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 | 1,595 | 186.00 | 2,967 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,594 | 172.87 | 2,756 | 5thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,225 | 140.00 | 1,715 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,300 | 231.77 | 3,013 | 44 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,286 | 218.69 | 2,812 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,031 | 213.09 | 2,197 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,438 | 233.03 | 3,351 | 69 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,358 | 218.75 | 2,971 | 10 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,410 | 199.23 | 2,809 | 2thin |
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 | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,745 | 227.50/cwt | 227.50–227.50 | 3,970 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,358 | 218.75/cwt | 214.00–221.00 | 2,971 | 10 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,410 | 199.23/cwt | 195.00–203.00 | 2,809 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,391 | 226.18/cwt | 223.00–227.50 | 3,146 | 4 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,436 | 233.54/cwt | 230.00–236.50 | 3,354 | 64 |
| Heifers | SelectLight Weight | — | 1,031 | 213.09/cwt | 210.00–217.00 | 2,197 | 4 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,286 | 218.69/cwt | 215.00–222.00 | 2,812 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,322 | 227.72/cwt | 225.00–229.00 | 3,010 | 7 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,296 | 232.54/cwt | 230.00–234.50 | 3,014 | 37 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,594 | 172.87/cwt | 166.00–176.00 | 2,756 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,225 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 1,715 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,595 | 186.00/cwt | 186.00–186.00 | 2,967 | 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.