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 | 2,031 | 121.80 | 2,474 | 4thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,605 | 108.03 | 1,734 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,430 | 99.77 | 1,426 | 7thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,295 | 84.78 | 1,098 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,318 | 183.09 | 2,414 | 27 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,070 | 164.00 | 1,755 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,480 | 185.65 | 2,748 | 30 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,418 | 159.00 | 2,255 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,123 | 136.50 | 1,532 | 2thin |
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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,070 | 164.00/cwt | 164.00–164.00 | 1,755 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,295 | 84.78/cwt | 82.00–89.00 | 1,098 | 2 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,205 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 1,446 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,480 | 185.65/cwt | 182.00–189.00 | 2,748 | 30 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,418 | 159.00/cwt | 159.00–159.00 | 2,255 | 2 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,040 | 153.00/cwt | 153.00–153.00 | 1,591 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,242 | 172.41/cwt | 169.00–175.00 | 2,141 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,328 | 184.42/cwt | 178.00–187.50 | 2,449 | 24 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,385 | 96.00/cwt | 96.00–96.00 | 1,330 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,642 | 110.03/cwt | 105.00–113.00 | 1,807 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,437 | 98.57/cwt | 94.00–102.00 | 1,416 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,385 | 107.00/cwt | 107.00–107.00 | 1,482 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,190 | 106.00/cwt | 106.00–106.00 | 2,321 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,978 | 127.07/cwt | 125.00–129.00 | 2,513 | 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.