Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2022-11-15

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Nov 15
● Final3 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
20 head
11 vs last sale 31 13 vs year ago 33 · 39.4%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 17, Heifers 3)

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,185141.951,6823thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,479147.002,17416
SteersSelectAverage1,080115.001,2421thin

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
HeifersChoice1,185141.95/cwt141.00–142.501,6823
SteersChoice1,479147.00/cwt140.00–152.002,17416
SteersSelect1,080115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2421

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.