Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2022-01-18

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Jan 18
● Final3 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
68 head
12 vs last sale 56 32 vs year ago 36 · +88.9%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 54, 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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,396139.641,94914
SteersChoiceAverage1,504138.292,08050
SteersSelectAverage1,136105.921,2034thin

Every lot, as filed

3 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
HeifersChoice1,396139.64/cwt128.00–141.501,94914
SteersChoice1,504138.29/cwt127.00–143.002,08050
SteersSelect1,136105.92/cwt100.00–110.001,2034

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.