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 | 1,430 | 191.00 | 2,731 | 1thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,145 | 130.00 | 1,489 | 1thin |
| Bullocks | — | Average | 1,395 | 170.00 | 2,372 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,646 | 133.15 | 2,191 | 7thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,404 | 152.14 | 2,137 | 14 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,545 | 129.27 | 1,998 | 9thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,371 | 126.00 | 1,728 | 7thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,104 | 85.25 | 941 | 10 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,228 | 99.85 | 1,226 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,306 | 195.42 | 2,553 | 64 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,077 | 174.33 | 1,878 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 955 | 123.56 | 1,180 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,423 | 197.16 | 2,805 | 116 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,241 | 164.87 | 2,046 | 8thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,415 | 140.00 | 1,981 | 1thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 988 | 129.92 | 1,284 | 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 988 | 129.92/cwt | 120.00–140.00 | 1,284 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,241 | 164.87/cwt | 150.00–185.00 | 2,046 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,415 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 1,981 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,420 | 198.13/cwt | 191.00–202.00 | 2,813 | 103 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,432 | 203.00/cwt | 203.00–203.00 | 2,907 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,452 | 183.42/cwt | 170.00–190.00 | 2,663 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 955 | 123.56/cwt | 115.00–130.00 | 1,180 | 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.