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 | Average | 1,466 | 224.65 | 3,293 | 15 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,660 | 202.00 | 3,353 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,617 | 222.84 | 3,604 | 22 |
Every lot, as filed
6 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,566 | 222.76/cwt | 219.00–225.00 | 3,488 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,641 | 228.73/cwt | 228.00–229.00 | 3,753 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight | 1,774 | 217.22/cwt | 214.00–220.00 | 3,853 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,443 | 223.80/cwt | 220.00–226.00 | 3,229 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,557 | 228.07/cwt | 227.00–230.00 | 3,551 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,660 | 202.00/cwt | 202.00–202.00 | 3,353 | 1 |
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.