Name: Monterey Stockyard LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 58, Heifers 49, Bulls 1)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.96/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$152.96

58 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$11.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.90

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	153.35	915	56
Medium and Large 2	418	142.00	594	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.35/cwt here — about $322 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 sale58 hd

152.96

—

VA average9 barns · 1,350 hd

153.87

−0.90

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

29 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	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	145.54/cwt	145.00–147.00	527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	732	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,009	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	149.51/cwt	145.00–154.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	854	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,225	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	902	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	910	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	296	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	437	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	132.10/cwt	130.00–133.00	686	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	124.85/cwt	120.00–126.50	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	3

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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