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 | 1,452 | 225.68 | 3,277 | 19 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,340 | 210.02 | 2,814 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,740 | 225.21 | 3,918 | 28 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,408 | 192.50 | 2,709 | 2thin |
Every lot
8 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectNatural | 1,345 | 185.00/cwt | 185.00–185.00 | 2,488 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,470 | 200.00/cwt | 200.00–200.00 | 2,940 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,601 | 223.24/cwt | 220.00–226.00 | 3,574 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,763 | 225.54/cwt | 222.00–230.00 | 3,976 | 24 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,300 | 209.00/cwt | 209.00–209.00 | 2,717 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | SelectNatural | 1,360 | 210.53/cwt | 210.00–211.00 | 2,863 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,385 | 222.98/cwt | 220.00–225.00 | 3,088 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,476 | 226.65/cwt | 218.00–230.00 | 3,345 | 14 |
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.