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Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, April 11, 2025

1,012 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $354.47/cwt -24.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,886/hd at 532 lb · 101 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $279.30/cwt +0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,866/hd at 668 lb · 93 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.56/cwt +13.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 566 lb · 86 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,012

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 15 390.00 $390.00 $1,505 +18.81
409–448 441 44 383.50–385.00 $384.75 $1,697
460–476 470 18 365.00–389.00 $377.07 $1,772 +19.07
513–542 532 101 348.00–364.00 $354.47 $1,886 -24.53
556–574 568 44 322.00–331.00 $326.46 $1,854 +4.79
608 thin fleshed 608 9 318.50 $318.50 $1,936
616 fancy 616 30 320.00 $320.00 $1,971
638–640 639 35 276.00–289.00 $284.53 $1,818 +14.98
654–686 668 93 276.00–286.00 $279.30 $1,866 +0.72
735–746 740 67 262.50–268.00 $264.57 $1,958 -8.58
770–797 795 84 256.00–268.00 $257.48 $2,047 -4.52
851 851 9 239.00 $239.00 $2,034 +3.00
862 fancy 862 7 250.00 $250.00 $2,155
913 913 23 220.00 $220.00 $2,009 +14.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,928

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–434 424 37 310.00–319.00 $315.01 $1,336 +1.47
485 fancy 485 12 321.00 $321.00 $1,557
473–495 489 42 310.00–316.00 $312.32 $1,527 +2.29
532 532 14 299.00 $299.00 $1,591 +17.33
552–581 566 86 295.00–296.75 $295.56 $1,673 +13.90
602–606 605 44 278.50–289.25 $286.82 $1,735 +19.62
615 fancy 615 23 297.00 $297.00 $1,827
656 656 21 280.00 $280.00 $1,837 +29.07
691 691 11 259.00 $259.00 $1,790 +19.00
700–735 723 20 247.50–258.00 $250.61 $1,812 +3.34
779 779 12 246.00 $246.00 $1,916
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,588
626 626 37 254.00 $254.00 $1,590 +2.00
671–680 679 67 250.00–256.00 $255.38 $1,734

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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.