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 | 1,785 | 142.00 | 2,535 | 2thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,220 | 179.00 | 2,184 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,559 | 145.10 | 2,262 | 9thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,386 | 128.26 | 1,778 | 4thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,158 | 97.42 | 1,128 | 3thin |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 925 | 91.00 | 842 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,274 | 236.06 | 3,007 | 46 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,045 | 140.65 | 1,470 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,410 | 235.58 | 3,323 | 22 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,235 | 235.00 | 2,902 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
14 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% | — | 955 | 76.00/cwt | 76.00–76.00 | 726 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,355 | 215.00/cwt | 215.00–215.00 | 2,913 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,565 | 109.00/cwt | 109.00–109.00 | 1,706 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,559 | 145.10/cwt | 140.00–149.00 | 2,262 | 9 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,388 | 130.68/cwt | 129.00–133.00 | 1,814 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,274 | 236.06/cwt | 226.00–240.00 | 3,007 | 46 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,380 | 121.00/cwt | 121.00–121.00 | 1,670 | 1 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 925 | 91.00/cwt | 91.00–91.00 | 842 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,260 | 108.13/cwt | 106.00–110.00 | 1,362 | 2 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,220 | 179.00/cwt | 179.00–179.00 | 2,184 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,413 | 236.56/cwt | 233.00–239.50 | 3,343 | 21 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,235 | 235.00/cwt | 235.00–235.00 | 2,902 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,045 | 140.65/cwt | 140.00–142.00 | 1,470 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,005 | 175.00/cwt | 175.00–175.00 | 3,509 | 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.