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 | 1,553 | 151.08 | 2,346 | 5thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,766 | 141.49 | 2,499 | 5thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 1,139 | 107.08 | 1,220 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,522 | 182.33 | 2,775 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,442 | 235.58 | 3,397 | 21 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,115 | 200.00 | 2,230 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,311 | 232.31 | 3,046 | 10 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,165 | 202.00 | 2,353 | 1thin |
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 | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,080 | 75.25/cwt | 70.00–80.00 | 813 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,126 | 226.26/cwt | 226.00–227.00 | 2,548 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | — | 1,030 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,339 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,253 | 127.46/cwt | 125.00–130.00 | 1,597 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,553 | 151.08/cwt | 150.00–155.00 | 2,346 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,766 | 141.49/cwt | 140.00–145.00 | 2,499 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,435 | 236.34/cwt | 235.00–237.00 | 3,391 | 6 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,442 | 235.58/cwt | 233.00–237.00 | 3,397 | 21 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,522 | 182.33/cwt | 175.00–190.00 | 2,775 | 9 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,165 | 202.00/cwt | 202.00–202.00 | 2,353 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,115 | 200.00/cwt | 200.00–200.00 | 2,230 | 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.