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 |
|---|
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,615 | 228.53 | 3,691 | 3thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,823 | 207.41 | 3,781 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,551 | 177.09 | 2,747 | 7thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,130 | 142.50 | 1,610 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,319 | 232.73 | 3,069 | 63 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,035 | 205.00 | 2,122 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,454 | 235.20 | 3,419 | 97 |
Every lot
16 lots · USDA AMS · Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, ILNothing 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 1,132 | 225.00/cwt | 225.00–225.00 | 2,547 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,338 | 228.76/cwt | 227.00–229.50 | 3,061 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,380 | 226.50/cwt | 226.50–226.50 | 3,126 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,459 | 235.92/cwt | 230.00–239.50 | 3,442 | 89 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,752 | 227.28/cwt | 225.00–229.50 | 3,982 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,035 | 205.00/cwt | 205.00–205.00 | 2,122 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 1,095 | 218.00/cwt | 218.00–218.00 | 2,387 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 1,195 | 226.00/cwt | 226.00–226.00 | 2,701 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,316 | 233.44/cwt | 229.00–236.50 | 3,072 | 59 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,505 | 225.00/cwt | 225.00–225.00 | 3,386 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,635 | 220.00/cwt | 220.00–220.00 | 3,597 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,170 | 177.00/cwt | 177.00–177.00 | 2,071 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,986 | 215.01/cwt | 192.00–225.50 | 4,270 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,130 | 142.50/cwt | 130.00–155.00 | 1,610 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,551 | 177.09/cwt | 172.00–187.00 | 2,747 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,615 | 228.53/cwt | 226.00–230.00 | 3,691 | 3 |
This sale against other markets
Illinois weighted averagesOne sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Illinois auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.