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Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, March 28, 2025

1,327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $291.30/cwt +7.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,812/hd at 622 lb · 154 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $298.62/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,701/hd at 570 lb · 118 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $276.85/cwt ≈ $1,755/hd at 634 lb · 110 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,327

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 thin fleshed 370 30 393.00 $393.00 $1,454
419–446 440 22 386.50–392.00 $390.81 $1,720
478 478 41 383.00 $383.00 $1,831 +36.00
558–596 581 20 295.00–308.00 $300.00 $1,743
617–644 634 110 274.00–284.00 $276.85 $1,755
677 fancy 677 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,828
688–697 694 12 263.00–273.00 $266.66 $1,851 -8.34
721 721 104 265.50 $265.50 $1,914
812 812 25 247.00 $247.00 $2,006
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–341 328 11 412.00–419.00 $415.69 $1,363 +3.06
353–383 362 44 401.00–411.00 $404.47 $1,464 -1.53
424 fancy 424 24 416.50 $416.50 $1,766
425–431 427 31 393.00–403.00 $399.74 $1,707 +1.74
470 470 9 394.00 $394.00 $1,852 +5.00
528–540 537 43 346.00–353.00 $349.70 $1,878
542 fancy 542 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,005 +16.69
553 553 12 331.00 $331.00 $1,830 +5.27
551–560 fancy 555 13 359.00 $359.00 $1,992 +28.00
601–644 621 11 285.50–294.00 $289.99 $1,801 -20.01
653 653 51 286.25 $286.25 $1,869
689 689 19 274.50 $274.50 $1,891 -7.50
755–770 767 51 261.50–263.25 $262.88 $2,016 +4.88
806–832 813 11 257.50–258.00 $257.64 $2,095
902 902 3 235.00 $235.00 $2,120
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 4 394.00 $394.00 $1,596

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–430 427 32 334.00–339.50 $337.21 $1,440 -19.79
464–496 488 70 332.00–339.00 $333.71 $1,629 -20.29
509–518 fancy 512 16 310.50–313.00 $312.05 $1,598
513–524 515 38 304.00–309.00 $308.20 $1,587 +7.20
557–566 561 89 293.75–305.00 $298.82 $1,676 -2.44
596 fancy 596 29 298.00 $298.00 $1,776
619 fancy 619 34 295.25 $295.25 $1,828
607–643 623 120 285.00–294.75 $290.18 $1,808 +6.62
676–696 685 48 272.00–281.00 $276.46 $1,894 +1.46
719 719 34 244.00–254.00 $246.06 $1,769
768–794 790 35 242.00–246.00 $242.70 $1,917 +7.70
849 849 4 240.00 $240.00 $2,038
870 870 9 237.00 $237.00 $2,062
948 948 12 214.00 $214.00 $2,029
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484–489 487 17 325.00–330.00 $327.34 $1,594
524–545 530 11 294.00–298.00 $295.12 $1,564
593 593 8 287.00 $287.00 $1,702
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
723 723 9 260.75 $260.75 $1,885 +5.75

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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.