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Monterey Stockyard LLC

Name: Monterey Stockyard LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Feeder Cattle · Monterey, Virginia · Wed, Apr 5

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3476

← Feb 15Apr 5Apr 19 →

Receipts

398 head

▲ 331 vs last sale 67▲ 189 vs year ago 209 · +90.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 265, Bulls 24)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.83/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$176.83

243 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.24

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	177.57	1,126	221
Medium and Large 2	487	169.38	825	22

One grade step is worth $8.19/cwt here — about $302 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale243 hd

176.83

—

VA average9 barns · 2,225 hd

183.07

−6.24

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

42 lots · USDA AMS · Monterey Stockyard LLC - Monterey, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	296	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	669	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	919	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	434	213.96/cwt	210.00–222.00	929	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	209.62/cwt	205.00–214.00	971	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	231.02/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,074	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	233.26/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,225	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,249	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,361	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,263	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,040	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,510	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,445	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,557	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	769	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,500	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	822	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,488	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	164.24/cwt	150.00–186.00	611	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	746	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	414	182.75/cwt	180.00–186.00	757	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	453	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	845	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	185.61/cwt	180.00–187.00	878	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	865	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	529	186.29/cwt	185.00–187.00	985	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	180.36/cwt	165.00–183.00	1,019	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	157.99/cwt	145.00–166.00	896	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	573	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,014	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,108	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,227	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	682	123.47/cwt	106.00–161.00	842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,230	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,318	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	800	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	444	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	963	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,034	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	543	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	977	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,044	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,199	1

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Monterey Stockyard LLC - Monterey, VA

Wed Apr 5, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 398Last week 67Year ago 209

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 265, Bulls 24)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	195.00	195.00
6	—	625	167.00	167.00
9	—	444	217.00	217.00
2	—	368	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	567	145.00–166.00	157.99
3	—	483	179.00	179.00
3	—	445	151.00	151.00
3	—	375	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	637	174.00	174.00
7	—	565	165.00–183.00	180.36
5	—	821	160.50	160.50
5	—	372	150.00–186.00	164.24
8	—	410	182.00	182.00
74	—	680	180.50	180.50
72	—	705	174.50	174.50
15	—	473	180.00–187.00	185.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	177.00	177.00
9	—	414	180.00–186.00	182.75
14	—	529	185.00–187.00	186.29
3	—	682	106.00–161.00	123.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	453	186.50	186.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	242.50	242.50
2	—	465	230.00–232.00	231.02
6	—	569	222.00	222.00
23	—	525	225.00–236.00	233.26
15	—	728	198.50	198.50
16	—	756	206.00	206.00
9	—	648	233.00	233.00
4	—	296	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	175.00	175.00
2	—	543	230.00	230.00
2	—	463	205.00–214.00	209.62
1	—	640	162.50	162.50
2	—	725	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	210.00–222.00	213.96
5	—	567	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	181.00	181.00
4	—	769	195.00	195.00
2	—	655	220.00	220.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.