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Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.00/cwt +18.09 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 638 lb · 51 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $140.00/cwt ≈ $1,039/hd at 742 lb · 43 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.00/cwt ≈ $841/hd at 701 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 262 248 0
Feeder cattle 262 248 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 146, Bulls 16) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 472 3 169.00–172.00 $169.99 $802 +3.99
551–595 557 7 143.00–156.00 $154.02 $858 —
632–642 636 14 148.50–156.00 $151.74 $965 -0.22
742 742 43 140.00 $140.00 $1,039 —
775 775 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,085 +6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528–533 529 7 159.00–164.50 $162.92 $862 +3.92
540 value added 540 2 164.00 $164.00 $886 —
604 value added 604 4 140.00 $140.00 $846 —
644 644 7 142.00 $142.00 $914 —
730 730 1 126.00 $126.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 172.00 $172.00 $817 —
630 630 3 146.00 $146.00 $920 —
650–657 656 6 144.50–146.00 $144.75 $950 +1.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 3 133.00 $133.00 $676 —
524 524 5 141.00 $141.00 $739 —
572 572 6 133.00 $133.00 $761 —
638 638 51 140.00 $140.00 $893 —
701 value added 701 14 120.00 $120.00 $841 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 4 130.50 $130.50 $587 —
529 529 10 132.00 $132.00 $698 +9.00
580 580 2 120.00–130.00 $125.00 $725 —
642 642 10 120.00 $120.00 $770 —
669 669 10 120.00 $120.00 $803 +8.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 136.00 $136.00 $524 +16.00
405–448 442 7 129.50–133.00 $129.96 $574 —
493 493 2 115.00 $115.00 $567 —
523–530 524 5 113.00–130.00 $126.56 $663 +10.56
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 value added 570 14 131.00 $131.00 $747 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 112.00 $112.00 $487 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 137.00 $137.00 $610 —
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 —
610–615 614 6 145.00 $145.00 $890 —
805 805 1 111.00 $111.00 $894 +4.00
880 880 1 111.00 $111.00 $977 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
500 500 2 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
667 667 3 141.00 $141.00 $940 —

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Reading this report

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.