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 | 1,900 | 150.00 | 2,850 | 1thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,476 | 164.42 | 2,427 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,445 | 131.12 | 1,895 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 968 | 83.03 | 803 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,130 | 66.43 | 751 | 5thin |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,445 | 30.00 | 434 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,665 | 181.01 | 3,014 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,335 | 192.94 | 2,577 | 76 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,020 | 174.00 | 1,775 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,452 | 194.04 | 2,817 | 112 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,195 | 185.00 | 2,211 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
18 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 | — | — | 1,900 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 2,850 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,665 | 181.01/cwt | 178.50–182.50 | 3,014 | 8 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,020 | 174.00/cwt | 174.00–174.00 | 1,775 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,195 | 185.00/cwt | 185.00–185.00 | 2,211 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,333 | 193.63/cwt | 186.00–196.50 | 2,581 | 72 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,454 | 194.36/cwt | 188.00–197.00 | 2,826 | 108 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,378 | 180.60/cwt | 178.00–183.00 | 2,489 | 4 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,391 | 185.31/cwt | 184.00–186.00 | 2,578 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 820 | 66.62/cwt | 56.00–102.00 | 546 | 7 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80%Non-Traditional | — | 995 | 95.00/cwt | 95.00–95.00 | 945 | 1 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,445 | 30.00/cwt | 30.00–30.00 | 434 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,103 | 53.38/cwt | 30.00–60.00 | 589 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,312 | 121.32/cwt | 117.00–127.00 | 1,592 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,520 | 137.14/cwt | 130.00–142.00 | 2,085 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,005 | 82.00/cwt | 82.00–82.00 | 824 | 1 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,470 | 163.24/cwt | 160.00–170.00 | 2,400 | 9 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,335 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 1,202 | 1 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,530 | 175.00/cwt | 175.00–175.00 | 2,678 | 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.