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Monterey Stockyard LLC

Name: Monterey Stockyard LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Monterey, Virginia · Wed, Aug 23

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3476

← Jul 19Aug 23Sep 20 →

Receipts

187 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 42▼ 22 vs year ago 209 · −10.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 72, Heifers 91, 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 $208.37/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$208.37

91 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$523

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

$68.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	689	212.88	1,466	77
Medium and Large 1	424	186.62	792	13thin
Medium and Large 2	655	144.00	943	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.88/cwt here — about $523 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 sale91 hd

208.37

—

VA average9 barns · 1,434 hd

210.37

−1.99

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

Every lot

26 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,178	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	480	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,195	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,279	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,354	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,504	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	623	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,545	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	733	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,807	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	802	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,933	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	812	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,933	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	990	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,168	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	763	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	884	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,255	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	641	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,308	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	659	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,285	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,458	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	800	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,736	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	866	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,619	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	940	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,128	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	225.12/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,166	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	599	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,228	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	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 Aug 23, 2023

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

Receipts 187Last week 42Year ago 209

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 72, Heifers 91, Bulls 24)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	659	195.00	195.00
23	—	800	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	866	187.00	187.00
9	—	729	200.00	200.00
14	—	641	204.00	204.00
20	—	541	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
5	—	470	188.00	188.00
7	—	406	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	812	238.00	238.00
1	—	480	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	248.00	248.00
18	—	733	246.50	246.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	546	248.00	248.00
23	—	802	241.00	241.00
10	—	990	219.00	219.00
4	—	604	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	222.50	222.50
3	—	365	257.50	257.50
1	—	880	110.00	110.00
9	—	434	260.00	260.00
6	—	518	222.50–230.00	225.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	599	205.00	205.00

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.