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 | — | Low | 1,813 | 128.91 | 2,337 | 7thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,637 | 168.47 | 2,758 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,364 | 208.42 | 2,843 | 31 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,265 | 171.75 | 2,173 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,510 | 208.88 | 3,154 | 77 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,560 | 164.92 | 2,573 | 2thin |
Every lot, as filed
10 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 |
|---|
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,637 | 168.47/cwt | 160.00–173.00 | 2,758 | 3 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,738 | 204.48/cwt | 202.00–207.00 | 3,554 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,560 | 164.92/cwt | 159.00–171.00 | 2,573 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,470 | 202.24/cwt | 195.00–204.50 | 2,973 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,510 | 210.29/cwt | 205.00–217.00 | 3,175 | 63 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,265 | 171.75/cwt | 151.00–193.00 | 2,173 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,397 | 188.98/cwt | 177.00–201.00 | 2,640 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,362 | 209.76/cwt | 205.00–213.00 | 2,857 | 29 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,703 | 122.06/cwt | 121.00–123.00 | 2,079 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,896 | 134.04/cwt | 131.00–140.00 | 2,541 | 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.