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 | 1,486 | 106.77 | 1,587 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,557 | 103.67 | 1,614 | 27 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,320 | 83.00 | 1,096 | 1thin |
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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,320 | 83.00/cwt | 83.00–83.00 | 1,096 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,556 | 102.84/cwt | 95.00–107.50 | 1,600 | 22 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,562 | 107.34/cwt | 104.00–110.00 | 1,677 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,486 | 106.77/cwt | 102.00–110.00 | 1,587 | 5 |
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.