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 | 1,314 | 114.60 | 1,506 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,487 | 117.62 | 1,749 | 57 |
Every lot, as filed
4 lots · USDA AMS · Staunton Livestock Auction Graded Slaughter Cattle Sale - Staunton, VANothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,447 | 120.26/cwt | 118.50–121.00 | 1,740 | 10 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,278 | 119.06/cwt | 117.00–121.00 | 1,522 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,495 | 117.06/cwt | 114.00–118.25 | 1,750 | 47 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,324 | 113.33/cwt | 108.00–114.50 | 1,500 | 7 |
How this sale compares
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.