Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 5, 2023

398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.28/cwt ≈ $1,212/hd at 680 lb · 77 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.50/cwt ≈ $1,230/hd at 705 lb · 72 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $233.26/cwt +20.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 525 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	398	67	209
Feeder cattle	398	67	209

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 265, Bulls 24) 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
296	296	4	226.00	$226.00	$669	—
379	379	5	242.50	$242.50	$919	—
430–436 value added	434	6	210.00–222.00	$213.96	$929	—
455–475	465	2	230.00–232.00	$231.02	$1,074	—
510–548	525	23	225.00–236.00	$233.26	$1,225	—
567 value added	567	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,361	—
569	569	6	222.00	$222.00	$1,263	—
648	648	9	233.00	$233.00	$1,510	—
655	655	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,441	—
728	728	15	198.50	$198.50	$1,445	—
756	756	16	206.00	$206.00	$1,557	—
769	769	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,500	—
822	822	3	181.00	$181.00	$1,488	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	463	2	205.00–214.00	$209.62	$971	+5.62
543	543	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,249	—
585	585	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,024	—
640	640	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,040	—
725	725	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,414	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–375	372	5	150.00–186.00	$164.24	$611	+4.24
410	410	8	182.00	$182.00	$746	—
404–426 value added	414	9	180.00–186.00	$182.75	$757	—
470–474	473	15	180.00–187.00	$185.61	$878	+21.61
523–533 value added	529	14	185.00–187.00	$186.29	$985	—
563–580	565	7	165.00–183.00	$180.36	$1,019	—
573 value added	573	2	177.00	$177.00	$1,014	—
637	637	7	174.00	$174.00	$1,108	—
680	680	74	180.50	$180.50	$1,227	—
650–698 value added	682	3	106.00–161.00	$123.47	$842	—
705	705	72	174.50	$174.50	$1,230	—
821	821	5	160.50	$160.50	$1,318	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	180.00	$180.00	$675	+5.00
445	445	3	151.00	$151.00	$672	—
453 value added	453	5	186.50	$186.50	$845	+26.50
483	483	3	179.00	$179.00	$865	—
556–583	567	8	145.00–166.00	$157.99	$896	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	2	217.50	$217.50	$800	—
444	444	9	217.00	$217.00	$963	—
530	530	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,034	—
625	625	6	167.00	$167.00	$1,044	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	3	180.00	$180.00	$977	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,199	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	165.00	$165.00	$718	—

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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.