Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2026-07-21

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Jul 21
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
Jun 23Jul 21latest
Receipts
55 head
6 vs last sale 49 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 46, Heifers 9)

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,343235.353,1618thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,495217.003,2441thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,531233.183,57042
SteersSelectAverage1,395218.803,0524thin

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
HeifersChoice1,343235.35/cwt233.50–238.503,1618
SteersChoice1,531233.18/cwt217.00–245.003,57042
HeifersSelect1,495217.00/cwt217.00–217.003,2441
SteersSelect1,395218.80/cwt210.00–221.003,0524

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.