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Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 16, 2022

143 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.00/cwt -23.00 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 555 lb · 15 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.92/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 713 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.00/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 471 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 143 766 150
Feeder cattle 143 766 150

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 61, Heifers 77, Bulls 5) Value Added and Natural 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
373 373 3 172.00 $172.00 $642
477 477 3 170.00 $170.00 $811 -24.91
533 533 2 169.00 $169.00 $901
608 value added 608 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,009
653 653 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,019 -13.61
690 value added 690 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,118
735 value added 735 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,139
775 value added 775 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,194
840 value added 840 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,243
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 value added 547 9 180.00 $180.00 $985 -6.00
566 value added 566 9 186.00 $186.00 $1,053
672 672 6 149.00 $149.00 $1,001 -24.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 2 116.00–171.00 $142.35 $595 -35.29
515 515 1 171.00 $171.00 $881 +2.38
635 value added 635 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,022
755 value added 755 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,193
963 value added 963 4 148.50 $148.50 $1,430

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 5 125.50 $125.50 $464 -16.50
466 466 6 129.00 $129.00 $601 -10.00
478 value added 478 4 134.00 $134.00 $641
559–586 574 9 120.00–125.25 $122.98 $706 -38.72
669 value added 669 4 124.00 $124.00 $830
707 value added 707 5 136.00 $136.00 $962
717 717 8 137.50 $137.50 $986 +12.58
835 value added 835 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,002
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 value added 555 15 136.00 $136.00 $755 -23.00
608 value added 608 4 129.50 $129.50 $787
874 874 8 136.50 $136.50 $1,193
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 -21.48
585 value added 585 1 110.00 $110.00 $644
643 643 5 129.00 $129.00 $829 -33.50
730 value added 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 136.00 $136.00 $537
535 535 1 134.00 $134.00 $717 -1.00
640 640 1 118.00 $118.00 $755
733 733 2 113.00 $113.00 $828 -19.00

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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.