Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	76	398	318
Feeder cattle	76	398	318

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 46, Heifers 26, Bulls 4) 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
463	463	6	242.50	$242.50	$1,123	+11.48
504 value added	504	4	267.50	$267.50	$1,348	—
515	515	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,197	-0.76
560 value added	560	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,428	+15.00
618	618	2	217.00	$217.00	$1,341	-16.00
678	678	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,254	-35.00
845 value added	845	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,436	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	251.00	$251.00	$703	—
400	400	1	234.00	$234.00	$936	—
450	450	7	255.00	$255.00	$1,148	+45.38
580	580	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,044	+5.00
735	735	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,452	+2.50
790 value added	790	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,382	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395 value added	395	3	252.50	$252.50	$997	—
415	415	2	230.00	$230.00	$954	—
520	520	1	180.00	$180.00	$936	—
599 value added	599	6	192.50	$192.50	$1,153	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532 value added	532	3	180.00	$180.00	$958	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	3	192.50	$192.50	$930	+6.89
496 value added	496	6	222.50	$222.50	$1,104	—
575	575	1	167.50	$167.50	$963	-12.86
780	780	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,248	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	190.00	$190.00	$808	+39.00
628 value added	628	3	186.00	$186.00	$1,168	—
628	628	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,137	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438 value added	438	6	207.50	$207.50	$909	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	2	172.50	$172.50	$919	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603	603	2	196.00–202.00	$199.00	$1,200	+32.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	172.50	$172.50	$664	—
490	490	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,073	—

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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.