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 | 1,346 | 150.38 | 2,024 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,584 | 147.69 | 2,340 | 14 |
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 | 1,581 | 149.59/cwt | 145.00–156.00 | 2,365 | 10 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,593 | 142.93/cwt | 139.00–146.00 | 2,277 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,333 | 142.40/cwt | 135.00–150.00 | 1,898 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,355 | 155.70/cwt | 155.00–156.00 | 2,110 | 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.