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 | 1,419 | 181.45 | 2,575 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,630 | 180.75 | 2,947 | 23 |
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 | — | 1,495 | 179.25/cwt | 178.00–180.00 | 2,680 | 4 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,659 | 181.06/cwt | 176.00–190.00 | 3,004 | 19 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,360 | 171.51/cwt | 171.00–172.00 | 2,333 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,439 | 184.76/cwt | 181.00–188.00 | 2,659 | 6 |
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.