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 | 1,394 | 114.85 | 1,601 | 6thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,332 | 142.94 | 1,904 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,473 | 111.98 | 1,650 | 12 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,258 | 94.52 | 1,189 | 19 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,197 | 76.07 | 910 | 12 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,606 | 155.46 | 2,497 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,370 | 145.00 | 1,987 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,260 | 114.00 | 1,436 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,261 | 185.98 | 2,346 | 93 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,189 | 160.68 | 1,910 | 16 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,407 | 186.92 | 2,630 | 71 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,227 | 150.60 | 1,848 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,150 | 115.00 | 1,323 | 2thin |
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 | 1,150 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 1,323 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,227 | 150.60/cwt | 130.00–162.50 | 1,848 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,345 | 168.27/cwt | 159.00–177.00 | 2,263 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,406 | 187.39/cwt | 179.00–189.50 | 2,635 | 67 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,502 | 190.00/cwt | 190.00–190.00 | 2,854 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,185 | 169.73/cwt | 165.00–175.00 | 2,011 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,189 | 160.68/cwt | 145.00–175.00 | 1,910 | 16 |
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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.