Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 21, 2024

116 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $230.00/cwt ≈ $1,684/hd at 732 lb · 16 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.00/cwt ≈ $1,720/hd at 815 lb · 11 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $261.00/cwt ≈ $1,657/hd at 635 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	116	47	187
Feeder cattle	116	47	187

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 51, Heifers 62, Bulls 3) 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
308	308	2	305.00	$305.00	$939	—
417	417	3	277.50	$277.50	$1,157	—
553 value added	553	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,465	—
627	627	7	236.00	$236.00	$1,480	—
732 value added	732	16	230.00	$230.00	$1,684	—
955 value added	955	1	222.00	$222.00	$2,120	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
646 value added	646	7	247.50	$247.50	$1,599	—
754 value added	754	9	231.00	$231.00	$1,742	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	210.00	$210.00	$861	—
470	470	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,222	—
825 value added	825	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,898	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,343	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527	527	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,191	—
617	617	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,357	—
699	699	9	229.00	$229.00	$1,601	—
815	815	11	211.00	$211.00	$1,720	—
930 value added	930	4	188.00	$188.00	$1,748	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
587 value added	587	5	254.00	$254.00	$1,491	—
635	635	11	261.00	$261.00	$1,657	—
677 value added	677	7	231.00	$231.00	$1,564	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	220.00	$220.00	$715	—
359	359	5	232.00	$232.00	$833	—
405	405	1	223.00	$223.00	$903	—
520	520	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,170	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	2	224.50	$224.50	$1,241	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,098	—

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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.