Name: Monterey Stockyard LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 311, Heifers 198, Bulls 10)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $242.21/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$242.21

309 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$455

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$35.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	614	245.98	1,510	201
Medium and Large 1-2	634	238.07	1,509	82
Medium and Large 2	551	233.71	1,287	17thin
Medium and Large 3	390	225.00	878	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	502	210.00	1,055	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.98/cwt here — about $455 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 sale309 hd

242.21

—

VA average12 barns · 2,372 hd

237.26

+4.95

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

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	236.96/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,483	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,569	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	255.96/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,259	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	863	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,985	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	221.44/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	261.33/cwt	257.25–270.00	1,435	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,518	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,419	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	602	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,562	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	513	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,571	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	652	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	448	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	986	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,157	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,069	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	833	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,549	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,260	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	548	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	738	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	174.85/cwt	152.50–182.50	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	489	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	198.99/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,246	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,214	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,302	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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