Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2023-09-19

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Sep 19
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
45 head
23 vs last sale 68 17 vs year ago 28 · +60.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 18, Heifers 25, Bullocks 2)

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
BullocksAverage1,268134.271,7032thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,335181.092,41822
HeifersChoiceAverage1,348165.072,2252thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,130140.001,5821thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,527180.322,7538thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,337173.822,3247thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,250150.001,8753thin

Every lot, as filed

7 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
Bullocks1,268134.27/cwt133.00–136.001,7032
SteersSelect and Choice1,250150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8753
SteersChoice and Prime1,527180.32/cwt178.50–185.002,7538
SteersChoice1,337173.82/cwt162.00–180.002,3247
HeifersSelect and Choice1,130140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5821
HeifersChoice and Prime1,335181.09/cwt174.00–190.002,41822
HeifersChoice1,348165.07/cwt161.00–169.002,2252

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.