USDA said Monterey Stockyard LLC of Dayton, Virginia, agreed to pay an $800 civil penalty to settle an alleged Packers and Stockyards Act violation tied to scale testing and reporting.
USDA said Monday that Monterey Stockyard LLC of Dayton, Virginia, agreed to pay an $800 civil penalty to resolve an alleged Packers and Stockyards Act violation.
The Agricultural Marketing Service said the company entered a stipulation agreement on January 5, 2026, and waived its right to a hearing. USDA said the settlement closes a case centered on livestock scale testing and reporting.
According to USDA, Monterey Stockyard last submitted a scale test report on February 8, 2024, then submitted another on December 26, 2025. The agency said the company continued weighing livestock to determine sale prices during 2024 and 2025.
The enforcement action was announced in a USDA release published May 18, 2026. USDA did not say the settlement included any admission of wrongdoing.
What it means
The Packers and Stockyards Act is the federal law USDA uses to police unfair, deceptive, and anti-competitive practices in livestock marketing. The Monterey Stockyard case adds to USDA's public enforcement record under that law.
USDA said the matter is resolved under the terms of the stipulation agreement.
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