Name: Monterey Stockyard LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 445, Heifers 306, Bulls 15)

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 $173.37/cwt on 444 head.

Average price

$173.37

444 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$293

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

$19.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.20

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	472	176.06	832	39
Medium and Large 1-2	644	174.46	1,124	141
Medium and Large 1	628	172.64	1,085	260
Medium and Large 3	719	156.50	1,125	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.56/cwt here — about −$293 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 sale444 hd

173.37

—

VA average12 barns · 2,834 hd

163.17

+10.20

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

44 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	—	403	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	111.68/cwt	99.00–125.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,094	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,007	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	156.08/cwt	153.50–161.00	1,136	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	169.61/cwt	162.00–174.00	1,109	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	179.64/cwt	158.00–190.00	941	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,214	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	990	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,151	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,339	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	178.12/cwt	169.00–189.00	999	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,150	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	124.92/cwt	121.00–131.00	897	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	168.62/cwt	167.00–169.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,333	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	670	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	768	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	158.24/cwt	157.50–158.50	1,033	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	161.70/cwt	155.00–166.50	897	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	177.64/cwt	176.00–181.00	787	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	194.91/cwt	189.00–199.50	941	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,075	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,013	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	146.48/cwt	144.00–149.00	567	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	641	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	175.67/cwt	159.50–176.75	1,103	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	850	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	590	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	136.89/cwt	135.00–137.00	605	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,038	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	895	9

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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