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Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, March 7, 2025

749 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.48/cwt +16.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,746/hd at 616 lb · 124 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.16/cwt +18.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,848/hd at 674 lb · 84 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $301.03/cwt +16.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,595/hd at 530 lb · 49 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 749

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 thin fleshed 318 18 402.00 $402.00 $1,278
396 396 14 384.00 $384.00 $1,521 +16.00
444 444 17 386.50 $386.50 $1,716
457 457 3 379.50 $379.50 $1,734 +29.50
479 fancy 479 25 395.00 $395.00 $1,892
526–545 539 37 344.00–351.00 $348.97 $1,881
539 fancy 539 11 368.50 $368.50 $1,986
564 fancy 564 7 361.00 $361.00 $2,036
550–592 569 33 321.00–359.50 $338.33 $1,925 +35.33
612–636 621 44 306.00–317.00 $311.95 $1,937
672 672 23 287.00 $287.00 $1,929 +16.00
700–728 720 28 269.00–274.00 $271.63 $1,956 +12.36
770–792 783 5 249.00–251.00 $249.79 $1,956
833–845 838 8 227.00–231.00 $229.49 $1,923
859 859 8 232.00 $232.00 $1,993 +7.00
931 931 7 216.00 $216.00 $2,011
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 15 281.00 $281.00 $1,807
654 654 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,766
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 6 389.00 $389.00 $1,856

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 14 353.00 $353.00 $1,087
352 352 2 342.00 $342.00 $1,204
435 435 7 323.00 $323.00 $1,405
482–488 485 18 320.00–322.00 $321.10 $1,557 +21.10
500–539 530 49 289.00–308.00 $301.03 $1,595 +16.03
555–591 565 37 290.00–300.00 $294.79 $1,666
568 568 6 285.50 $285.50 $1,622
603–641 616 124 275.00–286.00 $283.48 $1,746 +16.48
655–679 674 84 266.00–276.00 $274.16 $1,848 +18.16
707–739 725 44 239.00–257.00 $247.12 $1,792
753 753 8 251.00 $251.00 $1,890 +26.45
803–807 805 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,771
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 576 14 283.00 $283.00 $1,630
672–678 676 21 262.00–265.00 $263.14 $1,779 +18.14

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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.