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 | 965 | 71.00 | 685 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,280 | 79.02 | 1,011 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,598 | 62.76 | 1,003 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,399 | 52.52 | 735 | 6thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 670 | 10.00 | 67 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,320 | 103.59 | 1,368 | 19 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,373 | 105.37 | 1,447 | 58 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,108 | 66.04 | 732 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
10 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 | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,345 | 45.00/cwt | 45.00–45.00 | 605 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,410 | 54.02/cwt | 50.00–58.00 | 762 | 5 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,598 | 62.76/cwt | 60.00–65.50 | 1,003 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 670 | 10.00/cwt | 10.00–10.00 | 67 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,330 | 104.35/cwt | 99.00–105.75 | 1,388 | 18 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,145 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 1,031 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,373 | 105.37/cwt | 100.00–106.50 | 1,447 | 58 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,108 | 66.04/cwt | 58.00–82.00 | 732 | 3 |
| Bullocks | — | — | 965 | 71.00/cwt | 71.00–71.00 | 685 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,280 | 79.02/cwt | 75.00–83.00 | 1,011 | 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.