Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 21, 2024

111 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $281.75/cwt +60.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,925/hd at 683 lb · 30 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $247.50/cwt ≈ $1,893/hd at 765 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $315.00/cwt ≈ $1,811/hd at 575 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	111	176	67
Feeder cattle	111	176	67

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 80, Heifers 9, Bulls 22) 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
330	330	1	242.50	$242.50	$800	—
472	472	3	321.00	$321.00	$1,515	+53.50
530	530	2	302.50	$302.50	$1,603	+45.00
548 value added	548	3	307.50	$307.50	$1,685	—
665	665	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,729	+39.00
684	684	29	282.50	$282.50	$1,932	+61.50
765	765	12	247.50	$247.50	$1,893	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448 value added	448	4	326.00	$326.00	$1,460	—
526 value added	526	7	321.00	$321.00	$1,688	—
575	575	11	315.00	$315.00	$1,811	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
519 value added	519	5	306.00	$306.00	$1,588	—
765 value added	765	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,683	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550 value added	550	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,100	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	2	218.00	$218.00	$922	+78.00
757 value added	757	3	187.50	$187.50	$1,419	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	170.00	$170.00	$867	—
602	602	3	160.00	$160.00	$963	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	185.00	$185.00	$629	—
440	440	3	272.50	$272.50	$1,199	—
495	495	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,040	—
500–520	510	2	207.50–252.50	$229.56	$1,171	—
555	555	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,041	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	5	245.00–250.00	$248.01	$1,012	—
455	455	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,240	—
630	630	2	163.00	$163.00	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	4	207.50	$207.50	$967	—

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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.