Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2023-08-15

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Aug 15
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
68 head
44 vs last sale 24 23 vs year ago 45 · +51.1%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 27, heifers 41)

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,271175.112,22640
HeifersSelectAverage1,140130.001,4821thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,418180.762,56326
SteersSelectAverage1,300110.001,4301thin

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
SteersSelect1,300110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4301
SteersChoice1,418180.76/cwt151.00–186.502,56326
HeifersSelect1,140130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4821
HeifersChoice1,271175.11/cwt160.00–183.502,22640

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.