Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2023-02-21

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Feb 21
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
57 head
14 vs last sale 71 5 vs year ago 52 · +9.6%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 48, 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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,313158.062,0756thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,272113.911,4493thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,582158.062,50146
SteersSelectAverage1,440125.511,8072thin

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
SteersSelect1,440125.51/cwt125.00–126.001,8072
SteersChoice1,582158.06/cwt151.00–162.002,50146
HeifersSelect1,272113.91/cwt104.00–125.001,4493
HeifersChoice1,313158.06/cwt155.00–160.502,0756

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.