Sale reports / Virginia / Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. / 2020-05-12

Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Staunton, Virginia · Tue, May 12
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2178
Apr 14May 12latest
Receipts
112 head
112 vs last sale 0 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Jul 21, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 70, Bulls 3)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.44/cwt on 70 head.
Average price
$128.44
70 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.50
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541132.0971544
Medium and Large 2529124.006566thin
Medium and Large 1547122.4167017thin
Medium and Large 3522118.006163thin
One grade step is worth $14.09/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale70 hd
128.44
VA average10 barns · 1,062 hd
123.94
+4.50
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

21 lots · USDA AMS · Staunton Livestock Auction Graded Feeder 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added518154.00/cwt154.00–154.007987
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added481152.00/cwt152.00–152.007314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added580145.00/cwt145.00–145.0084116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600132.25/cwt132.25–132.2579421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added469131.50/cwt131.50–131.5061713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added512132.50/cwt132.50–132.5067810
SteersMedium and Large 3663110.00/cwt110.00–110.007294
SteersMedium and Large 2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
SteersMedium and Large 2575144.00/cwt144.00–144.008281
HeifersMedium and Large 2567124.00/cwt124.00–124.007035
HeifersMedium and Large 2340124.00/cwt124.00–124.004221
HeifersMedium and Large 3522118.00/cwt118.00–118.006163
SteersMedium and Large 1765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008802
SteersMedium and Large 1410151.00/cwt151.00–151.006191
HeifersMedium and Large 1489125.00/cwt125.00–125.0061110
HeifersMedium and Large 1705113.00/cwt113.00–113.007973
HeifersMedium and Large 1590123.00/cwt123.00–123.007263
HeifersMedium and Large 1530123.00/cwt123.00–123.006521
BullsMedium and Large 1450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006082
BullsMedium and Large 1555118.00/cwt118.00–118.006551

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.