Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2024-12-17

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Dec 17
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
34 head
32 vs last sale 66 18 vs year ago 52 · 34.6%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 11, Heifers 23)

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,351197.462,66819
HeifersSelectAverage1,358196.802,6734thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,576199.043,13710
SteersSelectAverage1,363140.001,9081thin

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
SteersSelect1,363140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9081
SteersChoice1,576199.04/cwt198.00–200.253,13710
HeifersSelect1,358196.80/cwt195.75–199.502,6734
HeifersChoice1,351197.46/cwt193.50–199.502,66819

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.