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 | — | Low | 1,547 | 75.80 | 1,172 | 4thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,417 | 69.25 | 981 | 5thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 965 | 52.00 | 502 | 1thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,175 | 37.60 | 442 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,199 | 122.99 | 1,474 | 26 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,100 | 113.49 | 1,248 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 912 | 74.23 | 677 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,290 | 121.82 | 1,571 | 27 |
Every lot, as filed
14 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 | — | — | 1,153 | 60.49/cwt | 60.00–61.00 | 697 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,730 | 75.00/cwt | 75.00–75.00 | 1,298 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,347 | 70.09/cwt | 68.00–72.00 | 944 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 965 | 52.00/cwt | 52.00–52.00 | 502 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,178 | 116.70/cwt | 115.00–117.50 | 1,375 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,050 | 20.00/cwt | 20.00–20.00 | 210 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,315 | 61.00/cwt | 61.00–61.00 | 802 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,165 | 117.50/cwt | 117.50–117.50 | 1,369 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,304 | 122.46/cwt | 119.50–124.25 | 1,597 | 24 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,217 | 43.47/cwt | 40.00–45.00 | 529 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,200 | 123.21/cwt | 122.50–124.00 | 1,479 | 25 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,100 | 113.49/cwt | 101.00–116.50 | 1,248 | 5 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 912 | 74.23/cwt | 60.00–93.00 | 677 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,940 | 91.11/cwt | 90.00–92.00 | 1,768 | 2 |
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.