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 | 1,603 | 215.24 | 3,451 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,370 | 183.00 | 2,507 | 1thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,299 | 156.68 | 2,035 | 4thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 945 | 127.50 | 1,205 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,220 | 237.42 | 2,896 | 28 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,060 | 222.00 | 2,353 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 949 | 189.31 | 1,796 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,424 | 238.12 | 3,390 | 74 |
Every lot, as filed
12 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 | Choice | — | 1,423 | 238.30/cwt | 231.00–240.50 | 3,391 | 73 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,475 | 225.00/cwt | 225.00–225.00 | 3,319 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,060 | 222.00/cwt | 222.00–222.00 | 2,353 | 1 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 883 | 183.46/cwt | 180.00–187.50 | 1,620 | 2 |
| Heifers | SelectLight Weight | — | 1,080 | 201.00/cwt | 201.00–201.00 | 2,171 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceLight Weight | — | 1,030 | 231.00/cwt | 231.00–231.00 | 2,379 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,227 | 237.66/cwt | 234.00–240.25 | 2,916 | 27 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 945 | 127.50/cwt | 127.50–127.50 | 1,205 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,370 | 183.00/cwt | 183.00–183.00 | 2,507 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,299 | 156.68/cwt | 150.00–167.00 | 2,035 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,442 | 210.00/cwt | 210.00–210.00 | 3,028 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,845 | 223.09/cwt | 221.00–225.00 | 4,116 | 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.