Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

161 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $285.00/cwt +3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,924/hd at 675 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $334.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,576/hd at 472 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $251.00/cwt ≈ $1,135/hd at 452 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	161	111	67
Feeder cattle	161	111	67

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 96, Heifers 64, Bulls 1)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	14	334.00	$334.00	$1,576	+13.00
576 value added	576	5	320.00	$320.00	$1,843	—
623	623	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,713	—
675 value added	675	19	285.00	$285.00	$1,924	—
725	725	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,631	—
770 value added	770	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,732	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584 value added	584	4	305.00	$305.00	$1,781	—
677 value added	677	11	288.50	$288.50	$1,953	—
726 value added	726	8	267.50	$267.50	$1,942	—
764 value added	764	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,795	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	262.50	$262.50	$971	—
448	448	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,254	—
486 value added	486	5	337.50	$337.50	$1,640	—
503	503	3	332.50	$332.50	$1,672	—
529 value added	529	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,746	+24.00
563	563	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,633	—
602 value added	602	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,656	—
695 value added	695	3	232.50	$232.50	$1,616	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780 value added	780	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,365	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452 value added	452	12	251.00	$251.00	$1,135	—
575 value added	575	5	243.00	$243.00	$1,397	—
620 value added	620	9	238.00	$238.00	$1,476	—
678 value added	678	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,526	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,080	—
565–572 value added	571	11	205.00–239.00	$235.94	$1,347	—
630	630	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,260	—
675 value added	675	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	2	242.50	$242.50	$1,111	—
525	525	2	242.50	$242.50	$1,273	—
675 value added	675	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,552	—
700	700	2	207.50	$207.50	$1,452	—
785	785	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,511	—
980 value added	980	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,480	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
509 value added	509	5	237.50	$237.50	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	232.50	$232.50	$756	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,268	—

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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.