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 | 1,383 | 180.80 | 2,501 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,562 | 178.86 | 2,794 | 37 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,324 | 129.61 | 1,716 | 4thin |
Every lot, as filed
6 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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,387 | 182.12/cwt | 175.00–191.00 | 2,526 | 10 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,365 | 174.20/cwt | 164.00–183.00 | 2,378 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,568 | 178.90/cwt | 158.00–192.00 | 2,805 | 33 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,120 | 121.00/cwt | 121.00–121.00 | 1,355 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,513 | 178.54/cwt | 177.00–180.00 | 2,701 | 4 |
| Steers | SelectNatural | — | 1,392 | 132.48/cwt | 120.00–147.00 | 1,844 | 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.