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 | 1,507 | 200.30 | 3,019 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,360 | 176.28 | 2,397 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,617 | 194.90 | 3,152 | 23 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,376 | 174.32 | 2,399 | 8thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,350 | 154.85 | 2,090 | 3thin |
Every lot
5 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 | — | Standard | 1,350 | 154.85/cwt | 142.00–161.00 | 2,090 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,376 | 174.32/cwt | 165.00–186.00 | 2,399 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,617 | 194.90/cwt | 180.00–210.00 | 3,152 | 23 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,360 | 176.28/cwt | 170.00–184.00 | 2,397 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,507 | 200.30/cwt | 186.00–206.00 | 3,019 | 7 |
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.