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 | 1,460 | 191.61 | 2,798 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,573 | 190.43 | 2,996 | 24 |
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 | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,499 | 191.99/cwt | 190.00–193.00 | 2,878 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,588 | 190.12/cwt | 183.00–196.00 | 3,019 | 20 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,405 | 189.05/cwt | 187.00–191.00 | 2,656 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,497 | 193.32/cwt | 190.00–196.00 | 2,894 | 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.