Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 20, 2022

318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.82/cwt ≈ $1,052/hd at 726 lb · 59 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 515 lb · 29 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $173.50/cwt +37.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,334/hd at 769 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	318	209	262
Feeder cattle	318	209	262

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 144, Heifers 170, Bulls 4) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	168.00	$168.00	$580	—
481–494	489	20	198.00–199.00	$198.61	$971	+38.33
531	531	17	188.00	$188.00	$998	—
545 value added	545	1	145.00	$145.00	$790	—
575	575	1	160.00	$160.00	$920	-19.00
620 value added	620	1	119.00	$119.00	$738	-43.00
645	645	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,032	-2.76
678 value added	678	5	178.00	$178.00	$1,207	+7.00
769	769	29	173.50	$173.50	$1,334	+37.50
828 value added	828	5	143.00	$143.00	$1,184	+3.00
1005 value added	1005	3	129.00	$129.00	$1,296	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468 value added	468	3	183.00	$183.00	$856	—
568 value added	568	4	172.00	$172.00	$977	-9.00
630–642 value added	638	27	181.00–190.50	$184.48	$1,177	—
749 value added	749	10	156.00	$156.00	$1,168	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	2	160.00	$160.00	$776	—
580	580	1	171.00	$171.00	$992	—
652	652	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,043	+20.00
755 value added	755	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,057	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	151.00	$151.00	$649	—
531 value added	531	4	170.00	$170.00	$903	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	2	142.00	$142.00	$515	—
420 value added	420	1	159.00	$159.00	$668	—
427	427	3	166.00	$166.00	$709	+51.00
461	461	12	159.00	$159.00	$733	+10.00
515 value added	515	29	158.00	$158.00	$814	—
565	565	2	152.00	$152.00	$859	—
627	627	3	145.00	$145.00	$909	+15.82
707 value added	707	9	148.00	$148.00	$1,046	—
730	730	50	144.25	$144.25	$1,053	—
752	752	5	141.50	$141.50	$1,064	—
810	810	1	95.00	$95.00	$770	—
854 value added	854	4	124.00	$124.00	$1,059	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
567 value added	567	6	151.00	$151.00	$856	-2.00
647 value added	647	22	148.00	$148.00	$958	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	3	150.00	$150.00	$672	+17.00
534–535	534	6	109.00–137.00	$118.34	$632	—
658	658	3	144.00	$144.00	$948	—
805	805	4	134.00	$134.00	$1,079	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	127.00	$127.00	$457	—
463	463	2	135.00	$135.00	$625	—
570	570	1	113.00	$113.00	$644	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	171.00	$171.00	$838	—
578	578	2	155.00	$155.00	$896	—

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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.