Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2021-05-18

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, May 18
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
45 head
6 vs last sale 51 8 vs year ago 53 · 15.1%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 14)

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,270120.631,53211
HeifersSelectAverage1,207103.931,2543thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,453123.111,78929
SteersSelectAverage1,363114.201,5572thin

Every lot, as filed

4 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
SteersSelect1,363114.20/cwt112.00–116.001,5572
HeifersSelect1,207103.93/cwt101.00–106.001,2543
SteersChoice1,453123.11/cwt119.00–125.001,78929
HeifersChoice1,270120.63/cwt115.00–123.001,53211

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.