Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 18, 2024

272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,504/hd at 654 lb · 33 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $219.28/cwt -10.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,633/hd at 745 lb · 25 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.00/cwt ≈ $1,677/hd at 723 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	272	116	386
Feeder cattle	272	116	386

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 138, Heifers 128, Bulls 6) 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
454	454	6	295.00	$295.00	$1,339	—
528	528	12	290.00	$290.00	$1,531	—
583–585	584	3	270.00–280.00	$276.66	$1,616	—
631	631	20	250.00	$250.00	$1,578	+14.00
735 value added	735	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,661	-4.00
745	745	24	219.00	$219.00	$1,632	—
883	883	2	214.00	$214.00	$1,890	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	2	262.50	$262.50	$835	—
423 value added	423	2	292.50	$292.50	$1,237	—
443	443	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,085	+35.00
580 value added	580	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,479	—
640–645	643	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,447	—
666 value added	666	19	240.00	$240.00	$1,598	—
710–723	719	3	207.50–215.00	$209.97	$1,510	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501 value added	501	4	285.00	$285.00	$1,428	—
581 value added	581	10	267.00	$267.00	$1,551	—
759 value added	759	4	226.00	$226.00	$1,715	-5.00
818 value added	818	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,840	—
958 value added	958	3	215.00	$215.00	$2,060	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459	459	6	252.50	$252.50	$1,159	—
615–630	627	5	229.00–242.00	$239.45	$1,501	—
650 value added	650	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,528	—
775	775	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,550	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,438	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
529 value added	529	7	234.00	$234.00	$1,238	—
654 value added	654	33	230.00	$230.00	$1,504	-1.00
723	723	20	232.00	$232.00	$1,677	—
759 value added	759	4	231.00	$231.00	$1,753	—
830 value added	830	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,826	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	220.00	$220.00	$814	—
440 value added	440	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,021	—
464	464	9	234.00	$234.00	$1,086	—
568	568	17	229.00	$229.00	$1,301	—
647	647	11	210.00	$210.00	$1,359	-10.00
735	735	3	212.50	$212.50	$1,562	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,060	—
563	563	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,239	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
724 value added	724	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,629	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	215.00	$215.00	$624	—
450	450	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,044	—
520	520	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,196	+5.00
675	675	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,336	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	3	243.00	$243.00	$746	—
605	605	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,379	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,206	—

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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.