Name: Monterey Stockyard LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 175, Heifers 107, Bulls 12)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.62/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$149.62

173 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$408

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

$3.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.52

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	580	152.57	884	14thin
Medium and Large 1	621	149.71	930	95
Medium and Large 1-2	868	148.85	1,292	64

One grade step is worth $3.72/cwt here — about −$408 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 sale173 hd

149.62

—

VA average10 barns · 2,110 hd

148.10

+1.52

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

Every lot, as filed

39 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	752	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	398	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	519	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	742	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,117	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	925	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,371	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	978	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	843	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	728	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	144.71/cwt	139.00–145.00	935	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	152.64/cwt	149.00–155.00	869	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	511	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	690	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	380	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	803	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	704	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	159.06/cwt	136.00–170.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	133.70/cwt	132.00–134.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	777	8

How this sale compares

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.

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