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 | 1,425 | 169.00 | 2,408 | 2thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,488 | 153.45 | 2,283 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,723 | 141.72 | 2,442 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,374 | 129.43 | 1,778 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,048 | 111.36 | 1,167 | 10 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,308 | 118.74 | 1,553 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,430 | 164.00 | 2,345 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,593 | 165.05 | 2,629 | 11 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,285 | 142.00 | 1,825 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,170 | 129.00 | 1,509 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,252 | 189.55 | 2,373 | 69 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,177 | 172.15 | 2,026 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,100 | 142.85 | 1,571 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,452 | 192.38 | 2,793 | 88 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,278 | 174.92 | 2,235 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,185 | 144.00 | 1,706 | 2thin |
Every lot
27 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 | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 1,002 | 179.00/cwt | 179.00–179.00 | 1,794 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,185 | 144.00/cwt | 144.00–144.00 | 1,706 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,278 | 174.92/cwt | 160.00–187.00 | 2,235 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,315 | 182.92/cwt | 175.00–186.00 | 2,405 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,484 | 194.13/cwt | 189.00–199.50 | 2,881 | 75 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 924 | 175.31/cwt | 174.00–177.00 | 1,620 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,100 | 142.85/cwt | 141.00–145.00 |
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.