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 | 1,414 | 209.95 | 2,968 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,617 | 210.52 | 3,405 | 38 |
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 | 1,598 | 208.24/cwt | 201.00–212.00 | 3,328 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,621 | 210.95/cwt | 207.00–215.00 | 3,419 | 32 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,380 | 208.39/cwt | 207.00–211.00 | 2,876 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,464 | 212.29/cwt | 212.00–213.00 | 3,108 | 4 |
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.