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 | 1,291 | 194.40 | 2,509 | 20 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,601 | 198.86 | 3,183 | 24 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,250 | 155.00 | 1,938 | 1thin |
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 | SelectNatural | — | 1,250 | 155.00/cwt | 155.00–155.00 | 1,938 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,508 | 196.68/cwt | 195.00–200.00 | 2,966 | 4 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,190 | 179.00/cwt | 179.00–179.00 | 2,130 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,619 | 199.29/cwt | 190.00–210.00 | 3,227 | 20 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,296 | 195.21/cwt | 185.00–205.00 | 2,530 | 19 |
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.