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 | 1,920 | 148.24 | 2,846 | 2thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,328 | 156.33 | 2,077 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,556 | 136.53 | 2,124 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,173 | 120.03 | 1,407 | 8thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,203 | 92.84 | 1,116 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,311 | 192.70 | 2,526 | 44 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,208 | 182.00 | 2,199 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,485 | 193.01 | 2,867 | 37 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,090 | 160.00 | 1,744 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
15 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% | — | 1,533 | 127.61/cwt | 125.00–130.00 | 1,956 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,605 | 186.00/cwt | 186.00–186.00 | 2,985 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,373 | 181.03/cwt | 180.00–182.00 | 2,486 | 2 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,325 | 169.00/cwt | 169.00–169.00 | 2,239 | 1 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,330 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 1,995 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,255 | 109.36/cwt | 103.00–116.00 | 1,372 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,565 | 140.10/cwt | 135.00–145.00 | 2,193 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,171 | 82.92/cwt | 70.00–102.00 | 971 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 793 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 714 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,299 | 130.04/cwt | 127.00–133.00 | 1,689 | 6 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,482 | 193.20/cwt | 188.00–194.50 | 2,863 | 36 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,308 | 193.26/cwt | 187.00–195.00 | 2,528 | 42 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,090 | 160.00/cwt | 160.00–160.00 | 1,744 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,208 | 182.00/cwt | 182.00–182.00 | 2,199 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,920 | 148.24/cwt | 140.00–155.00 | 2,846 | 2 |
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.