Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2026-01-20

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Jan 20
● Final3 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
63 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 54▲ 23 vs year ago 40 · +57.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 46, Heifers 17)

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
HeifersChoiceAverage1,392231.073,21617
SteersChoiceAverage1,574230.113,62241
SteersSelectAverage1,283230.042,9515thin

Every lot

3 lots · USDA AMS · Staunton Livestock Auction Graded Slaughter Cattle Sale - Staunton, VA
Nothing 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,283230.04/cwt224.00–235.002,9515
Steers—Choice1,574230.11/cwt225.50–232.503,62241
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,392231.07/cwt228.50–237.003,21617

This sale against other markets

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.