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 |
|---|
| Dairy Heifers | Standard | Average | 1,255 | 141.00 | 1,770 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,508 | 251.50 | 3,793 | 12 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,440 | 220.39 | 3,174 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Standard | Average | 1,258 | 185.10 | 2,329 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,638 | 255.27 | 4,181 | 13 |
| Steers | Prime | Average | 1,857 | 251.16 | 4,664 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,378 | 234.34 | 3,229 | 3thin |
Every lot
7 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 | 1,378 | 234.34/cwt | 225.00–244.00 | 3,229 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,638 | 255.27/cwt | 245.00–263.00 | 4,181 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Prime | 1,857 | 251.16/cwt | 245.00–255.00 | 4,664 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Standard | 1,258 | 185.10/cwt | 181.00–190.00 | 2,329 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,440 | 220.39/cwt | 208.00–235.00 | 3,174 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,508 | 251.50/cwt | 225.00–260.00 | 3,793 | 12 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Standard | 1,255 | 141.00/cwt | 141.00–141.00 | 1,770 | 1 |
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.