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 | 1,733 | 131.15 | 2,273 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,516 | 118.77 | 1,800 | 4thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,313 | 109.57 | 1,439 | 5thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,242 | 90.19 | 1,120 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,352 | 206.60 | 2,794 | 17 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 985 | 130.00 | 1,281 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,567 | 206.23 | 3,231 | 61 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,237 | 185.54 | 2,295 | 7thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,055 | 120.00 | 1,266 | 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 | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,315 | 118.48/cwt | 115.00–120.00 | 1,558 | 3 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,860 | 190.00/cwt | 190.00–190.00 | 3,534 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,553 | 107.53/cwt | 105.00–110.00 | 1,670 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,310 | 96.20/cwt | 92.00–100.00 | 1,260 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,440 | 198.00/cwt | 198.00–198.00 | 2,851 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,566 | 206.79/cwt | 201.00–209.50 | 3,238 | 58 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,359 | 207.32/cwt | 200.00–209.50 | 2,817 | 16 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,237 | 185.54/cwt | 160.00–198.00 | 2,295 | 7 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 985 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,281 | 1 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,055 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 1,266 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,230 | 155.00/cwt | 155.00–155.00 | 3,457 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,478 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,921 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,242 | 90.19/cwt | 80.00–100.00 | 1,120 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,485 | 119.22/cwt | 110.00–135.00 | 1,770 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,245 | 195.00/cwt | 195.00–195.00 | 2,428 | 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.