Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.74/cwt +17.74 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 572 lb · 38 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.39/cwt -1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 639 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.00/cwt ≈ $869/hd at 540 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	215	392	0
Feeder cattle	215	392	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 102, Bulls 5) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	11	174.00	$174.00	$785	+17.00
540	540	16	161.00	$161.00	$869	—
555–560	559	8	155.00–162.00	$161.13	$901	+7.63
637–645	639	20	151.00–156.50	$152.39	$974	—
683	683	10	151.00	$151.00	$1,031	+6.50
735	735	3	152.00	$152.00	$1,117	+12.00
775	775	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,054	-8.50
823	823	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,070	-9.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–482	479	7	152.00	$152.00	$728	+4.50
550	550	2	136.00	$136.00	$748	+13.00
680 value added	680	12	148.50	$148.50	$1,010	—
727 value added	727	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,018	—
818 value added	818	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,022	—
870 value added	870	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,140	—
985 value added	985	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,340	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588 value added	588	5	163.00	$163.00	$958	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885 value added	885	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,106	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	2	128.00	$128.00	$490	—
448	448	10	129.00	$129.00	$578	—
520	520	1	121.00	$121.00	$629	—
558–584	572	38	136.00–138.00	$137.74	$788	+17.74
617–630	621	7	115.00–125.00	$123.26	$765	+11.26
725	725	1	116.00	$116.00	$841	—
805	805	1	112.00	$112.00	$902	—
828 value added	828	6	132.00	$132.00	$1,093	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
651 value added	651	10	127.00	$127.00	$827	—
716 value added	716	4	130.00	$130.00	$931	—
837 value added	837	7	130.00	$130.00	$1,088	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	116.00	$116.00	$389	—
423	423	6	131.00	$131.00	$554	—
578	578	2	110.00	$110.00	$636	—
645	645	1	120.00	$120.00	$774	+11.18
705	705	1	124.00	$124.00	$874	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565 value added	565	4	116.00	$116.00	$655	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	137.00	$137.00	$493	-10.00
553	553	3	146.00	$146.00	$807	—
625	625	1	129.00	$129.00	$806	-2.00

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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.