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Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 25, 2025

412 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $412.63/cwt ≈ $1,411/hd at 342 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.56/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,733/hd at 611 lb · 35 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.00/cwt +9.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,862/hd at 677 lb · 34 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 412

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–345 342 41 402.00–420.00 $412.63 $1,411
376 376 18 406.00 $406.00 $1,527 +8.58
402 402 25 398.00 $398.00 $1,600
471 471 10 389.00 $389.00 $1,832 -7.15
503–510 fancy 508 23 352.00–354.00 $353.31 $1,795
557 fancy 557 5 331.00 $331.00 $1,844
559–584 575 24 325.00–327.00 $325.73 $1,873 +37.06
615 615 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,906 +5.00
689 689 4 282.00 $282.00 $1,943 +1.00
700–718 706 14 264.00–278.00 $273.67 $1,932 +7.77
766–778 768 16 258.00 $258.00 $1,981 +3.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 7 347.00 $347.00 $1,728
665 665 24 275.00 $275.00 $1,829
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 4 376.00 $376.00 $1,703

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 9 388.00 $388.00 $1,284
366 366 19 389.00 $389.00 $1,424 +24.00
406 406 15 357.00 $357.00 $1,449
457 457 11 354.00 $354.00 $1,618 +18.57
518 518 23 301.00 $301.00 $1,559 +1.72
560–562 561 19 301.00–302.00 $301.26 $1,690 +6.54
600–645 611 35 278.50–285.00 $283.56 $1,733 -2.79
677 677 34 275.00 $275.00 $1,862 +9.30
768 768 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,805 -3.59
800 800 12 241.00 $241.00 $1,928 +2.26
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,476
512 512 3 299.00 $299.00 $1,531 -18.00
710 710 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,810
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 4 306.00 $306.00 $1,487

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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.