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 | 1,448 | 233.88 | 3,386 | 15 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,641 | 235.73 | 3,868 | 22 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,325 | 217.08 | 2,876 | 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 | SelectNatural | — | 1,325 | 217.08/cwt | 215.00–219.00 | 2,876 | 2 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,546 | 232.19/cwt | 229.00–238.00 | 3,590 | 5 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,391 | 229.05/cwt | 226.00–232.00 | 3,186 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,669 | 236.77/cwt | 229.00–246.00 | 3,952 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,476 | 236.29/cwt | 224.00–242.00 | 3,488 | 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.