Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,460 | 149.37 | 2,181 | 23 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,608 | 149.37 | 2,402 | 47 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,358 | 134.50 | 1,826 | 2thin |
Every lot, as filed
6 lots · USDA AMS · Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Slaughter Cattle Sale - Front Royal, VANothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Steers | SelectNatural | — | 1,345 | 131.00/cwt | 131.00–131.00 | 1,762 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,605 | 150.21/cwt | 144.00–155.00 | 2,411 | 22 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,370 | 138.00/cwt | 138.00–138.00 | 1,891 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,611 | 148.64/cwt | 141.00–155.00 | 2,395 | 25 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,479 | 149.44/cwt | 142.00–154.00 | 2,210 | 19 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,371 | 149.06/cwt | 147.00–151.00 | 2,044 | 4 |
How this sale compares
Virginia weighted averagesOne 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.