Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2020-12-15

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Dec 15
● Final5 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
22 head
14 vs last sale 8 14 vs year ago 8 · +175.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 11, Heifers 11)

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
HeifersPrimeAverage1,218102.751,2512thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,23798.611,2208thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,35072.009721thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,316108.901,4335thin
SteersSelectAverage1,29688.381,1456thin

Every lot, as filed

5 lots · USDA AMS · Staunton Livestock Auction Graded Slaughter Cattle Sale - Staunton, VA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersChoice1,23798.61/cwt91.00–103.501,2208
SteersChoice1,316108.90/cwt108.00–110.001,4335
HeifersPrime1,218102.75/cwt100.00–105.001,2512
HeifersSelect1,35072.00/cwt72.00–72.009721
SteersSelect1,29688.38/cwt82.00–96.001,1456

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages
One 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.