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Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 15, 2025

695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $285.55/cwt +6.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,910/hd at 669 lb · 78 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $267.55/cwt +10.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,055/hd at 768 lb · 65 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.04/cwt +11.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,950/hd at 744 lb · 54 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 695

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 5 407.00 $407.00 $1,176
360–392 384 8 398.00–401.00 $398.70 $1,531 +8.70
526 526 4 371.00 $371.00 $1,951 +16.53
551–563 fancy 560 23 362.00–364.00 $362.51 $2,030
570–585 577 25 327.00–331.00 $329.05 $1,899 +2.59
617–647 625 18 287.00–291.00 $289.85 $1,812 +5.32
663–679 669 78 285.00–287.00 $285.55 $1,910 +6.25
759–766 764 51 264.00–268.00 $266.33 $2,035 +8.85
783 fancy 783 14 272.00 $272.00 $2,130
817 817 40 244.00 $244.00 $1,993
868 868 6 232.00 $232.00 $2,014 -7.00
941 941 7 228.00 $228.00 $2,145 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–487 483 13 355.00–356.00 $355.46 $1,717
660 660 5 281.00 $281.00 $1,855
771 771 7 259.00 $259.00 $1,997
877–881 880 25 225.00–227.00 $226.60 $1,994
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
741 741 7 267.50 $267.50 $1,982
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
826 826 5 220.50 $220.50 $1,821

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 338.00 $338.00 $1,311
405–438 431 5 321.00–327.00 $325.87 $1,404 +10.86
453 fancy 453 20 330.00 $330.00 $1,495 +9.00
494 494 7 326.00 $326.00 $1,610 +13.68
505–530 522 22 305.00–311.00 $308.26 $1,609 +9.26
565 fancy 565 5 309.00 $309.00 $1,746
569 569 32 299.50–307.00 $305.59 $1,739 +10.03
625 625 11 283.50 $283.50 $1,772 -3.32
644–647 646 38 275.00–278.00 $276.82 $1,788
664–671 667 33 270.00–272.00 $271.15 $1,809 -8.85
734–747 744 54 259.00–263.00 $262.04 $1,950 +11.43
762–768 fancy 765 44 264.00–265.00 $264.57 $2,024
811–842 836 31 232.00–243.00 $240.93 $2,014
872 872 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,831
922 922 15 199.00 $199.00 $1,835
934 934 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,933
965 965 16 185.00 $185.00 $1,785
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
833 833 8 216.00 $216.00 $1,799

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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.