Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2026-04-21

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Apr 21
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
183 head
97 vs last sale 86 183 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 112, Heifers 69, Bulls 2)

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
BullsAverage1,190204.002,4282thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,486242.343,60168
HeifersStandardAverage1,070186.001,9901thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,643240.123,946112

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
Bulls1,190204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,4282
HeifersChoice and Prime1,500243.37/cwt238.50–247.503,65160
HeifersChoice and Prime1,381234.59/cwt232.50–235.253,2408
HeifersStandardReturn to Feed1,070186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,9901
SteersChoice and Prime1,654240.67/cwt232.00–243.003,981107
SteersChoice and Prime1,415228.34/cwt221.00–235.003,2315

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.