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Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

Monterey, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded) · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, April 15, 2026

205 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (49)

No new report since Apr 15, 2026. Below is this market's most recent published report.

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $511.91/cwt ≈ $3,120/hd at 610 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $544.86/cwt ≈ $2,898/hd at 532 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $504.91/cwt ≈ $2,335/hd at 462 lb · 16 head
Monterey, VA 6-weight steers sold at $489/cwt, the highest of the 4 yards reporting the class and $56/cwt above the VA average ($433). Receipts were light at 205 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 205 106 136
Feeder cattle 205 106 136

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 122, Heifers 82, Bulls 1) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 10 500.00 $500.00 $2,205
458 458 6 510.00 $510.00 $2,336
460–470 value added 464 9 512.50–515.00 $513.62 $2,383
475 475 1 396.00 $396.00 $1,881
528–548 value added 531 19 520.00–552.50 $547.21 $2,906
538 538 3 530.00 $530.00 $2,851
597 597 9 522.50 $522.50 $3,119
600–615 value added 608 26 512.50–522.50 $517.44 $3,146
630 630 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,772
689 value added 689 11 430.00 $430.00 $2,963
734 value added 734 7 402.50 $402.50 $2,954
905 905 2 317.50 $317.50 $2,873
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 value added 616 8 490.00 $490.00 $3,018
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 501 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,054
638 value added 638 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,552
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,814
795 795 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,703

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 value added 375 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,547
458–480 462 10 370.00–410.00 $401.70 $1,856
520 520 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,742
540 value added 540 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,025
548 548 9 347.50 $347.50 $1,904
610 610 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,967
617 value added 617 5 367.50 $367.50 $2,267
635 635 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,191
748 748 14 335.00 $335.00 $2,506
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 6 417.50 $417.50 $1,557
423 423 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,798
539 value added 539 6 370.00 $370.00 $1,994
613 value added 613 12 349.00 $349.00 $2,139
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,348
450 450 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,755 +67.50
540 540 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,890
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,828
700 700 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,240
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,090
505 505 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,376

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,250

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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.

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