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Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 29, 2025

1,181 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $268.50/cwt ≈ $1,722/hd at 641 lb · 121 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $305.14/cwt +2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 606 lb · 121 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $267.00/cwt ≈ $1,866/hd at 699 lb · 108 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,181

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 thin fleshed 365 21 431.00 $431.00 $1,573
376 fancy 376 27 428.50 $428.50 $1,611
422 thin fleshed 422 15 413.00 $413.00 $1,743
426 426 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,683 -2.00
471 471 8 390.00 $390.00 $1,837 +3.00
533 533 13 376.00 $376.00 $2,004 +2.60
597 597 77 339.00 $339.00 $2,024 +21.00
606 606 121 303.50–309.00 $305.14 $1,849 +8.14
653–685 684 47 293.00–295.00 $293.08 $2,005
708–737 720 88 277.00–288.00 $286.36 $2,062 +18.21
773–795 792 39 266.00–267.00 $266.15 $2,108 -4.50
823 823 16 259.50 $259.50 $2,136
948 948 8 226.00 $226.00 $2,142
970 970 5 223.00 $223.00 $2,163
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 5 379.00 $379.00 $1,486 -19.50
485 485 5 372.00 $372.00 $1,804 -3.00
513–545 522 45 343.00–360.00 $354.51 $1,851 +10.55
581 581 59 334.00 $334.00 $1,941
618 618 4 294.00 $294.00 $1,817 +6.50
668 thin fleshed 668 72 294.50 $294.50 $1,967
844 844 19 242.00 $242.00 $2,042
848 848 8 244.50 $244.50 $2,073
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 thin fleshed 521 6 379.00 $379.00 $1,975
580 580 7 346.00 $346.00 $2,007

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 626 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,590
642 642 117 269.00 $269.00 $1,727
699 699 108 267.00 $267.00 $1,866
719 719 24 263.50 $263.50 $1,895 +18.50
792 792 22 248.50 $248.50 $1,968
878 878 9 232.00 $232.00 $2,037
955 955 8 201.00 $201.00 $1,920
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 thin fleshed 225 4 375.00 $375.00 $844
269–278 thin fleshed 273 22 367.00–376.00 $369.23 $1,008
353–365 thin fleshed 359 43 373.00–373.50 $373.23 $1,340
415–441 thin fleshed 437 20 350.00–359.00 $351.28 $1,535
486 thin fleshed 486 14 349.00 $349.00 $1,696 +12.00
572 572 18 304.00 $304.00 $1,739 +4.00
759–783 765 42 254.00–255.00 $254.27 $1,945 +2.27
894 894 7 235.00 $235.00 $2,101

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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.