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 | 1,858 | 77.87 | 1,447 | 2thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,175 | 86.50 | 1,016 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,532 | 59.93 | 918 | 5thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,209 | 52.33 | 632 | 14 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,059 | 39.12 | 414 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,495 | 91.00 | 1,360 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,267 | 104.37 | 1,323 | 77 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 928 | 102.49 | 951 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,418 | 105.34 | 1,494 | 91 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,191 | 96.75 | 1,152 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 973 | 95.50 | 929 | 2thin |
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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 965 | 102.00/cwt | 102.00–102.00 | 984 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 980 | 89.00/cwt | 89.00–89.00 | 872 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,191 | 96.75/cwt | 89.00–100.00 | 1,152 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,315 | 96.67/cwt | 96.00–99.00 | 1,271 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,427 | 106.06/cwt | 102.50–107.25 | 1,513 | 84 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 928 | 102.49/cwt | 102.00–103.00 | 951 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 1,010 | 99.00/cwt | 99.00–99.00 |
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.