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 | 1,596 | 112.09 | 1,789 | 9thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,300 | 130.00 | 1,690 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,374 | 107.42 | 1,476 | 4thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,255 | 103.67 | 1,301 | 9thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,120 | 82.31 | 922 | 3thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,265 | 130.00 | 1,645 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,250 | 184.85 | 2,311 | 93 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,275 | 150.00 | 1,913 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,190 | 134.00 | 1,595 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,406 | 184.39 | 2,592 | 65 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,188 | 155.50 | 1,847 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 965 | 112.00 | 1,081 | 1thin |
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 |
|---|
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,410 | 184.75/cwt | 179.00–189.50 | 2,605 | 63 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,115 | 175.50/cwt | 175.50–175.50 | 1,957 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,256 | 185.27/cwt | 178.00–189.00 | 2,327 | 89 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,275 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 1,913 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,190 | 134.00/cwt | 134.00–134.00 | 1,595 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | — | 970 | 108.00/cwt | 108.00–108.00 | 1,048 | 1 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,300 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,690 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,265 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,645 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,188 | 155.50/cwt | 140.00–176.00 | 1,847 | 8 |
| Steers | Select | — | 965 | 112.00/cwt | 112.00–112.00 | 1,081 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,273 | 173.04/cwt | 171.00–175.00 | 2,203 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,180 | 75.00/cwt | 75.00–75.00 | 885 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,090 | 85.96/cwt | 82.00–90.00 | 937 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,374 | 107.42/cwt | 106.00–110.00 | 1,476 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,291 | 103.13/cwt | 95.00–105.00 | 1,331 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,346 | 107.49/cwt | 101.00–114.00 | 1,447 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,097 | 121.28/cwt | 119.00–125.00 | 2,543 | 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.