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 | 1,559 | 92.73 | 1,446 | 4thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,407 | 92.81 | 1,305 | 4thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,069 | 83.84 | 896 | 5thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 805 | 70.00 | 564 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,652 | 140.00 | 2,312 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,307 | 183.90 | 2,403 | 36 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,208 | 170.16 | 2,056 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,100 | 95.00 | 1,045 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,442 | 180.44 | 2,601 | 32 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,317 | 108.71 | 1,432 | 6thin |
Every lot, as filed
16 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 | — | — | 1,750 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,925 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,368 | 75.45/cwt | 70.00–80.00 | 1,032 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,010 | 95.00/cwt | 95.00–95.00 | 960 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,084 | 81.05/cwt | 80.00–85.00 | 879 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,468 | 100.43/cwt | 100.00–101.00 | 1,474 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,345 | 85.18/cwt | 81.00–90.00 | 1,146 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,585 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 2,378 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,685 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 2,275 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 805 | 70.00/cwt | 70.00–70.00 | 564 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,302 | 184.30/cwt | 177.00–187.00 | 2,400 | 35 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,100 | 95.00/cwt | 95.00–95.00 | 1,045 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,208 | 170.16/cwt | 163.00–176.00 | 2,056 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,470 | 170.00/cwt | 170.00–170.00 | 2,499 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,429 | 181.26/cwt | 178.50–186.00 | 2,590 | 31 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,830 | 155.00/cwt | 155.00–155.00 | 2,837 | 1 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,317 | 108.71/cwt | 100.00–120.00 | 1,432 | 6 |
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.