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 | 179.26 | 2,506 | 13 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,113 | 155.25 | 1,727 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,568 | 177.41 | 2,782 | 55 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,244 | 156.81 | 1,951 | 5thin |
Every lot, as filed
7 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 | — | 1,523 | 179.81/cwt | 167.00–187.00 | 2,739 | 13 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,244 | 156.81/cwt | 149.00–164.00 | 1,951 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,582 | 176.67/cwt | 151.00–190.50 | 2,795 | 42 |
| Heifers | SelectNatural | — | 1,075 | 159.50/cwt | 159.50–159.50 | 1,715 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,326 | 175.11/cwt | 167.00–183.50 | 2,322 | 4 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,150 | 151.00/cwt | 151.00–151.00 | 1,737 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,430 | 181.10/cwt | 171.00–188.50 | 2,590 | 9 |
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.