Name: Monterey Stockyard LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 68, Bulls 2)

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 $151.57/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$151.57

68 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

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

$18.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.26

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	156.88	839	32
Medium and Large 1-2	442	153.20	677	20
Medium and Large 3	550	146.00	803	2thin
Medium and Large 2	653	137.93	900	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.95/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale68 hd

151.57

—

VA average11 barns · 2,124 hd

143.32

+8.26

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

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	703	153.17/cwt	153.00–153.50	1,077	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	550	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	412	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	787	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	618	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	602	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	712	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	871	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	470	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	713	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	955	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	810	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	499	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	983	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	905	6

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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