Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 18, 2023

519 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $247.01/cwt +16.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,520/hd at 615 lb · 83 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $261.33/cwt +9.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,435/hd at 549 lb · 50 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $246.58/cwt +16.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 605 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	519	489	766
Feeder cattle	519	489	766

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 311, Heifers 198, Bulls 10) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	4	269.00	$269.00	$1,009	—
448	448	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,008	-39.06
463–497	492	15	210.00–265.00	$255.96	$1,259	—
549	549	50	257.25–270.00	$261.33	$1,435	+8.50
575–595	585	2	210.00–232.50	$221.44	$1,295	+8.94
602	602	37	259.50	$259.50	$1,562	—
626–633	626	46	236.00–237.00	$236.96	$1,483	+6.31
652 value added	652	7	242.50	$242.50	$1,581	-9.50
670	670	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,514	—
723	723	16	217.00	$217.00	$1,569	-9.00
863 value added	863	12	230.00	$230.00	$1,985	—
904	904	6	206.00	$206.00	$1,862	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
496 value added	496	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,141	—
548 value added	548	4	255.00	$255.00	$1,397	—
600	600	31	253.00	$253.00	$1,518	—
617 value added	617	12	230.00	$230.00	$1,419	+0.79
660 value added	660	17	238.00	$238.00	$1,571	—
727	727	9	217.50	$217.50	$1,581	—
758	758	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,402	—
880	880	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,848	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	255.00	$255.00	$969	-33.00
488	488	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,030	—
554	554	9	235.00	$235.00	$1,302	+10.00
660	660	4	231.50	$231.50	$1,528	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470 value added	470	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,058	—
513 value added	513	6	205.00	$205.00	$1,052	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	225.00	$225.00	$878	-35.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	6	213.00	$213.00	$801	-14.87
463	463	10	213.00	$213.00	$986	+3.16
503 value added	503	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,086	—
514	514	39	225.00	$225.00	$1,156	—
560	560	21	190.00	$190.00	$1,064	-25.99
607 value added	607	10	200.00	$200.00	$1,214	-17.00
618	618	2	193.00	$193.00	$1,193	-17.00
653	653	16	193.00	$193.00	$1,260	—
738 value added	738	3	187.50	$187.50	$1,384	—
785	785	7	180.00	$180.00	$1,413	—
807	807	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,453	±0.00
833 value added	833	10	186.00	$186.00	$1,549	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	8	213.00	$213.00	$794	—
458	458	7	212.50	$212.50	$973	—
532	532	10	201.00	$201.00	$1,069	-11.00
548 value added	548	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,151	—
667–685	672	4	152.50–182.50	$174.85	$1,175	-35.15
810	810	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,498	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
569 value added	569	6	202.50	$202.50	$1,152	—
617–635 value added	626	18	198.00–200.00	$198.99	$1,246	-12.01

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
489 value added	489	7	207.50	$207.50	$1,015	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	180.00	$180.00	$648	—
645	645	1	150.00	$150.00	$968	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,030	—
503	503	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,006	—
650	650	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,202	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,000	—
705	705	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,128	—

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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.