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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,408 | 70.99 | 1,000 | 8thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,525 | 75.00 | 1,144 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,513 | 55.39 | 838 | 14 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,218 | 51.61 | 629 | 14 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,071 | 38.16 | 408 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,432 | 88.00 | 1,260 | 11 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,120 | 78.84 | 883 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,287 | 117.14 | 1,508 | 40 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,368 | 117.59 | 1,609 | 108 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,095 | 104.00 | 1,139 | 1thin |
Every lot
19 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,095 | 104.00/cwt | 104.00–104.00 | 1,139 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,282 | 112.05/cwt | 105.00–114.50 | 1,436 | 17 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,384 | 118.63/cwt | 115.25–121.25 | 1,642 | 91 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,238 | 110.59/cwt | 109.50–111.50 | 1,369 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,290 | 117.48/cwt | 114.00–119.50 | 1,515 | 38 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Return to Feed | 995 | 82.00/cwt | 82.00–82.00 | 816 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,228 |
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.