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Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 13, 2025

1,025 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.02/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 579 lb · 166 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $314.86/cwt -5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,974/hd at 627 lb · 83 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.88/cwt +10.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,980/hd at 683 lb · 76 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,025

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 thin fleshed 312 23 475.00 $475.00 $1,482
340 340 48 467.00 $467.00 $1,588 +33.00
418 thin fleshed 418 9 460.00 $460.00 $1,923
429 fancy 429 27 477.00 $477.00 $2,046
418–446 432 10 418.00–438.00 $427.68 $1,848 +3.54
478–479 479 9 394.00–395.00 $394.67 $1,890
507–523 510 25 389.00–396.00 $394.56 $2,012
568–571 569 41 380.00–383.00 $380.88 $2,167 +16.15
616–635 627 83 311.00–323.00 $314.86 $1,974 -5.14
680 680 32 300.00 $300.00 $2,040 +3.00
714–740 727 8 274.00–280.00 $276.95 $2,013 -11.50
811 811 8 265.00 $265.00 $2,149 -6.00
887 887 3 276.00 $276.00 $2,448 +35.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 thin fleshed 399 17 453.00 $453.00 $1,807
495 495 26 381.00 $381.00 $1,886 -2.98
615 615 18 306.00 $306.00 $1,882 +9.00
719–733 727 16 268.00–272.50 $270.55 $1,967
796 796 10 269.00 $269.00 $2,141 +5.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–339 thin fleshed 332 50 422.00–429.00 $425.42 $1,412
408 408 10 406.00 $406.00 $1,656
412 fancy 412 46 424.00 $424.00 $1,747
453–491 484 35 345.50–364.00 $348.47 $1,687 +5.52
513 513 3 337.00 $337.00 $1,729 +10.09
550–592 573 124 313.00–321.00 $315.72 $1,809 +0.79
596 596 42 309.00 $309.00 $1,842 -5.93
646 646 50 297.00 $297.00 $1,919 +0.22
658–690 683 76 289.00–292.00 $289.88 $1,980 +8.88
707–746 724 67 271.00–281.00 $276.71 $2,003 +6.71
798 798 35 262.50 $262.50 $2,095 -7.99
889–891 889 33 221.50–226.00 $224.91 $1,999 +2.91
990 990 15 215.00 $215.00 $2,128
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 16 299.00 $299.00 $1,791
640 640 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,741 -16.12
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
829 829 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,849 -25.00

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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.