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 | 1,356 | 120.90 | 1,639 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,536 | 120.95 | 1,858 | 31 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,466 | 107.08 | 1,570 | 4thin |
Every lot
5 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 | 1,466 | 107.08/cwt | 103.00–109.00 | 1,570 | 4 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,493 | 125.18/cwt | 115.00–131.50 | 1,869 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,557 | 118.94/cwt | 111.00–122.75 | 1,852 | 21 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,322 | 120.91/cwt | 115.50–131.75 | 1,598 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,412 | 120.88/cwt | 119.00–123.25 | 1,707 | 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.