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Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, May 2, 2025

1,118 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $278.11/cwt ≈ $2,041/hd at 734 lb · 145 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $297.29/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,036/hd at 685 lb · 142 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $327.15/cwt +22.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,063/hd at 631 lb · 111 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,118 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 337 21 434.00–436.00 $434.96 $1,466 —
384–399 391 39 419.50–427.00 $422.66 $1,653 —
411 thin fleshed 411 8 429.00 $429.00 $1,763 +16.00
406–424 413 17 417.00–423.50 $419.26 $1,732 +24.26
464 fancy 464 20 429.00 $429.00 $1,991 —
463–495 481 36 382.00–397.00 $387.26 $1,863 -2.74
526–533 531 38 381.00–385.00 $382.36 $2,030 +6.36
556 fancy 556 11 383.00 $383.00 $2,129 —
577 577 16 341.50 $341.50 $1,970 +2.50
626 fancy 626 39 333.00 $333.00 $2,085 —
609–644 633 72 321.00–328.00 $323.98 $2,051 +18.84
673–698 685 142 289.00–301.00 $297.29 $2,036 +4.21
720 fancy 720 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,160 —
724 724 5 291.00 $291.00 $2,107 +4.64
807–848 815 27 258.00–260.50 $258.83 $2,109 -0.67
859 fancy 859 4 265.00 $265.00 $2,276 —
865–886 876 27 244.00–247.00 $246.12 $2,156 —
1026 1026 7 210.00 $210.00 $2,155 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 10 349.00 $349.00 $1,616 -23.00
523–530 525 12 347.00–348.00 $347.75 $1,826 -6.76
535 thin fleshed 535 18 371.00 $371.00 $1,985 —
585 585 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,854 -17.00
641 641 6 298.00 $298.00 $1,910 +4.00
723–747 734 145 276.00–280.00 $278.11 $2,041 —
844 844 59 250.00 $250.00 $2,110 +8.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–396 368 27 366.00–368.50 $368.02 $1,354 —
445–446 446 48 354.50–362.00 $357.78 $1,596 —
481 481 14 341.00 $341.00 $1,640 —
511 fancy 511 27 371.50 $371.50 $1,898 —
521 521 23 342.00 $342.00 $1,782 —
573 573 35 312.50 $312.50 $1,791 +8.50
604 604 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,643 —
601–617 609 60 297.00–298.50 $297.96 $1,815 —
680 680 16 283.50 $283.50 $1,928 —
705–740 718 51 272.00–279.50 $275.79 $1,980 —
770 770 21 269.00 $269.00 $2,071 +14.73
836 836 5 244.00 $244.00 $2,040 —

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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.