Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2025-09-16

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Sep 16
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
58 head
5 vs last sale 63 11 vs year ago 69 · 15.9%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 38, Heifers 20)

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,336237.773,1779thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,236237.652,93711
SteersChoiceAverage1,620239.103,87330
SteersSelectAverage1,464238.713,4958thin

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
HeifersChoice1,336237.77/cwt237.25–239.253,1779
SteersChoice1,620239.10/cwt232.50–242.003,87330
HeifersSelect1,236237.65/cwt237.50–238.002,93711
SteersSelect1,464238.71/cwt228.00–242.503,4958

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.