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Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.25/cwt ≈ $1,371/hd at 925 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.64/cwt +6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 569 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 556 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 294 870 0
Feeder cattle 294 870 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 175, Heifers 107, Bulls 12) 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
370–390 383 3 136.00–170.00 $159.06 $609 —
488 488 2 160.00 $160.00 $781 -4.50
513 513 5 152.00 $152.00 $780 -6.93
561–586 569 40 149.00–155.00 $152.64 $869 +6.31
635–647 646 20 139.00–145.00 $144.71 $935 +3.13
662 value added 662 3 145.00 $145.00 $960 -3.00
708 708 4 140.50 $140.50 $995 —
742 value added 742 16 150.50 $150.50 $1,117 —
968 968 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,258 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 9 152.50 $152.50 $791 —
925 value added 925 55 148.25 $148.25 $1,371 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 171.00 $171.00 $652 +18.00
405 405 1 131.00 $131.00 $531 -37.00
463 463 2 156.00 $156.00 $722 —
518 518 2 155.00 $155.00 $803 +0.50
843 value added 843 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,205 —
850 850 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,080 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 128.00 $128.00 $494 +2.00
452–485 457 7 132.00–134.00 $133.70 $611 +6.81
539 539 10 139.50 $139.50 $752 +11.50
556 556 20 131.00 $131.00 $728 +8.00
642 642 16 125.00 $125.00 $802 -3.25
704 value added 704 4 129.00 $129.00 $908 —
718 718 4 124.00 $124.00 $890 +1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 511 12 135.00 $135.00 $690 —
584 value added 584 8 133.00 $133.00 $777 —
719 value added 719 12 136.00 $136.00 $978 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 119.00 $119.00 $452 —
495 495 1 133.00 $133.00 $658 —
665 value added 665 1 107.00 $107.00 $712 —
690 690 1 109.00 $109.00 $752 —
740 740 1 123.00 $123.00 $910 —
885 885 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 value added 635 2 133.00 $133.00 $845 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 —
574 574 4 136.00 $136.00 $781 —
752 752 3 121.00 $121.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 125.00 $125.00 $498 —
410 410 1 144.00 $144.00 $590 —

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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.