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 | — | Average | 1,355 | 88.00 | 1,192 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | High | 1,598 | 81.29 | 1,299 | 16 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,548 | 59.18 | 916 | 6thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Very Low | 1,279 | 46.85 | 599 | 6thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 1,007 | 27.53 | 277 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,566 | 83.74 | 1,311 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,252 | 98.19 | 1,229 | 60 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,369 | 98.60 | 1,350 | 74 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,128 | 84.78 | 956 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,035 | 68.00 | 704 | 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,035 | 68.00/cwt | 68.00–68.00 | 704 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,128 | 84.78/cwt | 82.00–86.00 | 956 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,354 | 90.49/cwt | 83.00–93.50 | 1,225 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,371 | 99.45/cwt | 96.00–102.00 | 1,363 | 67 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,213 | 93.79/cwt | 90.00–95.50 | 1,138 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,265 | 99.66/cwt | 96.00–102.50 | 1,261 | 45 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,053 | 62.23 |
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.