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 |
|---|
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,745 | 165.00 | 2,879 | 1thin |
| Bullocks | — | Average | 1,435 | 161.00 | 2,310 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,548 | 131.00 | 2,029 | 9thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,467 | 153.95 | 2,258 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,470 | 128.71 | 1,892 | 11 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,173 | 95.50 | 1,120 | 2thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,228 | 93.07 | 1,143 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,314 | 186.92 | 2,456 | 87 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,354 | 178.20 | 2,413 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,428 | 187.36 | 2,676 | 59 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,133 | 164.71 | 1,866 | 2thin |
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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | — | 1,400 | 121.35/cwt | 117.00–133.00 | 1,699 | 5 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,467 | 153.95/cwt | 151.00–160.00 | 2,258 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,228 | 93.07/cwt | 86.00–100.00 | 1,143 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,487 | 137.29/cwt | 131.00–141.00 | 2,042 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,590 | 112.00/cwt | 112.00–112.00 | 1,781 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,428 | 187.36/cwt | 181.00–191.50 | 2,676 | 59 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,456 | 121.56/cwt | 115.00–129.00 | 1,770 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 755 | 79.00/cwt | 79.00–79.00 | 596 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,313 | 176.05/cwt | 165.00–180.50 | 2,312 | 12 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,314 | 188.66/cwt | 181.00–192.00 | 2,479 | 75 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,133 | 164.71/cwt | 161.00–169.00 | 1,866 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,354 | 178.20/cwt | 175.00–179.00 | 2,413 | 9 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,745 | 165.00/cwt | 165.00–165.00 | 2,879 | 1 |
| Bullocks | — | — | 1,435 | 161.00/cwt | 161.00–161.00 | 2,310 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,734 | 143.07/cwt | 139.00–146.00 | 2,481 | 4 |
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.