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 | Choice | Average | 1,360 | 113.60 | 1,545 | 29 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,135 | 101.00 | 1,146 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,558 | 116.58 | 1,816 | 17 |
| Steers | Select | Low | 1,220 | 71.00 | 866 | 1thin |
Every lot
6 lots · USDA AMS · Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Slaughter Cattle Sale - Front Royal, 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectNatural | 1,220 | 71.00/cwt | 71.00–71.00 | 866 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,507 | 115.54/cwt | 114.00–117.00 | 1,741 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,569 | 116.80/cwt | 110.00–120.00 | 1,833 | 14 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectNatural | 1,135 | 101.00/cwt | 101.00–101.00 | 1,146 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,330 | 114.58/cwt | 109.00–120.00 | 1,524 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,376 | 113.09/cwt | 106.00–115.00 | 1,556 | 19 |
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.