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Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, March 14, 2025

1,310 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $262.32/cwt +12.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,986/hd at 757 lb · 160 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $286.63/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,906/hd at 665 lb · 147 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.67/cwt +9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,848/hd at 720 lb · 121 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,310

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414–431 420 28 380.00–396.00 $385.86 $1,621 -0.64
449 fancy 449 16 408.00 $408.00 $1,832
468 468 4 388.00 $388.00 $1,816 +8.50
508–530 519 43 345.00–362.00 $355.89 $1,847 +6.92
504–534 fancy 521 36 384.00–399.50 $390.67 $2,035 +22.17
562 fancy 562 25 363.50 $363.50 $2,043 +2.50
561–599 574 71 310.00–342.00 $335.74 $1,927 -2.59
602 thin fleshed 602 3 323.00 $323.00 $1,944
605–636 618 42 294.00–314.00 $306.70 $1,895 -5.25
664–697 665 147 279.00–287.00 $286.63 $1,906 -0.37
701–748 724 40 269.00–279.50 $274.83 $1,990 +3.20
750–798 757 160 252.00–264.00 $262.32 $1,986 +12.53
806 806 22 257.00 $257.00 $2,071 +27.51
852 852 33 250.00 $250.00 $2,130 +18.00
920–928 926 4 223.00–226.00 $223.75 $2,072 +7.75
1011 1011 7 197.00 $197.00 $1,992
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 17 373.00 $373.00 $1,843
494 thin fleshed 494 17 375.50 $375.50 $1,855
535 535 65 343.00 $343.00 $1,835
642–647 645 54 287.00–292.00 $289.97 $1,870 +8.97

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–368 thin fleshed 365 11 380.00–382.00 $381.63 $1,393
465–493 469 54 340.00–341.00 $340.84 $1,599 +19.74
500 fancy 500 14 345.00 $345.00 $1,725
554 fancy 554 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,884
573–597 593 74 285.00–287.00 $285.53 $1,693 +0.03
622 622 19 285.00 $285.00 $1,773 +1.52
654–687 657 58 265.00–277.00 $270.70 $1,778 -3.46
702–737 712 69 255.00–261.00 $260.19 $1,853 +13.07
731 731 52 252.00 $252.00 $1,842 +4.88
758–794 780 13 250.00–256.00 $253.76 $1,979 +2.76
809–838 825 82 250.00–253.00 $251.85 $2,078 +31.85
947 947 19 201.00 $201.00 $1,903
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
624 624 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,498

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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.