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 | 2,337 | 134.93 | 3,153 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,508 | 111.62 | 1,684 | 16 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,381 | 105.44 | 1,456 | 5thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,226 | 87.70 | 1,075 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,319 | 193.34 | 2,551 | 61 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 985 | 167.10 | 1,646 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 965 | 122.50 | 1,182 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,458 | 194.51 | 2,837 | 90 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,108 | 182.37 | 2,021 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,120 | 138.00 | 1,546 | 1thin |
Every lot
15 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,108 | 182.37/cwt | 176.00–186.00 | 2,021 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,120 | 138.00/cwt | 138.00–138.00 | 1,546 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,319 | 181.36/cwt | 170.00–188.00 | 2,392 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,482 | 196.73/cwt | 190.00–199.50 | 2,916 | 77 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 965 | 122.50/cwt | 122.50–122.50 | 1,182 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 985 | 167.10/cwt | 165.00–169.00 | 1,646 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,216 | 186.00/cwt | 181.00–188.00 | 2,262 | 14 |
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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.