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 | — | Average | 1,352 | 63.96 | 865 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,488 | 57.44 | 855 | 12 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,243 | 45.59 | 567 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,032 | 28.62 | 295 | 8thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,347 | 87.60 | 1,180 | 13 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,540 | 76.26 | 1,174 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,128 | 70.67 | 797 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,242 | 104.29 | 1,296 | 87 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,090 | 91.00 | 992 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,393 | 106.41 | 1,482 | 132 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,281 | 97.99 | 1,255 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,121 | 82.16 | 921 | 7thin |
Every lot
25 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 | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,076 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 968 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,181 | 71.71/cwt | 67.00–74.00 | 847 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,272 | 100.66/cwt | 100.00–101.00 | 1,280 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,281 | 97.99/cwt | 93.00–101.00 | 1,255 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,396 | 106.54/cwt | 102.00–108.25 | 1,487 | 129 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 905 | 78.00/cwt | 78.00–78.00 | 706 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,090 | 91.00/cwt | 91.00–91.00 | 992 |
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.