Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2022-05-17

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, May 17
● Final3 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
48 head
53 vs last sale 101 3 vs year ago 45 · +6.7%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 33, Heifers 15)

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,268137.841,74814
HeifersSelectAverage1,095118.001,2921thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,418139.901,98433

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
HeifersChoice1,268137.84/cwt134.00–141.001,74814
HeifersSelect1,095118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2921
SteersChoice1,418139.90/cwt136.00–142.501,98433

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.