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 |
|---|
| Bullocks | — | Average | 1,305 | 90.00 | 1,175 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,721 | 72.35 | 1,245 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,552 | 59.73 | 927 | 10 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,230 | 51.79 | 637 | 16 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,034 | 38.09 | 394 | 7thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,560 | 79.13 | 1,234 | 13 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,492 | 70.00 | 1,044 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,225 | 104.82 | 1,284 | 75 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 928 | 71.58 | 664 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,325 | 106.39 | 1,410 | 140 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,189 | 94.56 | 1,124 | 7thin |
Every lot, as filed
19 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 |
|---|
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,472 | 59.08/cwt | 53.00–62.50 | 870 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,721 | 72.35/cwt | 65.00–77.00 | 1,245 | 7 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,233 | 100.78/cwt | 97.00–101.75 | 1,243 | 28 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 865 | 59.00/cwt | 59.00–59.00 | 510 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,338 | 61.84/cwt | 59.50–63.00 | 827 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,348 | 107.79/cwt | 103.00–109.50 | 1,453 | 112 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 940 | 18.31/cwt | 12.50–24.00 | 172 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,182 | 44.89/cwt | 44.50–45.00 | 531 | 5 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,189 | 94.56/cwt | 90.00–102.50 | 1,124 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,123 | 42.75/cwt | 40.00–45.00 | 480 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,220 | 52.33/cwt | 46.00–56.50 | 638 | 8 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,560 | 79.13/cwt | 76.50–81.00 | 1,234 | 13 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,150 | 94.41/cwt | 91.00–95.00 | 1,086 | 12 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,805 | 49.00/cwt | 49.00–49.00 | 884 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,492 | 70.00/cwt | 70.00–70.00 | 1,044 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,239 | 106.80/cwt | 102.00–108.25 | 1,323 | 63 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,703 | 67.37/cwt | 66.00–69.00 | 1,147 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 928 | 71.58/cwt | 68.00–75.00 | 664 | 2 |
| Bullocks | — | — | 1,305 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 1,175 | 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.