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 | 1,378 | 178.42 | 2,459 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,215 | 127.00 | 1,543 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,626 | 179.39 | 2,917 | 55 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,429 | 157.82 | 2,255 | 6thin |
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 | SelectNatural | — | 1,470 | 162.97/cwt | 162.00–164.00 | 2,396 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,398 | 174.19/cwt | 170.00–179.00 | 2,435 | 4 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,408 | 155.25/cwt | 131.00–166.00 | 2,186 | 4 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,644 | 179.80/cwt | 170.00–188.50 | 2,956 | 51 |
| Heifers | SelectNatural | — | 1,215 | 127.00/cwt | 127.00–127.00 | 1,543 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,178 | 169.56/cwt | 167.00–172.00 | 1,997 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,512 | 184.32/cwt | 183.00–185.00 | 2,787 | 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.