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 | 1,295 | 177.78 | 2,303 | 14 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,225 | 167.45 | 2,051 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,542 | 182.60 | 2,816 | 27 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,354 | 162.28 | 2,197 | 12 |
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 | — | 1,735 | 184.00/cwt | 184.00–184.00 | 3,192 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,566 | 184.83/cwt | 178.00–190.50 | 2,894 | 9 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,319 | 160.31/cwt | 120.00–181.00 | 2,114 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,530 | 181.49/cwt | 161.00–188.50 | 2,777 | 18 |
| Heifers | SelectNatural | — | 1,225 | 167.45/cwt | 165.00–170.00 | 2,051 | 2 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,308 | 177.28/cwt | 175.00–180.00 | 2,319 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,290 | 177.98/cwt | 170.00–186.00 | 2,296 | 10 |
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.