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 | 1,898 | 172.21 | 3,269 | 3thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,563 | 152.54 | 2,384 | 2thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,277 | 102.53 | 1,309 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,400 | 232.94 | 3,262 | 106 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,374 | 204.05 | 2,804 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,230 | 181.00 | 2,226 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,590 | 233.57 | 3,713 | 66 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,465 | 213.05 | 3,121 | 7thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,395 | 158.36 | 2,209 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
13 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 | — | — | 1,898 | 172.21/cwt | 151.00–180.00 | 3,269 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,230 | 181.00/cwt | 181.00–181.00 | 2,226 | 1 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,395 | 158.36/cwt | 140.00–181.00 | 2,209 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,465 | 213.05/cwt | 206.00–218.00 | 3,121 | 7 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,374 | 204.05/cwt | 201.00–210.00 | 2,804 | 5 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,399 | 233.29/cwt | 230.00–236.75 | 3,264 | 102 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,599 | 234.85/cwt | 230.50–237.75 | 3,755 | 58 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,563 | 152.54/cwt | 150.00–155.00 | 2,384 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,195 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,554 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,431 | 224.00/cwt | 224.00–224.00 | 3,205 | 4 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,523 | 224.27/cwt | 220.00–226.50 | 3,416 | 8 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,325 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,325 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,310 | 77.59/cwt | 75.00–80.00 | 1,016 | 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.