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Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, May 9, 2025

939 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.93/cwt ≈ $1,779/hd at 565 lb · 125 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $368.57/cwt +13.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,086/hd at 566 lb · 76 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $330.54/cwt -10.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,957/hd at 592 lb · 62 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 939

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 12 434.00 $434.00 $1,480
410–422 415 28 420.00–427.00 $424.14 $1,760 -13.15
556–572 559 48 363.00–366.00 $364.73 $2,039 +9.71
577–579 fancy 578 28 374.00–376.00 $375.14 $2,168
626 626 13 320.00 $320.00 $2,003 -3.38
694 694 8 297.00 $297.00 $2,061
700–748 720 26 274.00–298.00 $288.45 $2,077
803 803 8 271.00 $271.00 $2,176 +7.18
897 897 5 241.00 $241.00 $2,162
1014 1014 10 212.00 $212.00 $2,150 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–495 489 50 382.00–389.00 $383.98 $1,878
516 516 7 370.00 $370.00 $1,909 +1.75
583–595 592 62 326.00–332.00 $330.54 $1,957 -10.46
641 641 9 297.00 $297.00 $1,904 -7.00
680 thin fleshed 680 23 297.50 $297.50 $2,023
771 771 5 263.50 $263.50 $2,032
876 876 4 234.00 $234.00 $2,050 -13.00
920 920 3 229.00 $229.00 $2,107
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 7 274.00 $274.00 $1,858

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 8 361.00 $361.00 $1,249
449 449 10 351.00 $351.00 $1,576
474–492 475 44 342.00–343.00 $342.95 $1,629 -3.05
519–533 525 36 322.50–330.00 $326.91 $1,716 +2.91
560–566 565 125 314.50–315.00 $314.93 $1,779
608–627 624 50 294.00–308.00 $296.78 $1,852
662 662 4 273.00 $273.00 $1,807
667 667 12 281.00 $281.00 $1,874
749 749 22 270.00 $270.00 $2,022 ±0.00
767–775 772 61 266.00–273.00 $270.49 $2,088
810 810 11 259.50 $259.50 $2,102
836 836 8 241.00 $241.00 $2,015
891 891 9 222.00 $222.00 $1,978
900 900 3 226.00 $226.00 $2,034
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 38 318.50 $318.50 $1,698 -1.50
611–643 620 24 278.00–292.50 $288.12 $1,786 -9.38
652 652 10 275.00 $275.00 $1,793
708 708 24 269.00 $269.00 $1,905
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 2 314.00 $314.00 $1,743
648 648 51 284.00 $284.00 $1,840
694 694 10 268.00 $268.00 $1,860
734 734 4 258.50 $258.50 $1,897
807 807 7 248.00 $248.00 $2,001
885 885 10 230.00 $230.00 $2,036

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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.