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 | 2,070 | 145.02 | 3,002 | 3thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,300 | 133.00 | 1,729 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,595 | 124.06 | 1,979 | 4thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,369 | 113.85 | 1,559 | 4thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,145 | 81.00 | 927 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,400 | 205.79 | 2,881 | 25 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,008 | 137.63 | 1,387 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,507 | 206.92 | 3,118 | 57 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,200 | 190.80 | 2,290 | 2thin |
Every lot, as filed
11 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 | — | — | 2,070 | 145.02/cwt | 140.00–150.00 | 3,002 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,008 | 137.63/cwt | 122.00–152.00 | 1,387 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,200 | 190.80/cwt | 186.00–195.00 | 2,290 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,400 | 205.79/cwt | 200.00–208.50 | 2,881 | 25 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,507 | 206.92/cwt | 199.00–211.00 | 3,118 | 57 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,369 | 113.85/cwt | 110.00–115.00 | 1,559 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,670 | 128.41/cwt | 125.00–130.00 | 2,144 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,360 | 101.00/cwt | 101.00–101.00 | 1,374 | 1 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,300 | 133.00/cwt | 133.00–133.00 | 1,729 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,370 | 111.00/cwt | 111.00–111.00 | 1,521 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 930 | 61.00/cwt | 61.00–61.00 | 567 | 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.