Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2026-05-19

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, May 19
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Receipts
115 head
68 vs last sale 183 44 vs year ago 71 · +62.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 53, Heifers 62)

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
HeifersPrimeAverage1,462255.003,7282thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,389252.333,50548
HeifersSelectAverage1,220235.112,86812
SteersPrimeAverage1,534260.503,9962thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,562252.853,95049
SteersSelectAverage1,365225.623,0802thin

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
HeifersChoice1,389252.33/cwt246.00–262.003,50548
HeifersPrime1,462255.00/cwt255.00–255.003,7282
HeifersSelect1,220235.11/cwt211.00–247.502,86812
SteersChoice1,562252.85/cwt240.50–260.503,95049
SteersPrime1,534260.50/cwt260.50–260.503,9962
SteersSelect1,365225.62/cwt210.00–241.003,0802

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.