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 | 1,447 | 121.33 | 1,756 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,590 | 118.74 | 1,888 | 58 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,295 | 107.62 | 1,394 | 3thin |
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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectNatural | 1,255 | 106.00/cwt | 106.00–106.00 | 1,330 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,315 | 108.43/cwt | 106.00–111.00 | 1,426 | 2 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,529 | 119.48/cwt | 111.00–126.00 | 1,827 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,603 | 118.58/cwt | 106.50–124.00 | 1,901 | 48 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,411 | 117.27/cwt | 116.00–118.50 | 1,655 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,470 | 123.87/cwt | 115.00–127.00 | 1,821 | 8 |
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.