Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 30, 2021

549 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.23/cwt ≈ $765/hd at 538 lb · 89 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.18/cwt +2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 554 lb · 56 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.12/cwt ≈ $864/hd at 557 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	549	527	468
Feeder cattle	549	527	468

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent sales to compare to, last sale reported was on October 9th. Trade active, demand good. Bulk of supply consisted of steers and spayed heifers weighing 300-700 lbs. All cattle sold were of Mexican Origin. Next sale November 6th. This sale will be moved to Fridays starting on November 12TH.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	7	185.00	$185.00	$649	+3.72
408–428	416	25	173.50–175.00	$174.43	$726	-5.57
452	452	8	167.00	$167.00	$755	—
511–548	543	32	158.50	$158.50	$861	-1.00
552–555	554	56	157.00–160.00	$158.18	$876	+2.15
624–645	635	39	146.50–148.50	$147.41	$936	-7.59
692	692	9	136.00	$136.00	$941	-11.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	179.00	$179.00	$671	+4.00
435	435	9	168.00	$168.00	$731	-1.35
465–488	480	14	161.00–164.00	$162.04	$778	-3.46
521–538	526	10	155.00–157.00	$155.61	$819	—
551–558	557	42	155.00–156.00	$155.12	$864	—
652–682	664	30	141.00–143.00	$142.18	$944	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	2	194.00	$194.00	$568	—
451	451	4	169.00	$169.00	$762	—
530	530	4	158.00	$158.00	$837	—
732	732	2	131.00	$131.00	$959	—
765	765	5	129.00	$129.00	$987	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	6	135.00	$135.00	$736	—
571	571	6	123.00	$123.00	$702	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457	457	12	121.50	$121.50	$555	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	2	163.00	$163.00	$494	—
393	393	15	155.00	$155.00	$609	—
439	439	6	152.00	$152.00	$667	—
456–480	472	32	146.00–152.00	$149.73	$707	—
533–539	538	89	140.00–143.00	$142.23	$765	—
571–585	572	39	140.00–143.00	$140.34	$803	-5.91
695	695	13	131.00	$131.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
616–636	626	14	128.00–130.00	$128.98	$807	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	3	124.00	$124.00	$723	—

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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.