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 Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,172 | 180.00 | 2,110 | 2thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,793 | 137.98 | 2,474 | 5thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,250 | 168.00 | 2,100 | 1thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,425 | 122.50 | 1,746 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,654 | 113.13 | 1,872 | 6thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,159 | 59.92 | 694 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,805 | 185.00 | 3,339 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | High | 1,303 | 205.27 | 2,674 | 79 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,156 | 191.72 | 2,216 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,530 | 206.30 | 3,157 | 83 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,222 | 185.68 | 2,269 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,150 | 120.00 | 1,380 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
22 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 | — | — | 2,008 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 3,012 | 2 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,150 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 1,380 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,805 | 185.00/cwt | 185.00–185.00 | 3,339 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,156 | 191.72/cwt | 180.00–196.00 | 2,216 | 6 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,610 | 123.22/cwt | 120.00–125.00 | 1,984 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,222 | 185.68/cwt | 176.00–196.00 | 2,269 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,220 | 195.00/cwt | 195.00–195.00 | 2,379 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,588 | 87.07/cwt | 60.00–116.00 | 1,383 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,275 | 60.00/cwt | 60.00–60.00 | 765 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 910 | 10.00/cwt | 10.00–10.00 | 91 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,170 | 160.00/cwt | 160.00–160.00 | 3,472 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,430 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,859 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,410 | 214.00/cwt | 214.00–214.00 | 3,017 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,920 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 2,592 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,390 | 114.95/cwt | 110.00–120.00 | 1,598 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,238 | 190.67/cwt | 185.00–197.00 | 2,360 | 5 |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,172 | 180.00/cwt | 180.00–180.00 | 2,110 | 2 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,250 | 168.00/cwt | 168.00–168.00 | 2,100 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,534 | 206.44/cwt | 200.00–210.50 | 3,167 | 82 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,301 | 205.81/cwt | 199.00–209.50 | 2,678 | 70 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,420 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 1,633 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,225 | 84.84/cwt | 80.00–90.00 | 1,039 | 2 |
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.