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 |
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| Bullocks | — | Average | 1,268 | 78.85 | 1,000 | 2thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,701 | 67.71 | 1,152 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,477 | 63.53 | 938 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,116 | 54.45 | 608 | 18 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,060 | 42.81 | 454 | 20 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,201 | 99.58 | 1,196 | 55 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,215 | 93.00 | 1,130 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,371 | 100.82 | 1,383 | 97 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Low | 1,205 | 89.41 | 1,077 | 15 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,177 | 73.30 | 863 | 6thin |
Every lot
20 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 |
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| Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 945 | 86.00/cwt | 86.00–86.00 | 813 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,177 | 73.30/cwt | 59.00–80.00 | 863 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,185 | 57.00/cwt | 57.00–57.00 | 675 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,206 | 91.73/cwt | 85.00–94.00 | 1,106 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,320 | 77.96/cwt | 76.00–80.00 | 1,029 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,377 | 101.46/cwt | 96.75–103.00 | 1,397 | 94 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,198 | 99.84/cwt | 96.50–102.00 | 1,196 | 52 |
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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.