26 141.50 $141.50 $494 +4.50
517 517 5 125.00 $125.00 $646 —
764 764 16 108.00 $108.00 $825 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.