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 |
|---|
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,735 | 176.68 | 3,065 | 3thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,599 | 134.78 | 2,155 | 4thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,408 | 167.66 | 2,361 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,619 | 122.02 | 1,975 | 36 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,328 | 109.59 | 1,455 | 23 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,214 | 92.67 | 1,125 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,605 | 159.74 | 2,564 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,321 | 175.69 | 2,321 | 10 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,074 | 165.04 | 1,772 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,082 | 120.00 | 1,298 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,504 | 184.93 | 2,782 | 109 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,197 | 166.98 | 1,999 | 5thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,135 | 120.00 | 1,362 | 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 | 1,135 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 1,362 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,197 | 166.98/cwt | 158.00–171.00 | 1,999 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,400 | 170.00/cwt | 170.00–170.00 | 2,380 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,505 | 184.80/cwt | 177.00–188.50 | 2,781 | 101 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,506 | 189.00/cwt | 189.00–189.00 | 2,846 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 980 | 165.00/cwt | 165.00–165.00 | 1,617 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,082 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 1,298 | 3 |
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.