Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2020-02-06

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Feb 6
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
154 head
106 vs last sale 260 154 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 6.25 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.25 to 8.50 lower. Slaughter dairy steers and slaughter bulls were lightly tested to last weeks light numbers. Trade was active with soft 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
BullocksAverage1,38071.009801thin
BullsLow1,93071.171,3743thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,34377.451,0403thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42348.1268510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22243.7853536
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13830.353455thin
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,51187.351,3206thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,04956.505934thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,289116.841,50736
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,08584.679193thin
HeifersSelectAverage96368.286582thin
SteersChoiceLow1,349117.141,58032
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,15193.151,0724thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Bulls1,31061.00/cwt61.00–61.007991
Bulls2,16072.50/cwt72.50–72.501,5661
Bulls2,32080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,8561
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28552.00/cwt52.00–52.006682
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10429.26/cwt21.00–40.003234
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23345.17/cwt41.00–51.0055730
SteersSelect and Choice1,15193.15/cwt91.00–95.001,0724
Dairy SteersChoice1,03570.00/cwt70.00–70.007251
Dairy SteersChoice1,60690.82/cwt86.50–91.751,4595
Dairy SteersSelect1,04956.50/cwt56.50–56.505934
Bullocks1,38071.00/cwt71.00–71.009801
HeifersChoice1,228108.34/cwt105.00–111.001,3302
HeifersChoice1,293117.34/cwt114.00–119.001,51734
HeifersSelect96368.28/cwt64.00–73.006582
HeifersSelect and Choice1,07891.00/cwt91.00–91.009812
SteersChoice1,270103.93/cwt101.00–106.001,3202
SteersChoice1,354118.02/cwt113.50–118.751,59830
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34737.98/cwt30.00–45.005123
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45652.47/cwt50.00–55.007647
CowsLean 85-90%1,07525.00/cwt25.00–25.002691
CowsLean 85-90%1,15431.69/cwt31.00–34.003664
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,67091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,5201
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,18070.67/cwt64.00–77.008342
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,10072.00/cwt72.00–72.007921

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.