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 |
|---|
| Bullocks | — | High | 1,465 | 92.00 | 1,348 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,529 | 65.38 | 999 | 6thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,695 | 61.00 | 1,034 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,585 | 48.89 | 775 | 4thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,199 | 38.35 | 460 | 4thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,208 | 34.84 | 421 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,250 | 103.42 | 1,293 | 49 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,111 | 95.41 | 1,060 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,412 | 105.42 | 1,488 | 123 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,196 | 95.03 | 1,137 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,077 | 71.33 | 768 | 6thin |
Every lot
18 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 980 | 89.00/cwt | 89.00–89.00 | 872 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,096 | 67.79/cwt | 57.00–77.00 | 743 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,196 | 95.03/cwt | 92.00–100.00 | 1,137 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,318 | 96.83/cwt | 91.00–99.00 | 1,276 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,407 | 106.02/cwt | 101.00–107.75 | 1,492 | 114 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,560 | 108.00/cwt | 108.00–108.00 | 1,685 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,703 | 96.00/cwt | 96.00–96.00 | 1,635 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
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.