Name: Monterey Stockyard LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 105, Heifers 130, Bulls 34)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $196.31/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −153.91 against this barn's trailing median of $350.22.

Average price

$196.31

21 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$6.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.35

vs VA average

−62.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	197.50	1,068	17thin
Medium and Large 2	551	191.25	1,054	4thin

One grade step is worth $6.25/cwt here — about $14 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale21 hd

196.31

—

VA average10 barns · 657 hd

220.66

−24.35

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−62.08

This barn, trailing median2 sales

350.22

−153.91

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

45 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	400–450	410	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	175.44/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,193	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,371	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,322	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	1,517	9
Steers	Small 1	500–550	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	530	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,018	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	850–900	868	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	722	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,675	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,068	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	965	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,439	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,449	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,162	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	204.45/cwt	197.00–207.50	983	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,696	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	570	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	206.24/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,293	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	186.37/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,137	11

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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