Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 4, 2023

489 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $252.18/cwt ≈ $1,361/hd at 540 lb · 45 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.99/cwt +25.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,192/hd at 552 lb · 43 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.98/cwt +17.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,343/hd at 637 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	489	386	224
Feeder cattle	489	386	224

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 257, Heifers 220, Bulls 12) 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
346	346	5	291.00	$291.00	$1,007	—
410–445	444	32	264.00–266.00	$264.06	$1,172	—
525–539	539	40	246.00–253.00	$252.83	$1,363	—
544 value added	544	5	247.00	$247.00	$1,344	—
553	553	3	212.50	$212.50	$1,175	-40.01
635–648	643	29	216.00–233.00	$230.65	$1,483	—
665 value added	665	14	252.00	$252.00	$1,676	—
738	738	16	226.00	$226.00	$1,668	+13.14
886	886	4	201.00	$201.00	$1,781	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–646 value added	642	19	207.50–242.00	$229.21	$1,472	-4.18
645	645	7	234.00	$234.00	$1,509	—
752 value added	752	21	238.00	$238.00	$1,790	—
851 value added	851	19	229.00	$229.00	$1,949	—
935 value added	935	13	220.00	$220.00	$2,057	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	2	288.00	$288.00	$1,031	—
435	435	10	261.00	$261.00	$1,135	—
568	568	12	225.00	$225.00	$1,278	—
613	613	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,287	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	260.00	$260.00	$975	—
630 value added	630	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,203	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510 value added	510	2	212.50	$212.50	$1,084	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	222.50	$222.50	$623	—
375–385	376	7	227.50–230.00	$227.87	$857	—
438 value added	438	3	221.50	$221.50	$970	—
459–485	460	33	205.00–210.00	$209.84	$965	-0.54
551–590	552	43	195.00–218.00	$215.99	$1,192	+25.74
636	636	37	210.00	$210.00	$1,336	—
641 value added	641	6	217.00	$217.00	$1,391	—
730	730	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,402	+3.00
765 value added	765	4	191.00	$191.00	$1,461	—
830	830	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,494	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–348	334	11	230.00–232.50	$231.32	$773	—
443	443	16	192.50	$192.50	$853	—
524	524	13	212.00	$212.00	$1,111	+17.10
570	570	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,140	—
658	658	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,382	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527 value added	527	11	212.50	$212.50	$1,120	—
623 value added	623	9	211.00	$211.00	$1,315	—
625	625	11	202.50	$202.50	$1,266	—
790 value added	790	2	182.50	$182.50	$1,442	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	417	3	150.00–180.00	$170.16	$710	—
505	505	1	195.00	$195.00	$985	—
528 value added	528	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,030	—
750	750	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,012	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	2	190.00	$190.00	$585	—
373	373	2	207.50	$207.50	$774	—
445	445	1	208.00	$208.00	$926	—
515	515	1	185.00	$185.00	$953	—
665	665	2	158.00	$158.00	$1,051	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	3	219.00	$219.00	$898	—
745	745	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,024	—

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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.