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 | 1,299 | 58.26 | 757 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,625 | 64.44 | 1,047 | 15 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,300 | 59.38 | 772 | 8thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 915 | 34.99 | 320 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,268 | 126.04 | 1,598 | 66 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,257 | 120.00 | 1,508 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 807 | 50.00 | 404 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,431 | 125.60 | 1,797 | 79 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,246 | 115.40 | 1,438 | 9thin |
Every lot, as filed
16 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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | — | 1,730 | 95.00/cwt | 95.00–95.00 | 1,644 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 807 | 50.00/cwt | 50.00–50.00 | 404 | 5 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,257 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 1,508 | 5 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,230 | 115.20/cwt | 103.00–118.00 | 1,417 | 8 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,656 | 63.12/cwt | 60.00–71.00 | 1,045 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 815 | 42.50/cwt | 42.50–42.50 | 346 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,375 | 117.00/cwt | 117.00–117.00 | 1,609 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 965 | 31.24/cwt | 30.00–32.50 | 301 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,378 | 120.49/cwt | 120.00–121.00 | 1,660 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,270 | 50.00/cwt | 50.00–50.00 | 635 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,432 | 125.73/cwt | 123.00–127.75 | 1,800 | 77 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,268 | 126.04/cwt | 124.00–127.75 | 1,598 | 66 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,285 | 59.17/cwt | 55.00–64.00 | 760 | 6 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,423 | 73.00/cwt | 73.00–73.00 | 1,039 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,420 | 70.00/cwt | 70.00–70.00 | 994 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,191 | 49.08/cwt | 30.00–60.00 | 585 | 4 |
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.