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 | 1,724 | 109.31 | 1,884 | 6thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,401 | 144.43 | 2,023 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,545 | 103.62 | 1,601 | 24 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,286 | 96.66 | 1,243 | 11 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,107 | 59.72 | 661 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,590 | 149.00 | 2,369 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,282 | 181.33 | 2,325 | 55 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,157 | 170.19 | 1,969 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,481 | 183.04 | 2,711 | 46 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,226 | 153.39 | 1,881 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
20 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 |
|---|
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,490 | 94.24/cwt | 90.00–97.00 | 1,404 | 5 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,480 | 113.00/cwt | 113.00–113.00 | 1,672 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,446 | 185.13/cwt | 178.00–188.50 | 2,677 | 40 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,522 | 189.50/cwt | 189.50–189.50 | 2,884 | 3 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,406 | 147.92/cwt | 142.00–151.00 | 2,080 | 7 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,365 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 1,638 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,157 | 170.19/cwt | 162.00–175.00 | 1,969 | 5 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,289 | 182.61/cwt | 177.00–186.00 | 2,354 | 51 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,590 | 149.00/cwt | 149.00–149.00 | 2,369 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,226 | 153.39/cwt | 140.00–160.00 | 1,881 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,240 | 30.00/cwt | 30.00–30.00 | 372 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,062 | 69.63/cwt | 65.00–76.00 | 739 | 3 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,912 | 148.74/cwt | 110.00–176.00 | 2,844 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,192 | 165.00/cwt | 165.00–165.00 | 1,967 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,564 | 105.70/cwt | 100.00–111.00 | 1,653 | 18 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,118 | 85.72/cwt | 85.00–86.50 | 958 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,220 | 112.00/cwt | 112.00–112.00 | 1,366 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,336 | 97.48/cwt | 94.00–102.50 | 1,302 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,559 | 102.98/cwt | 94.00–112.00 | 1,605 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,053 | 121.97/cwt | 121.00–123.00 | 2,504 | 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.