Sale reports / Virginia / Monterey Stockyard LLC / 2022-11-16

Monterey Stockyard LLC

Feeder Cattle · Monterey, Virginia · Wed, Nov 16
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3476
Receipts
143 head
▼ 623 vs last sale 766▼ 7 vs year ago 150 · −4.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 61, Heifers 77, Bulls 5)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.04/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$131.04
77 head · 613 lb average
Value per head Derived
$803
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$10.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.43
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2657135.1988927
Medium and Large 1583129.5375642
Medium and Large 2615125.007698thin
One grade step is worth $10.19/cwt here — about $120 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 sale77 hd
131.04
—
VA average11 barns · 2,154 hd
138.48
−7.43
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

36 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—395136.00/cwt136.00–136.005371
BullsMedium and Large 1—535134.00/cwt134.00–134.007171
BullsMedium and Large 1—640118.00/cwt118.00–118.007551
BullsMedium and Large 1—733113.00/cwt113.00–113.008282
HeifersMedium and Large 1—466129.00/cwt129.00–129.006016
HeifersMedium and Large 1—717137.50/cwt137.50–137.509868
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—755158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1932
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—608166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0093
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—775154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1945
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—840148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—547180.00/cwt180.00–180.009859
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—566186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0539
SteersMedium and Large 2—515171.00/cwt171.00–171.008811
SteersMedium and Large 2—418142.35/cwt116.00–171.005952
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—690162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1182
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—735155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1392
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—963148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,4304
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—635161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Natural—874136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,1938
SteersMedium and Large 1—477170.00/cwt170.00–170.008113
SteersMedium and Large 1—653156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0195
SteersMedium and Large 1—533169.00/cwt169.00–169.009012
SteersMedium and Large 1—373172.00/cwt172.00–172.006423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—672149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0016
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—669124.00/cwt124.00–124.008304
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—707136.00/cwt136.00–136.009625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—555136.00/cwt136.00–136.0075515
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—608129.50/cwt129.50–129.507874
HeifersMedium and Large 1—574122.98/cwt120.00–125.257069
HeifersMedium and Large 2—643129.00/cwt129.00–129.008295
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370125.50/cwt125.50–125.504645
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—835120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0021
HeifersMedium and Large 2—390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—478134.00/cwt134.00–134.006414

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.