Name: Monterey Stockyard LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 140, Bulls 5)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.27/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$141.27

140 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 2

$22.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	472	153.00	722	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	643	144.69	930	26
Medium and Large 1	657	140.00	920	96
Medium and Large 2	492	130.75	643	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.25/cwt here — about $79 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 sale140 hd

141.27

—

VA average11 barns · 1,766 hd

140.21

+1.06

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

27 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	—	440	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	129.18/cwt	125.00–130.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	682	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	765	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	162.76/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	934	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	842	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,101	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	913	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	932	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	642	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	160.28/cwt	153.00–162.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	992	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	483	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	472	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	722	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	793	135.09/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,071	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,161	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	2

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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