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 | 1,431 | 126.49 | 1,810 | 17 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,591 | 120.65 | 1,920 | 21 |
Every lot
4 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,591 | 119.22/cwt | 107.00–128.50 | 1,897 | 17 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,593 | 126.71/cwt | 125.00–131.50 | 2,018 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,419 | 128.12/cwt | 118.00–133.00 | 1,818 | 14 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,487 | 118.89/cwt | 117.00–121.00 | 1,768 | 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.