Name: Monterey Stockyard LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 124, Heifers 79, Bulls 6)

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 $169.93/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$169.93

124 head · 776 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$9.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.24

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	788	171.80	1,354	100
Medium and Large 1	729	162.14	1,181	22
Medium and Large 2	690	162.00	1,118	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.80/cwt here — about $236 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 sale124 hd

169.93

—

VA average9 barns · 966 hd

172.17

−2.24

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 2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,187	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,104	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,198	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,053	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,320	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	953	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,553	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	846	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,134	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,038	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,150	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	960	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,155	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	799	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,252	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,376	15

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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