Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2022-02-15

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Feb 15
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
52 head
16 vs last sale 68 14 vs year ago 66 · 21.2%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 43, Heifers 9)

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,395138.471,9326thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,285127.161,6343thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,515140.732,13241
SteersSelectAverage1,363132.541,8072thin

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
HeifersChoice1,395138.47/cwt136.00–142.001,9326
HeifersSelect1,285127.16/cwt124.00–128.501,6343
SteersChoice1,515140.73/cwt134.00–144.002,13241
SteersSelect1,363132.54/cwt131.00–134.001,8072

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.