Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 16, 2024

339 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $264.00/cwt -14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,473/hd at 558 lb · 26 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $249.71/cwt +9.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,523/hd at 610 lb · 26 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.70/cwt -12.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,284/hd at 618 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	339	130	519
Feeder cattle	339	130	519

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 182, Heifers 137, Bulls 20) Value Added 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
300 value added	300	1	267.50	$267.50	$802	—
370 value added	370	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,147	—
423–435	424	9	285.00–302.50	$300.51	$1,274	—
478–480	479	14	280.00–293.00	$285.58	$1,368	-10.45
515–543	537	5	265.50–273.00	$266.94	$1,433	+1.94
558	558	26	264.00	$264.00	$1,473	-14.00
600–628	610	26	221.00–258.50	$249.71	$1,523	-22.29
656	656	11	241.00	$241.00	$1,581	+14.00
737	737	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,695	+9.00
801	801	4	217.00	$217.00	$1,738	—
848 value added	848	11	234.00	$234.00	$1,984	—
966 value added	966	9	217.00	$217.00	$2,096	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470 value added	470	15	300.00	$300.00	$1,410	—
535 value added	535	6	251.00	$251.00	$1,343	—
600 value added	600	7	255.00	$255.00	$1,530	—
663 value added	663	13	236.00	$236.00	$1,565	—
757 value added	757	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,665	—
823 value added	823	3	221.00	$221.00	$1,819	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 value added	320	2	300.00	$300.00	$960	—
468	468	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,151	—
547	547	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,313	-22.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380 value added	380	2	240.00	$240.00	$912	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340 value added	340	1	167.50	$167.50	$570	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358 value added	358	3	187.50	$187.50	$671	—
438 value added	438	2	210.00	$210.00	$920	—
446	446	12	223.00	$223.00	$995	—
490	490	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,068	-18.00
543	543	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,195	-10.00
555	555	3	207.50	$207.50	$1,152	—
608 value added	608	9	221.00	$221.00	$1,344	—
622–628	625	14	198.00–200.00	$199.15	$1,245	-20.85
719	719	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,438	-8.00
779 value added	779	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,714	—
870 value added	870	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,479	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	8	220.00	$220.00	$906	—
554 value added	554	5	229.00	$229.00	$1,269	-1.00
605 value added	605	12	223.00	$223.00	$1,349	—
698 value added	698	9	218.00	$218.00	$1,522	—
793 value added	793	14	224.00	$224.00	$1,776	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	215.00	$215.00	$817	±0.00
405	405	1	206.00	$206.00	$834	—
460	460	1	205.00	$205.00	$943	—
500–537	532	8	182.50–220.00	$215.60	$1,147	—
592 value added	592	3	197.50	$197.50	$1,169	—
643	643	6	202.00	$202.00	$1,299	—
720	720	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,483	—
850 value added	850	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,726	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	132.50	$132.50	$497	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	200.00	$200.00	$780	—
474	474	7	235.00	$235.00	$1,114	—
608	608	4	187.00	$187.00	$1,137	—
740	740	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	5	230.00	$230.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	160.00	$160.00	$648	—
705	705	1	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.