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 | 1,865 | 161.00 | 3,003 | 1thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,404 | 165.50 | 2,324 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,520 | 130.94 | 1,990 | 14 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,379 | 119.10 | 1,642 | 9thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,270 | 105.00 | 1,334 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,330 | 185.00 | 2,460 | 48 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,464 | 183.25 | 2,683 | 54 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,249 | 171.53 | 2,142 | 7thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,197 | 167.88 | 2,010 | 3thin |
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% | — | 1,450 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 1,740 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,118 | 163.94/cwt | 160.00–168.00 | 1,833 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,517 | 164.48/cwt | 146.00–176.00 | 2,495 | 3 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,410 | 170.00/cwt | 170.00–170.00 | 2,397 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,620 | 137.00/cwt | 137.00–137.00 | 2,219 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,379 | 119.10/cwt | 116.00–126.00 | 1,642 | 9 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,461 | 184.35/cwt | 177.00–188.50 | 2,693 | 51 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,270 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,334 | 1 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,403 | 164.37/cwt | 159.00–168.00 | 2,306 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,517 | 131.35/cwt | 125.00–136.00 | 1,993 | 12 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,339 | 185.92/cwt | 177.00–188.00 | 2,489 | 46 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,249 | 171.53/cwt | 160.00–176.00 | 2,142 | 7 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,197 | 167.88/cwt | 165.00–170.00 | 2,010 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,865 | 161.00/cwt | 161.00–161.00 | 3,003 | 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.