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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,292 | 222.35 | 2,873 | 43 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,148 | 203.89 | 2,341 | 12 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 990 | 195.00 | 1,931 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,445 | 224.70 | 3,246 | 113 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,150 | 204.35 | 2,350 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,370 | 188.09 | 2,577 | 5thin |
Every lot
9 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 | 1,095 | 175.00/cwt | 175.00–175.00 | 1,916 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,150 | 204.35/cwt | 201.00–207.00 | 2,350 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,425 | 223.91/cwt | 216.75–227.25 | 3,191 | 93 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,439 | 191.36/cwt | 181.00–198.00 | 2,754 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,537 | 228.35/cwt | 228.25–228.75 | 3,510 | 20 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 990 | 195.00/cwt | 195.00–195.00 | 1,931 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,148 | 203.89/cwt | 200.00–207.00 | 2,341 | 12 |
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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.