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 | 1,310 | 122.33 | 1,603 | 28 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,248 | 100.88 | 1,259 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,583 | 124.28 | 1,967 | 42 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,414 | 107.30 | 1,517 | 4thin |
Every lot
8 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 | 1,230 | 111.00/cwt | 111.00–111.00 | 1,365 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,475 | 106.07/cwt | 103.00–112.00 | 1,565 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,541 | 126.63/cwt | 115.00–135.25 | 1,951 | 21 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,625 | 121.92/cwt | 117.00–128.00 | 1,981 | 21 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectNatural | 1,180 | 114.00/cwt | 114.00–114.00 | 1,345 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,261 | 98.26/cwt | 90.00–112.00 | 1,239 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,304 | 123.59/cwt | 118.00–133.00 | 1,612 | 18 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,321 | 120.05/cwt | 117.00–123.00 | 1,586 | 10 |
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.