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 | 1,424 | 144.52 | 2,058 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,627 | 147.78 | 2,405 | 21 |
Every lot, as filed
4 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 | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,450 | 148.56/cwt | 146.00–151.00 | 2,154 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,646 | 147.70/cwt | 143.00–155.00 | 2,431 | 19 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,273 | 140.70/cwt | 140.00–142.00 | 1,791 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,575 | 148.35/cwt | 144.00–152.00 | 2,337 | 3 |
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.