Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2023-11-28

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Nov 28
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
24 head
39 vs last sale 63 4 vs year ago 20 · +20.0%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 10, Heifers 14)

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,452177.002,57013
HeifersSelectAverage1,240171.002,1201thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,568174.992,7449thin
SteersSelectAverage1,705160.002,7281thin

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
SteersSelect1,705160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,7281
SteersChoice1,568174.99/cwt170.00–179.002,7449
HeifersSelect1,240171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,1201
HeifersChoice1,452177.00/cwt175.50–178.002,57013

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.