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 | 1,597 | 150.66 | 2,406 | 5thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,440 | 143.75 | 2,070 | 4thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,305 | 130.00 | 1,697 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,330 | 234.96 | 3,125 | 92 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,193 | 224.67 | 2,680 | 12 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,377 | 187.38 | 2,580 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,457 | 234.56 | 3,417 | 77 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,388 | 188.37 | 2,615 | 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 |
|---|
| Steers | Select | — | 1,388 | 188.37/cwt | 184.00–192.00 | 2,615 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,460 | 229.41/cwt | 229.00–229.50 | 3,349 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,463 | 235.68/cwt | 230.00–240.00 | 3,448 | 67 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,367 | 224.77/cwt | 224.00–226.00 | 3,073 | 5 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,193 | 224.67/cwt | 211.00–229.00 | 2,680 | 12 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,377 | 187.38/cwt | 166.00–195.00 | 2,580 | 5 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,330 | 234.96/cwt | 232.00–237.50 | 3,125 | 92 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,305 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,697 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,440 | 143.75/cwt | 135.00–147.00 | 2,070 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,597 | 150.66/cwt | 146.00–155.00 | 2,406 | 5 |
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.