Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2019-09-26

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Sep 26
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
310 head
90 vs last sale 220 310 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 and slaughter heifers sold .50 higher. No dairy steers last week for a price comparison. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers selling 14.00 higher, Boners 4.00 higher, and Leans .25 lower compared to last weeks light run. Slaughter bulls sold .25 lower on a low quality set of slaughter bulls. 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
BullsAverage1,35263.968658thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48857.4485512
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24345.5956713
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03228.622958thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,34787.601,18013
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,54076.261,1743thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,12870.677973thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,242104.291,29687
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,09091.009921thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,393106.411,482132
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,28197.991,2558thin
SteersSelectAverage1,12182.169217thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47950.01/cwt45.00–52.007405
HeifersChoice1,251105.03/cwt102.00–107.251,31480
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,07690.00/cwt90.00–90.009684
Dairy SteersSelectReturn to Feed87082.00/cwt82.00–82.007131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16747.68/cwt45.00–52.005567
HeifersChoice1,18498.82/cwt98.00–100.501,1706
SteersSelect1,18171.71/cwt67.00–74.008473
Dairy SteersSelect1,28072.00/cwt72.00–72.009221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28434.83/cwt33.00–36.004474
CowsLean 85-90%1,04232.99/cwt30.00–35.003446
SteersChoice1,396106.54/cwt102.00–108.251,487129
Dairy SteersSelect1,23558.00/cwt58.00–58.007161
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43059.81/cwt57.50–62.008552
CowsLean 85-90%1,02510.00/cwt10.00–10.001031
SteersChoice1,272100.66/cwt100.00–101.001,2803
Dairy SteersChoice1,36386.30/cwt83.00–87.501,17612
Bulls1,38869.52/cwt65.00–71.009656
CowsLean 85-90%97521.00/cwt21.00–21.002051
HeifersSelect and Choice1,09091.00/cwt91.00–91.009921
Dairy SteersChoice1,160103.25/cwt103.25–103.251,1981
Bulls1,24347.26/cwt45.00–51.005872
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49462.74/cwt60.00–66.009377
HeifersChoiceLight Weight90578.00/cwt78.00–78.007061
SteersSelect and Choice1,28197.99/cwt93.00–101.001,2558
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,54076.26/cwt74.50–77.251,1743

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.