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 | 1,504 | 96.13 | 1,446 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,504 | 86.78 | 1,305 | 8thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,280 | 69.45 | 889 | 5thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,187 | 54.81 | 651 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,288 | 144.10 | 1,856 | 49 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,083 | 112.37 | 1,217 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,373 | 146.75 | 2,015 | 73 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,224 | 130.43 | 1,596 | 6thin |
Every lot, as filed
17 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 | — | — | 1,796 | 110.67/cwt | 107.00–113.00 | 1,988 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,018 | 71.89/cwt | 70.00–75.00 | 732 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,197 | 71.42/cwt | 65.00–75.00 | 855 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,500 | 82.00/cwt | 82.00–82.00 | 1,230 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,310 | 51.00/cwt | 51.00–51.00 | 668 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,511 | 88.04/cwt | 84.00–90.00 | 1,330 | 6 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,083 | 112.37/cwt | 100.00–131.00 | 1,217 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,325 | 138.50/cwt | 138.50–138.50 | 1,835 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,374 | 146.86/cwt | 142.00–148.75 | 2,018 | 72 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,224 | 130.43/cwt | 110.00–139.00 | 1,596 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | — | 820 | 62.00/cwt | 62.00–62.00 | 508 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,304 | 54.94/cwt | 50.00–59.00 | 716 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 970 | 47.00/cwt | 47.00–47.00 | 456 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,475 | 96.00/cwt | 96.00–96.00 | 1,416 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,490 | 70.00/cwt | 70.00–70.00 | 1,043 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,272 | 144.63/cwt | 141.00–148.00 | 1,840 | 45 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,468 | 138.18/cwt | 135.00–140.00 | 2,028 | 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.