Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2023-03-21

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Mar 21
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
35 head
22 vs last sale 57 42 vs year ago 77 · 54.5%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 26, 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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,299159.742,0754thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,374132.001,8145thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,492160.482,39421
SteersSelectAverage1,522144.212,1955thin

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
SteersSelect1,522144.21/cwt144.00–145.002,1955
SteersChoice1,492160.48/cwt157.00–162.752,39421
HeifersSelect1,374132.00/cwt131.00–136.001,8145
HeifersChoice1,299159.74/cwt159.50–160.002,0754

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.