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Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 20, 2021

870 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.99/cwt ≈ $1,038/hd at 731 lb · 94 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 551 lb · 75 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.65/cwt -5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 655 lb · 75 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 870 573 0
Feeder cattle 870 573 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 467, Heifers 403) Value Added 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
308–340 329 6 170.00 $170.00 $559
469 469 27 164.50 $164.50 $772 -3.50
500–530 528 24 129.00–161.50 $158.93 $839 -2.10
558–572 559 51 143.50–164.00 $146.33 $818
630–635 633 72 133.00–152.00 $141.58 $896 +7.58
654 654 52 147.50 $147.50 $965 -5.50
657 value added 657 23 148.00 $148.00 $972
793–798 value added 795 13 122.00–147.00 $135.42 $1,077
806–815 808 6 134.00–146.00 $143.98 $1,163 +21.98
870 870 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,166
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 167.00 $167.00 $568
423 423 6 173.00 $173.00 $732
467 value added 467 20 170.50 $170.50 $796
469–488 485 32 169.50–170.00 $169.92 $824
507 value added 507 15 159.50 $159.50 $809 -8.00
562–566 value added 564 34 158.50–162.50 $160.38 $905
586 586 26 160.50 $160.50 $941 -6.50
701 701 7 135.50 $135.50 $950
744 value added 744 14 144.75 $144.75 $1,077
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 153.00 $153.00 $543
414 414 5 168.00 $168.00 $696
533 533 10 154.50 $154.50 $823
630 630 1 134.50 $134.50 $847
660 660 2 137.00 $137.00 $904
727 727 8 120.50 $120.50 $876
763 763 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,000
908 value added 908 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,217

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 110.00 $110.00 $346
352 352 5 126.00 $126.00 $444
424 424 4 107.00 $107.00 $454
426 value added 426 10 134.00 $134.00 $571
450–478 467 57 126.50–127.50 $126.89 $593
544 544 7 128.00 $128.00 $696
545 value added 545 16 124.50 $124.50 $679
550–575 551 75 114.00–124.25 $123.00 $678 -1.00
631 631 32 128.25 $128.25 $809 +12.25
635 value added 635 13 124.00 $124.00 $787
703 703 7 122.50 $122.50 $861 +17.50
808 value added 808 62 140.25 $140.25 $1,133
814 814 6 123.00 $123.00 $1,001 +17.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
707 value added 707 27 137.00 $137.00 $969
741 741 67 144.00 $144.00 $1,067
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 6 115.00 $115.00 $489
505 505 1 115.00 $115.00 $581
573 573 6 115.00 $115.00 $659 -7.50
630 630 1 111.00 $111.00 $699 -2.43

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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.