Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2020-07-16

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jul 16
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
225 head
125 vs last sale 100 50 vs year ago 275 · 18.2%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Slaughter Cattle

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers sold .50 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.75 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were lightly tested. 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
BullsAverage1,78087.111,5514thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,49071.411,0648thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38156.647825thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28055.3370815
CowsLean 85-90%High1,23338.504752thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,44384.351,2176thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,50885.831,29411
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,35077.341,0443thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,28553.006811thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,29098.511,27167
SteersChoiceAverage1,43898.171,41189
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,29877.051,0002thin
SteersStandardAverage1,88571.491,3482thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,75684.69/cwt75.00–91.001,4874
HeifersChoice1,27199.08/cwt97.00–100.001,25962
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,49873.70/cwt71.00–82.001,1046
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,46564.55/cwt61.00–69.009462
CowsLean 85-90%1,32546.00/cwt46.00–46.006101
CowsLean 85-90%1,14031.00/cwt31.00–31.003531
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44059.55/cwt55.00–64.008584
Dairy HeifersChoice1,44384.35/cwt81.00–85.001,2176
SteersStandard1,88571.49/cwt71.00–72.001,3482
SteersSelect and Choice1,29877.05/cwt76.00–78.001,0002
SteersChoice1,42198.89/cwt94.00–100.251,40584
SteersChoice1,56091.50/cwt91.50–91.501,4271
HeifersChoice1,52991.50/cwt91.50–91.501,3995
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,35077.34/cwt77.00–77.501,0443
Dairy SteersSelect1,28553.00/cwt53.00–53.006811
Dairy SteersChoice1,49485.41/cwt81.00–88.501,27610
Dairy SteersChoice1,65090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4851
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,14545.00/cwt45.00–45.005151
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25952.91/cwt47.00–57.0066610
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33163.98/cwt60.00–67.008524
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29045.00/cwt45.00–45.005811
Bulls1,88595.97/cwt94.00–98.001,8092
Bulls1,67578.25/cwt70.00–83.001,3112

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.