Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2026-09-15

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Slaughter Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, Sep 15
● Final3 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2172
← Jul 21Sep 15latest
Receipts
29 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 55▼ 29 vs year ago 58 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 25, Heifers 4)

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,358220.002,9882thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,404207.002,9062thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,402218.583,06425

Every lot, as filed

3 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—1,358220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,9882
SteersChoice—1,402218.58/cwt216.00–222.003,06425
HeifersSelect—1,404207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,9062

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.