Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

112 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.50/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 430 lb · 16 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.00/cwt ≈ $528/hd at 330 lb · 12 head

light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $153.17/cwt ≈ $1,077/hd at 703 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	112	318	54
Feeder cattle	112	318	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 68, Bulls 2) 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
285	285	1	162.00	$162.00	$462	—
412 value added	412	11	191.00	$191.00	$787	—
655 value added	655	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,055	-17.00
711 value added	711	4	154.00	$154.00	$1,095	—
850 value added	850	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,190	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	164.00	$164.00	$845	—
585 value added	585	1	140.00	$140.00	$819	—
618 value added	618	2	164.00	$164.00	$1,014	—
702–706 value added	703	12	153.00–153.50	$153.17	$1,077	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330 value added	330	3	182.00	$182.00	$601	—
499 value added	499	4	192.00	$192.00	$958	+9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430 value added	430	16	165.50	$165.50	$712	+6.50
562 value added	562	6	161.00	$161.00	$905	—
602 value added	602	7	149.00	$149.00	$897	—
680 value added	680	1	131.00	$131.00	$891	—
983 value added	983	2	116.00	$116.00	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330 value added	330	12	160.00	$160.00	$528	—
609 value added	609	8	143.00	$143.00	$871	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	154.00	$154.00	$431	—
445	445	1	153.00	$153.00	$681	+3.00
470 value added	470	1	161.00	$161.00	$757	—
713 value added	713	10	134.00	$134.00	$955	—
810 value added	810	1	123.00	$123.00	$996	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550 value added	550	2	146.00	$146.00	$803	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	150.00	$150.00	$690	-21.00
540	540	1	152.00	$152.00	$821	—

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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.