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 |
|---|
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,557 | 124.82 | 1,943 | 5thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,347 | 102.93 | 1,386 | 3thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,030 | 55.25 | 569 | 4thin |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,850 | 94.00 | 1,739 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,340 | 203.34 | 2,725 | 31 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,527 | 201.95 | 3,085 | 59 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,088 | 192.00 | 2,089 | 2thin |
Every lot, as filed
14 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% | — | 1,313 | 99.39/cwt | 95.00–103.00 | 1,305 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 948 | 55.51/cwt | 40.00–70.00 | 526 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,501 | 178.63/cwt | 140.00–195.00 | 2,681 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,325 | 194.45/cwt | 192.00–195.00 | 2,576 | 5 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,551 | 131.02/cwt | 130.00–132.00 | 2,032 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,415 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,557 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 840 | 10.00/cwt | 10.00–10.00 | 84 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,580 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,580 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,385 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,385 | 1 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,850 | 94.00/cwt | 94.00–94.00 | 1,739 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,524 | 203.83/cwt | 200.00–207.50 | 3,106 | 54 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,343 | 205.05/cwt | 197.00–209.00 | 2,754 | 26 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,820 | 194.00/cwt | 194.00–194.00 | 3,531 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,088 | 192.00/cwt | 192.00–192.00 | 2,089 | 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.