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 | 1,705 | 148.32 | 2,529 | 6thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,427 | 131.71 | 1,880 | 7thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,370 | 108.04 | 1,480 | 19 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,409 | 225.99 | 3,184 | 30 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,491 | 224.77 | 3,352 | 73 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,100 | 201.00 | 2,211 | 1thin |
| Steers | Select | Low | 1,305 | 172.78 | 2,255 | 5thin |
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 |
|---|
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,100 | 201.00/cwt | 201.00–201.00 | 2,211 | 1 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,310 | 160.00/cwt | 160.00–160.00 | 2,096 | 1 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,304 | 175.97/cwt | 170.00–180.00 | 2,295 | 4 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,423 | 206.43/cwt | 205.00–208.00 | 2,937 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,493 | 225.29/cwt | 217.00–229.50 | 3,364 | 71 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,409 | 225.99/cwt | 217.00–228.00 | 3,184 | 30 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,156 | 78.93/cwt | 70.00–84.00 | 912 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,427 | 115.80/cwt | 100.00–127.00 | 1,652 | 15 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,427 | 131.71/cwt | 130.00–140.00 | 1,880 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,420 | 135.07/cwt | 130.00–140.00 | 1,918 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,990 | 161.57/cwt | 150.00–175.00 | 3,215 | 3 |
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.