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 | 1,398 | 152.63 | 2,134 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,390 | 134.00 | 1,863 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,525 | 153.94 | 2,347 | 18 |
Every lot, as filed
5 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 | — | 1,568 | 149.69/cwt | 148.00–151.00 | 2,347 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,516 | 154.79/cwt | 147.00–161.50 | 2,347 | 15 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,360 | 148.94/cwt | 147.00–151.00 | 2,026 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,390 | 134.00/cwt | 134.00–134.00 | 1,863 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,475 | 160.00/cwt | 160.00–160.00 | 2,360 | 1 |
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.