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 and Prime | High | 1,505 | 254.52 | 3,829 | 18 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,305 | 237.00 | 3,093 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | High | 1,652 | 252.22 | 4,167 | 37 |
| Steers | Choice | High | 1,444 | 240.98 | 3,481 | 10 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,275 | 232.51 | 2,965 | 2thin |
Every lot, as filed
8 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 | — | 1,275 | 232.51/cwt | 231.00–234.00 | 2,965 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,607 | 260.38/cwt | 257.00–262.00 | 4,184 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,656 | 251.50/cwt | 244.00–260.00 | 4,165 | 34 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,465 | 261.00/cwt | 261.00–261.00 | 3,824 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,442 | 238.76/cwt | 224.00–247.00 | 3,443 | 9 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,305 | 237.00/cwt | 237.00–237.00 | 3,093 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,587 | 261.09/cwt | 258.00–265.00 | 4,143 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,488 | 253.20/cwt | 241.00–263.00 | 3,768 | 15 |
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.