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Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 22, 2025

1,158 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.93/cwt +7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,641/hd at 472 lb · 128 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $322.66/cwt -49.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,654/hd at 513 lb · 116 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $282.24/cwt -4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,920/hd at 680 lb · 90 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,158

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–378 377 41 391.00–403.00 $397.42 $1,498
462–475 469 72 395.00–397.00 $396.15 $1,858 +8.15
512 512 82 317.00 $317.00 $1,623 -38.89
504–525 514 34 328.00–344.00 $336.31 $1,729 -19.58
553–593 568 33 317.00–340.00 $326.83 $1,856 -8.91
558–592 571 32 285.00–291.00 $288.67 $1,648 -47.07
619 619 9 305.00 $305.00 $1,888 -1.70
634–642 639 51 281.00–283.00 $281.54 $1,799 -25.16
660 660 14 277.00 $277.00 $1,828 -9.63
661 fancy 661 14 293.00 $293.00 $1,937
689 689 62 281.00 $281.00 $1,936 -5.63
707–728 711 57 261.00–267.25 $265.90 $1,891 -8.93
764–789 780 35 253.00–258.00 $254.68 $1,987 -7.64
807–830 818 18 239.00–241.00 $239.88 $1,962 -17.12
905–922 913 15 212.00–217.00 $214.25 $1,956 -9.50
938 938 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,792 -32.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 20 387.00 $387.00 $1,505
405–438 424 30 362.00–378.00 $368.63 $1,563
601–646 634 39 275.00–276.00 $275.76 $1,748 -14.21
740 740 26 248.00–253.00 $250.50 $1,854
777 777 20 256.50 $256.50 $1,993

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,405
456 fancy 456 56 364.00 $364.00 $1,660
461–498 484 72 319.03–346.00 $335.43 $1,623 -5.41
505 fancy 505 11 310.00 $310.00 $1,566 -35.00
515–549 531 66 293.00–303.00 $299.28 $1,589
551 fancy 551 20 300.00 $300.00 $1,653 -40.00
569–582 578 25 294.00–295.00 $294.72 $1,703 +9.19
605 fancy 605 17 296.00 $296.00 $1,791
606–620 610 24 281.50–288.00 $286.35 $1,747 +1.35
640 640 8 266.00 $266.00 $1,702 -19.00
655–676 664 24 261.50–269.00 $265.70 $1,764 -5.00
731 731 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,718 -17.00
746 746 9 246.00 $246.00 $1,835 -6.00
756–790 763 15 237.00–239.00 $238.59 $1,820 -15.17
823–833 824 27 237.00–240.00 $238.74 $1,967 -13.11
900 900 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,899
989 989 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,978
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 571 29 281.00 $281.00 $1,605
672–676 675 22 252.00–252.50 $252.39 $1,704
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 5 317.00 $317.00 $1,595

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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.