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Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Name: Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, May 19

● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172

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Receipts

115 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 183▲ 44 vs year ago 71 · +62.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 53, Heifers 62)

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull 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	1,462	255.00	3,728	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,389	252.33	3,505	48
Heifers	Select	Average	1,220	235.11	2,868	12
Steers	Prime	Average	1,534	260.50	3,996	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,562	252.85	3,950	49
Steers	Select	Average	1,365	225.62	3,080	2thin

Every lot

6 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,365	225.62/cwt	210.00–241.00	3,080	2
Steers	—	Prime	1,534	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	3,996	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,562	252.85/cwt	240.50–260.50	3,950	49
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,220	235.11/cwt	211.00–247.50	2,868	12
Heifers	—	Choice	1,389	252.33/cwt	246.00–262.00	3,505	48
Heifers	—	Prime	1,462	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	3,728	2

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.

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Staunton Livestock Auction Graded Slaughter Cattle Sale - Staunton, VA

Tue May 19, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 115Last week 183Year ago 71

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 53, Heifers 62)

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,389	246.00–262.00	252.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,462	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,220	211.00–247.50	235.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,562	240.50–260.50	252.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,534	260.50	260.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	210.00–241.00	225.62

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.