Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2026-03-17

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Mar 17
● Final5 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
86 head
64 vs last sale 22 11 vs year ago 75 · +14.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 48, Heifers 38)

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
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,386237.823,29636
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,365230.003,1402thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,546237.653,67542
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,409219.133,0886thin

Every lot, as filed

5 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
HeifersChoice and Prime1,386237.82/cwt234.00–240.003,29636
HeifersSelect and Choice1,365230.00/cwt230.00–230.003,1402
SteersChoice and Prime1,367239.50/cwt239.50–239.503,2743
SteersChoice and Prime1,560237.51/cwt235.25–240.503,70539
SteersSelect and Choice1,409219.13/cwt210.00–230.003,0886

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.