Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

457 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.66/cwt -9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 763 lb · 62 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.29/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 668 lb · 47 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $191.40/cwt +20.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 570 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	457	209	0
Feeder cattle	457	209	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 227, Heifers 227, Bulls 3) 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
537	537	11	191.50	$191.50	$1,028	—
670 value added	670	7	170.50	$170.50	$1,142	-8.50
754 value added	754	40	168.50	$168.50	$1,270	-6.50
780	780	22	160.50	$160.50	$1,252	—
877 value added	877	27	172.00	$172.00	$1,508	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	185.00	$185.00	$657	—
450–470	466	5	196.00–200.00	$199.23	$928	—
530	530	1	164.00	$164.00	$869	—
565–575	570	33	186.00–198.00	$191.40	$1,091	+20.40
663–675	668	47	165.00–171.00	$168.29	$1,124	+0.29
733	733	6	162.00	$162.00	$1,187	+1.00
843	843	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,349	±0.00
973 value added	973	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,508	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	2	175.00	$175.00	$662	—
415	415	1	128.00	$128.00	$531	—
453	453	10	188.00	$188.00	$852	—
575 value added	575	2	160.00	$160.00	$920	—
715	715	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,065	-15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603 value added	603	2	126.00	$126.00	$760	—
700 value added	700	4	130.00	$130.00	$910	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433–435	433	17	105.00–146.00	$141.16	$611	—
540	540	28	137.00	$137.00	$740	—
631	631	13	134.50	$134.50	$849	—
656	656	24	130.50	$130.50	$856	-4.50
728	728	2	131.25	$131.25	$956	—
761 value added	761	10	162.00	$162.00	$1,233	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433 value added	433	10	149.00	$149.00	$645	—
530	530	4	135.00	$135.00	$716	—
563 value added	563	10	143.00	$143.00	$805	—
651 value added	651	23	160.00	$160.00	$1,042	—
738 value added	738	15	156.00	$156.00	$1,151	-4.00
855 value added	855	21	131.00	$131.00	$1,120	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	10	132.00	$132.00	$478	—
452	452	24	155.00	$155.00	$701	—
553	553	7	134.00	$134.00	$741	-3.00
652	652	3	126.00	$126.00	$822	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645 value added	645	3	101.00	$101.00	$651	—
745 value added	745	2	95.00	$95.00	$708	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	138.00	$138.00	$490	—
515	515	2	93.00	$93.00	$479	—

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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.