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Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 1, 2025

511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $264.73/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,970/hd at 744 lb · 65 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.13/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,868/hd at 667 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $330.44/cwt -15.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,850/hd at 560 lb · 45 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 511

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–339 339 14 404.00–408.00 $404.28 $1,371 -11.41
376 376 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,504 -4.47
460 460 16 379.50 $379.50 $1,746 -14.50
515–543 534 15 349.00–354.00 $352.39 $1,882 +2.69
552–578 560 45 327.00–333.00 $330.44 $1,850 -0.56
614 614 9 302.00 $302.00 $1,854 +12.01
671 671 7 288.00 $288.00 $1,932 +1.75
689 689 19 283.00 $283.00 $1,950 +8.50
741 741 11 265.50 $265.50 $1,967
777 777 10 262.00 $262.00 $2,036 -0.88
842 842 12 244.00 $244.00 $2,054 -13.64
913–914 914 9 216.00–222.00 $217.33 $1,986 -17.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 7 336.00 $336.00 $1,677 -47.00
573 573 10 321.00 $321.00 $1,839 +21.00
618 618 11 285.00 $285.00 $1,761 +8.15
674 674 27 280.50 $280.50 $1,891 +13.84
728–748 744 65 263.50–265.00 $264.73 $1,970 -0.77
761 761 8 259.00 $259.00 $1,971
808 808 8 243.50 $243.50 $1,967 -3.50
936 936 7 198.00 $198.00 $1,853

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 7 375.00 $375.00 $1,166
584 584 8 287.00 $287.00 $1,676 -11.82
652–681 658 41 276.00–284.00 $282.38 $1,858 +5.92
687 687 18 275.00 $275.00 $1,889 -1.46
726 726 29 253.50 $253.50 $1,840 +7.44
756–793 765 20 239.00–247.50 $245.30 $1,877 +2.60
770 770 20 237.50 $237.50 $1,829 -5.20
834 834 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,810 -23.00
921 921 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,962 -1.00
981 981 5 203.00 $203.00 $1,991
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 16 344.00 $344.00 $1,428
538 538 25 301.00 $301.00 $1,619 +5.88

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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.