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 Heifers | Prime | Average | 1,385 | 194.47 | 2,693 | 2thin |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,623 | 188.00 | 3,051 | 3thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,618 | 184.50 | 2,985 | 2thin |
| Bullocks | — | Average | 1,280 | 150.00 | 1,920 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,908 | 132.40 | 2,526 | 4thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,539 | 166.65 | 2,565 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,539 | 112.08 | 1,725 | 28 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,298 | 106.18 | 1,378 | 28 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,264 | 72.38 | 915 | 18 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,597 | 170.03 | 2,716 | 12 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,347 | 191.50 | 2,580 | 88 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,188 | 172.00 | 2,043 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,058 | 128.41 | 1,359 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,457 | 191.61 | 2,791 | 100 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 910 | 177.50 | 1,615 | 1thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,282 | 176.36 | 2,261 | 8thin |
Every lot
30 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 | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 910 | 177.50/cwt | 177.50–177.50 | 1,615 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,282 | 176.36/cwt | 150.00–182.50 | 2,261 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,402 | 174.84/cwt | 156.00–182.00 | 2,451 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,453 | 198.83/cwt | 197.50–200.00 | 2,889 | 17 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,454 | 191.85/cwt | 185.50–196.50 | 2,789 | 73 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,677 | 183.84/cwt | 175.50–188.00 | 3,083 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,058 | 128.41/cwt | 126.00–131.00 |
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.