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 | 1,711 | 116.91 | 2,001 | 12 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,300 | 149.63 | 1,946 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,704 | 110.73 | 1,887 | 9thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,299 | 95.63 | 1,242 | 15 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,108 | 78.11 | 865 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,635 | 160.00 | 2,616 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,455 | 143.00 | 2,081 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,282 | 183.19 | 2,349 | 73 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,153 | 159.84 | 1,843 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 990 | 130.00 | 1,287 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,398 | 182.95 | 2,558 | 49 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,261 | 165.23 | 2,084 | 11 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,305 | 125.00 | 1,631 | 1thin |
Every lot
21 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 and Choice | 1,261 | 165.23/cwt | 145.00–178.00 | 2,084 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,305 | 125.00/cwt | 125.00–125.00 | 1,631 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,360 | 172.26/cwt | 164.00–178.00 | 2,343 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,407 | 185.35/cwt | 182.00–188.00 | 2,608 | 40 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 990 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,287 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,153 | 159.84/cwt | 140.00–174.50 | 1,843 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,252 | 176.00/cwt | 176.00–176.00 | 2,204 | 2 |
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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.