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 | 1,403 | 180.51 | 2,533 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,634 | 187.11 | 3,057 | 35 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,378 | 167.57 | 2,309 | 2thin |
Every lot, as filed
5 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 | Select | — | 1,378 | 167.57/cwt | 160.00–174.00 | 2,309 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,700 | 184.70/cwt | 174.00–191.00 | 3,140 | 12 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,463 | 185.68/cwt | 183.00–188.00 | 2,716 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,599 | 188.37/cwt | 180.00–200.00 | 3,012 | 23 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,383 | 178.79/cwt | 125.00–194.00 | 2,473 | 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.