Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2021-10-19

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Oct 19
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
25 head
31 vs last sale 56 31 vs year ago 56 · 55.4%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 11, 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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,326128.931,71013
HeifersSelectAverage1,160120.001,3921thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,357128.891,74910
SteersSelectAverage1,390121.001,6821thin

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
SteersSelect1,390121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,6821
SteersChoice1,357128.89/cwt120.25–132.501,74910
HeifersSelect1,160120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3921
HeifersChoice1,326128.93/cwt127.00–129.501,71013

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.