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 | 1,423 | 186.09 | 2,648 | 2thin |
| Bullocks | — | Average | 1,460 | 135.00 | 1,971 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 2,014 | 123.82 | 2,494 | 4thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,530 | 135.00 | 2,066 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,723 | 104.28 | 1,797 | 9thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,375 | 96.40 | 1,325 | 6thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,262 | 65.14 | 822 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,551 | 170.00 | 2,637 | 6thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,400 | 140.00 | 1,960 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,245 | 100.00 | 1,245 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,299 | 199.76 | 2,594 | 25 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,240 | 185.00 | 2,294 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,470 | 202.33 | 2,974 | 78 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,145 | 170.49 | 1,952 | 2thin |
Every lot
22 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 | — | Select and Choice | 1,145 | 170.49/cwt | 168.00–173.00 | 1,952 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,428 | 183.73/cwt | 168.00–192.00 | 2,624 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,465 | 202.78/cwt | 195.00–206.50 | 2,971 | 69 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,507 | 207.87/cwt | 207.00–208.50 | 3,133 | 5 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,760 | 199.00/cwt | 199.00–199.00 | 3,502 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,165 | 191.58/cwt | 190.00–193.00 | 2,232 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,240 | 185.00/cwt | 185.00–185.00 | 2,294 | 1 |
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.