Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2025-12-16

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Dec 16
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
54 head
34 vs last sale 20 20 vs year ago 34 · +58.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 19, Heifers 35)

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,546218.923,38523
HeifersSelectAverage1,351208.252,8137thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,493195.002,9114thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,290178.002,2961thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,551221.153,43017
SteersSelectAverage1,393205.002,8562thin

Every lot, as filed

6 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
HeifersChoice1,546218.92/cwt215.00–223.003,38523
SteersChoice1,551221.15/cwt204.00–227.003,43017
HeifersPrime1,493195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,9114
HeifersSelect1,351208.25/cwt191.00–217.002,8137
SteersSelect1,393205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,8562
HeifersStandard1,290178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,2961

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.