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Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 22, 2025

1,167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $245.40/cwt -13.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,948/hd at 794 lb · 106 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $283.95/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,914/hd at 674 lb · 105 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $262.59/cwt -4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,026/hd at 772 lb · 78 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,167

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 408.00 $408.00 $1,395
375 375 10 407.00 $407.00 $1,526 +8.30
431 431 8 413.00 $413.00 $1,780
480–486 485 45 374.50–384.00 $375.75 $1,822
519 519 27 374.00 $374.00 $1,941 +3.00
568–592 588 32 321.00–349.50 $329.27 $1,936 +0.22
588 588 9 325.50 $325.50 $1,914 -3.55
605–620 611 44 292.00–297.00 $295.25 $1,804 +5.40
651–697 663 43 288.00–291.00 $289.05 $1,916 +3.50
668–696 682 62 279.00–282.00 $280.42 $1,912 -5.13
707–708 708 73 265.00–270.00 $269.32 $1,907
754–792 770 73 259.00–268.00 $263.04 $2,025 -3.29
796 796 5 256.00 $256.00 $2,038 -10.33
812–815 814 23 260.00–264.00 $261.74 $2,131 +17.74
876 876 9 232.00 $232.00 $2,032 ±0.00
922 922 3 224.00 $224.00 $2,065 -4.00
960–978 965 12 198.00–203.00 $201.73 $1,947
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 5 391.00 $391.00 $1,181
381 381 15 385.00 $385.00 $1,467
468–498 486 15 353.00–372.00 $360.32 $1,751 +4.86
517 517 21 361.00 $361.00 $1,866
570–583 575 50 318.00–325.00 $322.30 $1,853
665–670 665 72 279.00–283.00 $279.39 $1,858 -1.61
729 729 28 268.00 $268.00 $1,954
787–798 794 106 235.00–257.00 $245.40 $1,948 -13.60
853–870 866 27 215.00–220.00 $218.91 $1,896 -7.69

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–398 372 10 341.00–342.00 $341.21 $1,269 +3.21
404 404 4 346.00 $346.00 $1,398 +20.13
456–497 478 30 319.00–334.50 $326.90 $1,563 +0.90
526–540 530 18 301.00–303.50 $302.79 $1,605 -5.47
584 584 15 301.00 $301.00 $1,758 -4.59
658–681 665 20 263.00 $263.00 $1,749 -8.15
669 669 12 269.00 $269.00 $1,800 -2.15
736–738 736 56 255.00 $255.00 $1,877 -7.04
824–844 832 12 231.00–235.00 $233.31 $1,941 -7.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 19 297.00 $297.00 $1,622
643 643 17 266.00 $266.00 $1,710
650–690 683 63 265.00–266.00 $265.17 $1,811
700 700 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,631
753 753 41 249.00 $249.00 $1,875
838 838 10 223.50 $223.50 $1,873 +7.50
856 856 16 221.00 $221.00 $1,892

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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.