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 | 1,895 | 114.90 | 2,177 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,489 | 98.90 | 1,472 | 11 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,268 | 67.08 | 851 | 2thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,361 | 64.37 | 876 | 9thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,398 | 159.00 | 2,223 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,591 | 156.81 | 2,495 | 11 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,520 | 147.00 | 2,234 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,317 | 178.18 | 2,346 | 49 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,090 | 145.00 | 1,581 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,380 | 172.55 | 2,381 | 20 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,215 | 161.60 | 1,963 | 5thin |
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 |
|---|
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,398 | 159.00/cwt | 159.00–159.00 | 2,223 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,215 | 161.60/cwt | 155.00–165.00 | 1,963 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,358 | 163.01/cwt | 158.00–166.00 | 2,214 | 6 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,389 | 176.64/cwt | 174.00–178.50 | 2,454 | 14 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,090 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 1,581 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,382 | 168.00/cwt | 168.00–168.00 | 2,322 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,314 | 178.61/cwt | 171.00–181.50 | 2,347 | 47 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,268 | 67.08/cwt | 62.00–71.00 | 851 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,591 | 156.81/cwt | 155.00–157.00 | 2,495 | 11 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,520 | 147.00/cwt | 147.00–147.00 | 2,234 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,436 | 86.31/cwt | 85.00–88.00 | 1,239 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,620 | 114.00/cwt | 114.00–114.00 | 1,847 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,502 | 104.77/cwt | 96.00–111.00 | 1,574 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,263 | 52.67/cwt | 46.00–56.00 | 665 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,483 | 78.99/cwt | 72.00–88.00 | 1,171 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,895 | 114.90/cwt | 112.50–120.00 | 2,177 | 3 |
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.