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 | 200.07 | 2,920 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,589 | 202.48 | 3,217 | 25 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,265 | 185.00 | 2,340 | 1thin |
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 | — | Select | 1,265 | 185.00/cwt | 185.00–185.00 | 2,340 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,580 | 202.63/cwt | 191.00–210.00 | 3,202 | 22 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,655 | 201.34/cwt | 195.00–207.00 | 3,332 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,335 | 196.70/cwt | 195.00–198.00 | 2,626 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,513 | 201.52/cwt | 193.00–209.00 | 3,049 | 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.