Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Heifers | Prime | Average | 1,377 | 230.05 | 3,168 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,358 | 226.44 | 3,075 | 10 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,222 | 204.01 | 2,493 | 4thin |
| Steers | Prime | Average | 1,505 | 230.00 | 3,462 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,486 | 229.65 | 3,413 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,466 | 228.81 | 3,354 | 36 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,415 | 215.00 | 3,042 | 1thin |
Every lot
7 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Slaughter Cattle Sale - Winchester, VANothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,415 | 215.00/cwt | 215.00–215.00 | 3,042 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,466 | 228.81/cwt | 219.00–234.00 | 3,354 | 36 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,486 | 229.65/cwt | 228.50–234.00 | 3,413 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Prime | 1,505 | 230.00/cwt | 230.00–230.00 | 3,462 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,222 | 204.01/cwt | 200.00–209.00 | 2,493 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,358 | 226.44/cwt | 217.00–232.00 | 3,075 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Prime | 1,377 | 230.05/cwt | 223.00–237.00 | 3,168 | 3 |
This sale against other markets
Virginia weighted averagesOne 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.