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 | 1,552 | 68.03 | 1,056 | 10 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,592 | 74.06 | 1,179 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,623 | 58.93 | 956 | 23 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,300 | 45.93 | 597 | 31 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,062 | 35.59 | 378 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,284 | 147.43 | 1,893 | 12 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,062 | 100.95 | 1,072 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,498 | 151.36 | 2,267 | 76 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,425 | 135.12 | 1,925 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,085 | 101.00 | 1,096 | 1thin |
Every lot
23 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 | — | Select | 1,085 | 101.00/cwt | 101.00–101.00 | 1,096 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,416 | 141.22/cwt | 130.00–146.00 | 2,000 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,425 | 135.12/cwt | 129.00–140.00 | 1,925 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,501 | 153.15/cwt | 148.00–159.50 | 2,299 | 65 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,762 | 139.00/cwt | 139.00–139.00 | 2,449 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectLight Weight | 890 | 88.00/cwt | 88.00–88.00 | 783 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,083 | 102.57/cwt | 100.00–104.00 | 1,111 |
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.