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 | 1,817 | 116.39 | 2,115 | 3thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,609 | 119.88 | 1,929 | 12 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,469 | 108.50 | 1,593 | 10 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,237 | 91.92 | 1,137 | 7thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 986 | 62.05 | 612 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,275 | 186.70 | 2,381 | 65 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,164 | 163.35 | 1,901 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,045 | 113.15 | 1,182 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,421 | 189.09 | 2,686 | 45 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,150 | 144.61 | 1,663 | 2thin |
Every lot, as filed
17 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 | — | — | 1,913 | 121.09/cwt | 120.00–122.00 | 2,316 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,625 | 107.00/cwt | 107.00–107.00 | 1,739 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,113 | 85.11/cwt | 80.00–92.00 | 947 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,403 | 101.01/cwt | 100.00–103.00 | 1,417 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 2,050 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 2,358 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,404 | 107.78/cwt | 102.00–113.00 | 1,513 | 9 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,276 | 187.51/cwt | 184.00–194.00 | 2,393 | 62 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,422 | 189.32/cwt | 185.00–193.50 | 2,692 | 44 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,365 | 179.00/cwt | 179.00–179.00 | 2,443 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,150 | 144.61/cwt | 130.00–160.00 | 1,663 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,030 | 69.40/cwt | 66.00–72.00 | 715 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 855 | 40.00/cwt | 40.00–40.00 | 342 | 1 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,646 | 118.05/cwt | 115.00–123.00 | 1,943 | 11 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,205 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 1,687 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,257 | 170.00/cwt | 170.00–170.00 | 2,137 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,045 | 113.15/cwt | 105.00–120.00 | 1,182 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,164 | 163.35/cwt | 154.00–180.00 | 1,901 | 7 |
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.