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 | 1,790 | 93.50 | 1,674 | 2thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,295 | 111.89 | 1,449 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,438 | 87.70 | 1,261 | 3thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,217 | 73.04 | 889 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,264 | 147.57 | 1,866 | 70 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,108 | 119.00 | 1,319 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,444 | 149.80 | 2,163 | 144 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,317 | 115.95 | 1,527 | 8thin |
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 |
|---|
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,317 | 115.95/cwt | 100.00–141.00 | 1,527 | 8 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,722 | 143.00/cwt | 143.00–143.00 | 2,462 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,512 | 154.00/cwt | 154.00–154.00 | 2,328 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,328 | 134.66/cwt | 127.00–141.00 | 1,788 | 8 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,256 | 149.24/cwt | 146.00–151.50 | 1,874 | 62 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,108 | 119.00/cwt | 119.00–119.00 | 1,319 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | — | 955 | 88.00/cwt | 88.00–88.00 | 840 | 1 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,295 | 111.89/cwt | 102.50–120.00 | 1,449 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,447 | 151.13/cwt | 145.00–153.75 | 2,187 | 120 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,380 | 140.75/cwt | 127.50–143.50 | 1,942 | 18 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,438 | 87.70/cwt | 86.00–89.00 | 1,261 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,205 | 70.09/cwt | 66.00–76.00 | 845 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,385 | 64.49/cwt | 64.00–65.00 | 893 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,203 | 80.00/cwt | 80.00–80.00 | 962 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,560 | 80.00/cwt | 80.00–80.00 | 1,248 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,020 | 107.00/cwt | 107.00–107.00 | 2,161 | 1 |
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.