Name: Monterey Stockyard LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 6, Bulls 1)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $290.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −208.40 against this barn's trailing median of $498.40.

Average price

$290.00

4 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.98

vs VA average

−1.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	593	290.00	1,720	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

290.00

—

VA average11 barns · 550 hd

281.02

+8.98

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−1.09

This barn, trailing median2 sales

498.40

−208.40

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

12 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 1-2Natural	650–700	676	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,944	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	926	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,130	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	593	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,876	2
Steers	Small 1Value Added	800–850	840	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	852	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,116	1

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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