Cattle Market Pulse

Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 8, 2025

876 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Santa Teresa Livestock Auction report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.20/cwt ≈ $1,627/hd at 609 lb · 112 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $251.81/cwt -22.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,667/hd at 662 lb · 64 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $321.67/cwt -6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,830/hd at 569 lb · 62 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 876

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 371.00 $371.00 $1,158
371–375 372 12 369.00–382.00 $371.19 $1,381
464 fancy 464 15 390.00 $390.00 $1,810
494 494 7 358.00 $358.00 $1,769
529 529 7 379.00 $379.00 $2,005 +45.00
554–595 569 62 313.00–331.00 $321.67 $1,830 -6.33
605–636 627 35 275.00–301.00 $287.07 $1,800
641–644 643 15 260.00–273.00 $269.55 $1,733
656–684 665 23 273.00–287.00 $278.58 $1,853 +1.58
714–726 719 41 264.00–280.00 $273.15 $1,964 +5.30
762 762 8 262.00 $262.00 $1,996 +0.50
826 826 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,991
858 858 7 236.00 $236.00 $2,025
943–945 944 15 200.00–211.00 $205.86 $1,943
1006–1040 1028 11 198.00–201.00 $199.07 $2,046
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 23 309.00 $309.00 $1,771
652–680 662 64 235.00–261.00 $251.81 $1,667 -22.19
723 723 40 251.00 $251.00 $1,815
860 860 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,901 -8.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 19 266.00 $266.00 $1,726
738 738 13 267.00 $267.00 $1,970

↑ Back to top

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,116
412–436 426 22 308.00–322.00 $313.54 $1,336
475–477 476 34 309.50–310.50 $310.03 $1,476
528–539 538 30 279.50–282.00 $281.67 $1,515
573–592 580 40 276.00–285.00 $281.66 $1,634 -3.84
607–619 609 112 261.00–276.00 $267.20 $1,627
655–681 671 18 247.00–258.00 $250.93 $1,684
688 688 26 240.00 $240.00 $1,651
709–739 717 47 242.00–249.00 $247.27 $1,773
801–818 810 20 220.00–230.00 $223.01 $1,806
851 851 23 220.00 $220.00 $1,872
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 18 263.00 $263.00 $1,375 -10.08
631 631 25 252.00 $252.00 $1,590
764 764 21 232.00 $232.00 $1,772
845 845 8 217.00 $217.00 $1,834

↑ Back to top

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.