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Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 6, 2025

1,067 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $355.02/cwt -3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,977/hd at 557 lb · 127 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $263.82/cwt +4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,158/hd at 818 lb · 119 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $424.93/cwt +22.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,018/hd at 475 lb · 114 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,067

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 thin fleshed 391 8 450.50 $450.50 $1,761
397 397 12 441.00 $441.00 $1,751 +18.34
402–405 thin fleshed 404 18 445.00–445.50 $445.28 $1,799 +16.28
405–424 416 25 434.50–441.00 $437.29 $1,819 +18.03
464 thin fleshed 464 14 432.00 $432.00 $2,004
461–486 fancy 474 80 429.00–430.50 $429.67 $2,037 +0.67
486 486 20 401.00 $401.00 $1,949 +13.74
508 508 17 380.00 $380.00 $1,930 -2.36
551–585 557 127 347.00–370.50 $355.02 $1,977 +13.52
609–628 624 55 319.50–327.00 $323.38 $2,018 -0.60
656–671 657 67 292.00–305.50 $304.68 $2,002 +7.39
816–828 818 119 256.50–265.00 $263.82 $2,158 +4.99
1014 1014 14 214.00 $214.00 $2,170 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 21 368.25 $368.25 $1,963 +20.50
589 589 6 341.00 $341.00 $2,008 +24.00
644 644 30 304.00 $304.00 $1,958 +6.00
713–718 717 103 278.00–281.00 $278.70 $1,998 +0.59
899 899 51 247.00 $247.00 $2,221
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 15 427.50 $427.50 $1,979
588 588 11 346.00 $346.00 $2,034
774 774 4 272.00 $272.00 $2,105
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
702 702 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,811
850 850 12 238.00 $238.00 $2,023

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 22 338.00 $338.00 $1,480
530 530 70 320.00 $320.00 $1,696
582 582 22 298.00 $298.00 $1,734
635 635 68 297.50 $297.50 $1,889
758 758 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,895
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 7 346.00 $346.00 $1,581 +5.00
540 540 7 324.00 $324.00 $1,750 -18.00
614 thin fleshed 614 9 315.00 $315.00 $1,934
719 719 11 270.00 $270.00 $1,941 -5.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 6 301.00 $301.00 $1,649
657 657 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,642

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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.