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 | — | High | 1,798 | 85.29 | 1,533 | 6thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,060 | 79.00 | 837 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,516 | 70.90 | 1,075 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,204 | 58.50 | 704 | 4thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,138 | 36.02 | 410 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | High | 1,428 | 92.65 | 1,323 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,180 | 113.27 | 1,337 | 77 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,092 | 107.00 | 1,168 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,340 | 114.25 | 1,531 | 102 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,081 | 99.67 | 1,078 | 3thin |
Every lot
21 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 | — | Select and ChoiceNon-Traditional | 1,020 | 87.00/cwt | 87.00–87.00 | 887 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,112 | 106.00/cwt | 106.00–106.00 | 1,179 | 2 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNon-Traditional | 1,130 | 104.67/cwt | 100.00–107.00 | 1,183 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,187 | 107.18/cwt | 102.00–110.25 | 1,272 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,364 | 115.37/cwt | 111.00–117.25 | 1,574 | 89 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,092 | 107.00/cwt | 107.00–107.00 | 1,168 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,110 | 106.50/cwt | 104.50–108.00 |
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.