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 |
|---|
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,436 | 115.78 | 1,663 | 30 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,475 | 112.00 | 1,652 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,354 | 144.00 | 1,950 | 20 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,323 | 125.64 | 1,662 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,598 | 143.06 | 2,287 | 38 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,360 | 132.50 | 1,802 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
8 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 |
|---|
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,475 | 112.00/cwt | 112.00–112.00 | 1,652 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,436 | 115.78/cwt | 110.50–118.50 | 1,663 | 30 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,618 | 145.28/cwt | 144.00–146.00 | 2,351 | 4 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,360 | 132.50/cwt | 132.50–132.50 | 1,802 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,596 | 142.80/cwt | 100.00–152.00 | 2,279 | 34 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,175 | 139.00/cwt | 137.00–141.00 | 1,633 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,323 | 125.64/cwt | 119.00–133.00 | 1,662 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,374 | 144.55/cwt | 136.00–151.00 | 1,986 | 18 |
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.