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Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, April 25, 2025

548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $331.19/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,928/hd at 582 lb · 50 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $311.40/cwt +10.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,829/hd at 587 lb · 38 head
light 9-weight L 1 steers $234.00/cwt ≈ $2,146/hd at 917 lb · 38 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 548

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 8 397.00 $397.00 $1,640 -16.00
450 thin fleshed 450 13 406.00 $406.00 $1,827
467 467 3 387.00 $387.00 $1,807 +11.25
516–518 517 20 372.00–375.00 $373.40 $1,930 -0.60
578–586 580 42 331.00–345.00 $333.70 $1,935 +4.43
594 594 8 318.00 $318.00 $1,889 -11.27
616 616 6 297.00 $297.00 $1,830 +1.75
628–646 fancy 642 10 322.00–324.00 $322.39 $2,070
649 649 12 288.00 $288.00 $1,869
727–749 746 19 267.00–274.50 $268.15 $2,000
756–775 770 19 270.00–272.50 $270.65 $2,084 +7.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 5 252.00 $252.00 $696
364 thin fleshed 364 20 405.00 $405.00 $1,474
390 390 5 398.50 $398.50 $1,554 +13.50
420 thin fleshed 420 12 391.00 $391.00 $1,642
441 441 8 375.00 $375.00 $1,654
454 454 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,702 +14.68
515–526 522 33 343.00–344.50 $343.96 $1,795 -17.04
647 647 27 287.50 $287.50 $1,860
653–666 656 15 281.00–285.00 $282.08 $1,850 +2.69
730 730 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,876 -11.00
733 thin fleshed 733 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,950
1006 thin fleshed 1006 7 212.00 $212.00 $2,133
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
798 798 23 260.00 $260.00 $2,075
917 917 38 234.00 $234.00 $2,146
1045 1045 15 209.00 $209.00 $2,184

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–446 439 11 334.00–335.00 $334.35 $1,468 -11.65
461 thin fleshed 461 4 337.00 $337.00 $1,554
486 fancy 486 13 340.00 $340.00 $1,652
521 fancy 521 6 327.00 $327.00 $1,704
525 525 18 320.00 $320.00 $1,680 +17.21
578–585 fancy 580 13 333.00–334.00 $333.31 $1,933
591 591 25 300.00 $300.00 $1,773 -1.00
624–631 630 21 284.50–288.00 $285.16 $1,797
658–677 673 22 274.00–280.00 $277.83 $1,870 +8.83
710 710 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,874 +9.00
786 786 5 252.00 $252.00 $1,981
1026 1026 6 196.00 $196.00 $2,011
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,813
913 913 16 194.00 $194.00 $1,771

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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.