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 | 1,530 | 166.00 | 2,540 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,459 | 127.37 | 1,858 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,397 | 123.66 | 1,728 | 8thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,198 | 85.48 | 1,024 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,357 | 192.71 | 2,614 | 27 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 975 | 150.00 | 1,463 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,504 | 194.20 | 2,922 | 146 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,271 | 156.05 | 1,983 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,030 | 144.00 | 1,483 | 2thin |
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 |
|---|
| Bullocks | — | — | 1,530 | 166.00/cwt | 166.00–166.00 | 2,540 | 1 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,030 | 144.00/cwt | 144.00–144.00 | 1,483 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 975 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 1,463 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,271 | 156.05/cwt | 150.00–160.00 | 1,983 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,340 | 193.96/cwt | 189.00–197.75 | 2,599 | 25 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,505 | 194.65/cwt | 188.00–198.50 | 2,929 | 142 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,397 | 123.66/cwt | 118.00–129.00 | 1,728 | 8 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,459 | 127.37/cwt | 125.00–130.00 | 1,858 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,198 | 85.48/cwt | 81.00–89.00 | 1,024 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,565 | 177.06/cwt | 175.00–179.00 | 2,771 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,481 | 178.40/cwt | 160.00–184.00 | 2,642 | 4 |
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.