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 |
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| Bulls | — | Low | 1,770 | 60.00 | 1,062 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,594 | 78.30 | 1,248 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Very Low | 1,431 | 59.46 | 851 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,185 | 42.07 | 498 | 13 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,571 | 135.94 | 2,136 | 15 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,427 | 107.37 | 1,532 | 7thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,334 | 73.00 | 974 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,444 | 156.49 | 2,260 | 16 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,170 | 142.00 | 1,661 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 993 | 90.80 | 902 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,493 | 156.93 | 2,343 | 76 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,327 | 138.92 | 1,843 | 9thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,233 | 109.23 | 1,347 | 9thin |
Every lot
22 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 |
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| Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,233 | 109.23/cwt | 100.00–112.50 | 1,347 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,327 | 138.92/cwt | 127.00–146.00 | 1,843 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,440 | 147.79/cwt | 138.00–152.00 | 2,128 | 18 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,447 | 165.73/cwt | 165.00–167.00 | 2,398 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,505 | 158.85/cwt | 153.00–164.00 | 2,391 | 47 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,743 | 158.32/cwt | 157.00–161.00 | 2,760 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 993 | 90.80/cwt | 65.00–102.50 | 902 | 3 |
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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.