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 | 1,482 | 104.59 | 1,550 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,619 | 105.69 | 1,711 | 10 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,268 | 75.64 | 959 | 3thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,315 | 75.00 | 986 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | High | 1,525 | 156.00 | 2,379 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,383 | 145.00 | 2,005 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,415 | 135.00 | 1,910 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,293 | 181.94 | 2,352 | 64 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,431 | 180.91 | 2,589 | 75 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,188 | 170.89 | 2,030 | 7thin |
Every lot, as filed
14 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% | — | 1,610 | 96.00/cwt | 96.00–96.00 | 1,546 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,315 | 75.00/cwt | 75.00–75.00 | 986 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,383 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 2,005 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,415 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 1,910 | 4 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,525 | 156.00/cwt | 156.00–156.00 | 2,379 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,188 | 170.89/cwt | 168.50–173.00 | 2,030 | 7 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,431 | 180.91/cwt | 175.00–186.00 | 2,589 | 75 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,293 | 181.94/cwt | 176.00–185.50 | 2,352 | 64 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,350 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 1,620 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,654 | 105.11/cwt | 100.00–110.00 | 1,739 | 8 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,345 | 56.00/cwt | 56.00–56.00 | 753 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,230 | 85.46/cwt | 85.00–86.00 | 1,051 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,260 | 94.88/cwt | 85.00–100.00 | 1,195 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,925 | 124.00/cwt | 124.00–124.00 | 2,387 | 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.