Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2020-06-04

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jun 4
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
265 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 240▲ 90 vs year ago 175 · +51.4%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 4.75 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.50 to 4.25 lower in a light test. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower in a light test as well. Trade was active with moderate 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
Bulls—Average1,80481.181,4656thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,82477.011,4043thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61355.248913thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22650.466196thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08341.074453thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,58683.341,32232
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,55070.001,0851thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,320105.611,394125
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,19079.009401thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,413107.271,51675
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,30994.361,2354thin
SteersSelectAverage1,12066.847492thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Bulls——1,75479.91/cwt75.00–82.001,4025
Bulls——2,05587.50/cwt87.50–87.501,7981
HeifersChoiceLight Weight—98075.00/cwt75.00–75.007351
HeifersChoice—1,343107.52/cwt103.00–109.501,44492
HeifersChoice—1,265101.09/cwt94.00–102.501,27932
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,19079.00/cwt79.00–79.009401
SteersSelect and Choice—1,30994.36/cwt87.00–97.001,2354
SteersSelect—1,12066.84/cwt60.00–74.007492
SteersChoice—1,424108.26/cwt105.00–110.251,54266
SteersChoice—1,33199.98/cwt95.00–103.001,3319
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20051.31/cwt45.00–55.006164
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,41057.50/cwt57.50–57.508111
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14540.00/cwt40.00–40.004581
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,76380.51/cwt80.00–81.001,4192
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,94570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,3621
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08341.07/cwt37.00–45.004453
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,61355.24/cwt52.50–58.008913
Dairy SteersChoice—1,58683.34/cwt80.00–85.501,32232
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,55070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0851

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.