Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

573 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.68/cwt ≈ $1,048/hd at 644 lb · 76 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 651 lb · 54 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.03/cwt +0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 543 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	573	215	0
Feeder cattle	573	215	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 388, Heifers 185) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
536 value added	536	24	167.50	$167.50	$898	—
555	555	25	167.00	$167.00	$927	—
600–645	644	76	137.00–163.00	$162.68	$1,048	—
745	745	41	146.00	$146.00	$1,088	—
765 value added	765	11	149.00	$149.00	$1,140	—
840	840	18	142.00	$142.00	$1,193	—
864 value added	864	5	141.00	$141.00	$1,218	—
940	940	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,166	—
958	958	3	131.00	$131.00	$1,255	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	9	176.50	$176.50	$789	—
450	450	1	168.00	$168.00	$756	-6.00
515–544	543	53	139.00–161.50	$161.03	$874	+0.03
595	595	2	153.50	$153.50	$913	—
633	633	2	134.00	$134.00	$848	-18.39
647 value added	647	34	149.75	$149.75	$969	—
651	651	54	153.00	$153.00	$996	+2.00
713–741	733	10	120.00–141.00	$126.13	$925	-25.87
815	815	1	122.00	$122.00	$994	-8.00
927	927	3	127.00	$127.00	$1,177	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
694 value added	694	8	135.00	$135.00	$937	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	152.00	$152.00	$692	±0.00
555	555	1	128.00	$128.00	$710	-8.00
583 value added	583	3	154.00	$154.00	$898	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464	464	10	128.00	$128.00	$594	—
554–583	560	42	110.00–134.00	$128.13	$718	—
639–647	641	25	112.00–124.00	$121.09	$776	—
670	670	1	105.00	$105.00	$704	—
759	759	7	124.00	$124.00	$941	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	43	124.00	$124.00	$688	-13.74
641	641	26	116.00	$116.00	$744	-7.26
719	719	4	105.00	$105.00	$755	-11.00
835–845	840	2	101.00–110.00	$105.47	$886	-6.53
850	850	2	109.00	$109.00	$926	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470 value added	470	2	116.00	$116.00	$545	—
480	480	1	116.00	$116.00	$557	—
571	571	9	122.50	$122.50	$699	+12.50
626–635	627	9	105.00–114.50	$113.43	$711	-6.57
725	725	1	102.00	$102.00	$740	-22.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	112.00	$112.00	$403	—

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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.