Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2024-03-19

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Mar 19
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
40 head
19 vs last sale 59 5 vs year ago 35 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 8, Heifers 32)

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,354178.902,42228
HeifersSelectAverage1,317164.602,1684thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,595173.362,7656thin
SteersSelectAverage1,433164.002,3502thin

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
SteersSelect1,433164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,3502
HeifersSelect1,317164.60/cwt160.50–166.002,1684
SteersChoice1,595173.36/cwt170.00–175.002,7656
HeifersChoice1,354178.90/cwt170.50–181.252,42228

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.