Name: Monterey Stockyard LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 35, Bulls 1)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.65/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −222.75 against this barn's trailing median of $498.40.

Average price

$275.65

51 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$13.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.81

vs VA average

−11.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	275.92	1,559	50
Medium and Large 2	545	262.00	1,428	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.92/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale51 hd

275.65

—

VA average7 barns · 224 hd

260.83

+14.81

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−11.17

This barn, trailing median2 sales

498.40

−222.75

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

18 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	750–800	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	203.46/cwt	179.00–227.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,489	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	296.03/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,391	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,582	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	238.36/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,490	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,302	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	8

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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