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 and Prime | Average | 1,351 | 229.05 | 3,094 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,621 | 231.91 | 3,758 | 29 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,416 | 227.02 | 3,215 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,260 | 195.00 | 2,457 | 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,260 | 195.00/cwt | 195.00–195.00 | 2,457 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,416 | 227.02/cwt | 226.00–229.00 | 3,215 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,608 | 232.30/cwt | 228.00–235.00 | 3,735 | 28 |
| Steers | — | Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight | 1,975 | 221.00/cwt | 221.00–221.00 | 4,365 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,351 | 229.05/cwt | 225.00–233.00 | 3,094 | 12 |
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.