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 | 1,458 | 173.76 | 2,533 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,235 | 130.00 | 1,606 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,598 | 174.61 | 2,790 | 26 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,415 | 110.00 | 1,557 | 1thin |
Every lot
6 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 | — | SelectNatural | 1,415 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,557 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,580 | 173.53/cwt | 167.00–178.00 | 2,742 | 11 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,611 | 175.40/cwt | 167.00–181.00 | 2,826 | 15 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,235 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,606 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,448 | 174.13/cwt | 171.00–180.00 | 2,521 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,478 | 173.03/cwt | 170.00–176.00 | 2,557 | 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.