Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2021-07-20

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Jul 20
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
60 head
6 vs last sale 54 2 vs year ago 58 · +3.4%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 52, Heifers 8)

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,409122.911,7327thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,000105.001,0501thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,444125.701,81549
SteersSelectAverage1,382113.181,5643thin

Every lot, as filed

6 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
SteersSelect1,382113.18/cwt110.00–116.501,5643
HeifersSelect1,000105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0501
SteersChoiceNatural1,439131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,8858
HeifersChoiceNatural1,410126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,7841
SteersChoice1,445124.66/cwt123.00–126.501,80141
HeifersChoice1,409122.31/cwt122.00–124.001,7236

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.