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 | 1,622 | 184.73 | 2,995 | 4thin |
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,063 | 110.00 | 1,169 | 2thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,070 | 121.00 | 1,295 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,521 | 94.95 | 1,444 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,372 | 87.05 | 1,194 | 3thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,004 | 72.49 | 727 | 4thin |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,273 | 80.00 | 1,018 | 2thin |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,690 | 70.00 | 1,183 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Low | 1,112 | 115.00 | 1,279 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,352 | 196.00 | 2,650 | 24 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,088 | 168.86 | 1,837 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,090 | 140.00 | 1,526 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,529 | 199.31 | 3,047 | 14 |
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 |
|---|
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,068 | 74.98/cwt | 70.00–80.00 | 801 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,493 | 99.94/cwt | 95.00–105.00 | 1,492 | 6 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,273 | 80.00/cwt | 80.00–80.00 | 1,018 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,372 | 87.05/cwt | 80.00–90.00 | 1,194 | 3 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,845 | 181.00/cwt | 181.00–181.00 | 3,339 | 1 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,070 | 121.00/cwt | 121.00–121.00 | 1,295 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 810 | 65.00/cwt | 65.00–65.00 | 527 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,690 | 65.00/cwt | 65.00–65.00 | 1,099 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,233 | 188.58/cwt | 187.00–190.00 | 2,325 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,112 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 1,279 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 970 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 970 | 1 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,690 | 70.00/cwt | 70.00–70.00 | 1,183 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,529 | 199.31/cwt | 195.00–201.00 | 3,047 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,363 | 196.67/cwt | 192.00–202.50 | 2,681 | 22 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,088 | 168.86/cwt | 151.00–186.00 | 1,837 | 2 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,547 | 185.98/cwt | 180.00–190.00 | 2,877 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,090 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 1,526 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,155 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 1,386 | 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.