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 | 1,685 | 85.00 | 1,432 | 1thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Low | 1,353 | 72.50 | 981 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,586 | 53.46 | 848 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,266 | 51.96 | 658 | 11 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,131 | 30.46 | 344 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,270 | 103.26 | 1,311 | 81 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,490 | 104.97 | 1,564 | 46 |
Every lot, as filed
11 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 | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,270 | 60.00/cwt | 60.00–60.00 | 762 | 1 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,435 | 85.00/cwt | 85.00–85.00 | 1,220 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,120 | 40.44/cwt | 40.00–41.00 | 453 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,298 | 54.52/cwt | 51.00–57.50 | 708 | 9 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,586 | 53.46/cwt | 50.00–55.00 | 848 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 970 | 42.00/cwt | 42.00–42.00 | 407 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,171 | 27.58/cwt | 20.00–31.00 | 323 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,685 | 85.00/cwt | 85.00–85.00 | 1,432 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,317 | 94.35/cwt | 92.00–95.50 | 1,243 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,268 | 103.60/cwt | 99.00–105.75 | 1,314 | 78 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,490 | 104.97/cwt | 102.00–105.75 | 1,564 | 46 |
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.