Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2022-03-15

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Mar 15
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
77 head
25 vs last sale 52 38 vs year ago 39 · +97.4%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 23, Heifers 54)

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,314148.241,94849
HeifersSelectAverage1,201120.661,4495thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,499149.392,23922
SteersSelectAverage1,760124.002,1821thin

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
HeifersChoice1,314148.32/cwt144.00–150.001,94946
HeifersSelect1,201120.66/cwt103.00–141.001,4495
HeifersChoiceNatural1,313147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,9303
SteersChoice1,505149.69/cwt140.50–150.752,25321
SteersSelect1,760124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,1821
SteersChoiceNatural1,375143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,9661

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.