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 | 1,462 | 141.30 | 2,066 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,643 | 147.03 | 2,416 | 43 |
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 | 1,642 | 144.58/cwt | 124.00–152.00 | 2,374 | 23 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,645 | 149.84/cwt | 140.00–156.00 | 2,465 | 20 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,453 | 139.82/cwt | 123.00–148.00 | 2,032 | 9 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,503 | 147.98/cwt | 147.00–149.00 | 2,224 | 2 |
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.