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 | 1,625 | 180.76 | 2,937 | 4thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,908 | 129.33 | 2,468 | 3thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,469 | 161.18 | 2,368 | 14 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,471 | 145.35 | 2,138 | 4thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,274 | 139.15 | 1,773 | 5thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,085 | 117.73 | 1,278 | 7thin |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,285 | 129.00 | 1,658 | 1thin |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,106 | 119.14 | 1,317 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,551 | 165.26 | 2,563 | 7thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,302 | 149.00 | 1,940 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,269 | 187.40 | 2,379 | 58 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,159 | 176.54 | 2,046 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 923 | 134.69 | 1,243 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,514 | 192.08 | 2,908 | 63 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,291 | 165.26 | 2,134 | 7thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,041 | 146.12 | 1,520 | 4thin |
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 | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,018 | 169.00/cwt | 169.00–169.00 | 1,720 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,063 | 123.24/cwt | 114.00–135.00 | 1,310 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,215 | 180.85/cwt | 176.00–183.00 | 2,197 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,291 | 165.26/cwt | 149.00–179.00 | 2,134 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,534 | 192.84/cwt | 185.00–195.50 | 2,958 | 59 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 923 | 134.69/cwt | 126.00–140.00 | 1,243 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,159 | 176.54/cwt | 167.00–180.00 | 2,046 | 4 |
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.