Monterey Stockyard LLC Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 17, 2025

171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $406.00/cwt +33.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,334/hd at 575 lb · 20 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $321.00/cwt +51.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,225/hd at 693 lb · 16 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.00/cwt ≈ $2,760/hd at 844 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	171	136	272
Feeder cattle	171	136	272

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 61, Heifers 89, Bulls 21) 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
430	430	2	480.00	$480.00	$2,064	—
450	450	3	465.00	$465.00	$2,092	+92.50
575	575	20	406.00	$406.00	$2,334	—
631	631	13	374.00	$374.00	$2,360	—
711	711	8	350.00	$350.00	$2,488	—
805	805	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,616	—
825 value added	825	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,764	—
960 value added	960	1	282.50	$282.50	$2,712	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
668 value added	668	6	377.50	$377.50	$2,522	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503–545 value added	514	4	395.00–400.00	$396.33	$2,037	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	348.00	$348.00	$2,471	—
715 value added	715	1	367.00	$367.00	$2,624	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,204	—
399 value added	399	5	357.50	$357.50	$1,426	—
443–446	445	6	327.50–380.00	$362.58	$1,613	—
532–545	533	9	285.00–357.50	$349.27	$1,862	—
615	615	1	288.00	$288.00	$1,771	-21.00
690	690	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,036	—
750 value added	750	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,250	—
844 value added	844	15	327.00	$327.00	$2,760	—
1001 value added	1001	7	264.00	$264.00	$2,643	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
644 value added	644	9	318.00	$318.00	$2,048	—
693 value added	693	16	321.00	$321.00	$2,225	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290 value added	290	5	340.00	$340.00	$986	—
370	370	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,193	—
502 value added	502	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,657	—
575	575	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,610	—
620 value added	620	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,798	—
675 value added	675	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,160	—
730 value added	730	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,190	—
795 value added	795	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,464	—
925 value added	925	1	302.00	$302.00	$2,794	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416–445	422	5	390.00–430.00	$421.56	$1,779	—
514	514	7	395.00	$395.00	$2,030	—
575	575	2	369.00	$369.00	$2,122	—
630	630	3	342.50	$342.50	$2,158	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280 value added	280	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,120	—
463 value added	463	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,898	—

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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.