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 | 1,389 | 176.91 | 2,457 | 20 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,700 | 150.00 | 2,550 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,628 | 169.50 | 2,760 | 25 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,473 | 135.50 | 1,995 | 2thin |
Every lot
7 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 | 1,460 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,606 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,485 | 161.00/cwt | 161.00–161.00 | 2,391 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,539 | 178.45/cwt | 171.00–185.00 | 2,746 | 12 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,711 | 161.23/cwt | 122.00–178.50 | 2,759 | 13 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,155 | 173.50/cwt | 173.50–173.50 | 2,004 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,401 | 177.09/cwt | 165.00–183.00 | 2,481 | 19 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,700 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 2,550 | 1 |
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.