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 | 1,970 | 110.00 | 2,167 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,438 | 82.67 | 1,188 | 6thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,278 | 76.96 | 984 | 6thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,169 | 53.23 | 622 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,253 | 149.14 | 1,869 | 81 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,123 | 124.39 | 1,397 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,073 | 95.06 | 1,020 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,398 | 150.30 | 2,101 | 81 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,220 | 133.69 | 1,631 | 5thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,121 | 95.91 | 1,075 | 6thin |
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 | — | — | 1,970 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 2,167 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,234 | 79.35/cwt | 71.00–82.00 | 979 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,500 | 65.00/cwt | 65.00–65.00 | 975 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,424 | 84.20/cwt | 80.00–90.00 | 1,199 | 5 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,505 | 75.00/cwt | 75.00–75.00 | 1,129 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,136 | 59.04/cwt | 55.00–65.00 | 671 | 4 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,220 | 133.69/cwt | 132.50–134.00 | 1,631 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,361 | 144.28/cwt | 143.00–145.00 | 1,964 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,300 | 30.00/cwt | 30.00–30.00 | 390 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,073 | 95.06/cwt | 90.00–100.00 | 1,020 | 4 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,123 | 124.39/cwt | 110.00–137.50 | 1,397 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,257 | 149.43/cwt | 146.00–154.00 | 1,878 | 76 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,194 | 144.79/cwt | 144.00–145.00 | 1,729 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,403 | 151.15/cwt | 146.00–154.50 | 2,121 | 71 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 980 | 106.00/cwt | 106.00–106.00 | 1,039 | 1 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,149 | 93.89/cwt | 90.00–100.00 | 1,079 | 5 |
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.