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 | 1,388 | 221.08 | 3,070 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,610 | 221.90 | 3,573 | 29 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,428 | 203.40 | 2,905 | 6thin |
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 | — | 1,428 | 203.40/cwt | 185.00–210.00 | 2,905 | 6 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,473 | 226.70/cwt | 226.00–228.00 | 3,339 | 3 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,270 | 211.90/cwt | 210.00–216.00 | 2,691 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,626 | 221.35/cwt | 201.00–230.00 | 3,599 | 26 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,424 | 223.84/cwt | 215.00–228.00 | 3,187 | 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.