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 | — | High | 2,007 | 86.55 | 1,737 | 4thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,501 | 77.22 | 1,159 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,475 | 62.52 | 922 | 11 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,270 | 56.23 | 714 | 15 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,012 | 45.95 | 465 | 5thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,375 | 101.00 | 1,389 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,663 | 100.39 | 1,669 | 16 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,282 | 113.09 | 1,449 | 46 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 997 | 100.00 | 997 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,419 | 117.31 | 1,664 | 61 |
Every lot, as filed
20 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.
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,107 | 51.63/cwt | 45.00–55.00 | 572 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 870 | 37.44/cwt | 31.00–41.00 | 326 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 925 | 98.00/cwt | 98.00–98.00 | 907 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,140 | 104.00/cwt | 104.00–104.00 | 1,186 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,375 | 101.00/cwt | 101.00–101.00 | 1,389 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,663 | 100.39/cwt | 100.00–101.00 | 1,669 | 16 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,900 | 95.00/cwt | 95.00–95.00 | 1,805 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,042 | 83.73/cwt | 80.00–90.00 | 1,710 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,205 | 65.00/cwt | 65.00–65.00 | 783 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,287 | 56.73/cwt | 51.00–61.00 | 730 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,273 | 52.02/cwt | 51.00–53.00 | 662 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,485 | 71.00/cwt | 71.00–71.00 | 1,054 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,362 | 111.90/cwt | 101.00–115.00 | 1,524 | 25 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,266 | 116.35/cwt | 112.00–118.00 | 1,473 | 29 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,524 | 64.09/cwt | 60.00–68.00 | 977 | 8 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,120 | 41.00/cwt | 41.00–41.00 | 459 | 1 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,335 | 95.00/cwt | 95.00–95.00 | 1,268 | 1 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,543 | 72.77/cwt | 70.00–75.00 | 1,123 | 4 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,458 | 121.07/cwt | 117.00–122.50 | 1,765 | 36 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,308 | 107.53/cwt | 105.00–110.50 | 1,406 | 17 |
How this sale compares
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.