Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2023-04-18

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Apr 18
● Final3 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
57 head
22 vs last sale 35 44 vs year ago 101 · 43.6%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 8)

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,410169.532,3908thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,493168.632,51848
SteersSelectAverage1,325162.002,1471thin

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
SteersSelect1,325162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,1471
SteersChoice1,493168.63/cwt165.00–175.002,51848
HeifersChoice1,410169.53/cwt168.00–171.002,3908

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.