Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2019-08-08

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Aug 8
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
230 head
40 vs last sale 270 230 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 5.25 higher on a very high quality set. Slaughter cows were lightly tested. Slaughter bulls sold 4.50 higher. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,79885.291,5336thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,06079.008371thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51670.901,0757thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20458.507044thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13836.024104thin
Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,42892.651,32317
HeifersChoiceAverage1,180113.271,33777
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,092107.001,1682thin
SteersChoiceLow1,340114.251,531102
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,08199.671,0783thin

Every lot, as filed

21 lots · USDA AMS · Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,72594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,6222
Bulls1,83480.93/cwt75.00–89.001,4844
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15574.00/cwt74.00–74.008551
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28555.00/cwt55.00–55.007071
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18852.51/cwt52.00–53.006242
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2111
HeifersChoice1,200115.11/cwt112.00–116.001,38160
SteersChoice1,187107.18/cwt102.00–110.251,27210
SteersChoice1,364115.37/cwt111.00–117.251,57489
SteersSelect and Choice1,112106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1792
Dairy SteersChoice1,46098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,4311
Dairy SteersChoice1,42692.32/cwt90.00–97.001,31616
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49970.22/cwt68.00–73.001,0536
CowsLean 85-90%1,27551.00/cwt51.00–51.006501
CowsLean 85-90%1,09231.02/cwt30.00–32.003393
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,06079.00/cwt79.00–79.008371
HeifersSelect and Choice1,092107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1682
HeifersChoice1,110106.50/cwt104.50–108.001,18214
HeifersChoiceNon-Traditional1,112108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2013
SteersSelect and ChoiceNon-Traditional1,02087.00/cwt87.00–87.008871
SteersChoiceNon-Traditional1,130104.67/cwt100.00–107.001,1833

How this sale compares

Illinois weighted averages
One 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.