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 | 1,873 | 145.00 | 2,715 | 2thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,657 | 139.33 | 2,309 | 6thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,558 | 110.31 | 1,718 | 8thin |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,505 | 130.00 | 1,957 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,548 | 174.00 | 2,694 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,408 | 227.34 | 3,200 | 84 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,268 | 210.46 | 2,669 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Low | 1,377 | 158.49 | 2,182 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,527 | 227.20 | 3,469 | 117 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,481 | 206.43 | 3,057 | 22 |
| Steers | Select | Low | 1,311 | 172.96 | 2,267 | 34 |
Every lot, as filed
17 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 | — | — | 2,000 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 2,700 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,481 | 206.43/cwt | 200.00–215.00 | 3,057 | 22 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,268 | 210.46/cwt | 210.00–211.00 | 2,669 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | — | 1,548 | 174.00/cwt | 174.00–174.00 | 2,694 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,591 | 115.36/cwt | 110.00–125.00 | 1,835 | 6 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,505 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,957 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,458 | 95.15/cwt | 90.00–100.00 | 1,387 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,353 | 219.00/cwt | 219.00–219.00 | 2,963 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,300 | 219.00/cwt | 219.00–219.00 | 2,847 | 1 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,301 | 159.05/cwt | 140.00–175.00 | 2,069 | 15 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,495 | 142.73/cwt | 140.00–145.00 | 2,134 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,657 | 139.33/cwt | 130.00–150.00 | 2,309 | 6 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,530 | 227.34/cwt | 220.00–231.00 | 3,478 | 115 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,409 | 227.44/cwt | 220.00–232.50 | 3,205 | 83 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,318 | 183.94/cwt | 180.00–190.00 | 2,424 | 19 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,140 | 190.00/cwt | 190.00–190.00 | 2,166 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,745 | 155.00/cwt | 155.00–155.00 | 2,705 | 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.