Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2021-01-21

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jan 21
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
235 head
65 vs last sale 170 25 vs year ago 210 · +11.9%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago. slaughter steers sold 3.50 to 4.75 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers selling 5.50 higher, Boners .75 higher, and Leans 5.50 lower. 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
BullsAverage1,82065.001,1833thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,50763.759609thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59951.368218thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14036.524169thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20125.943117thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,321101.851,34532
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,09991.161,00220
SteersChoiceAverage1,536106.121,630114

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Bulls1,82065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,1833
HeifersSelect and Choice1,10493.13/cwt86.00–97.001,02818
SteersChoice1,543106.29/cwt102.00–108.751,640112
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58255.12/cwt53.00–58.008727
CowsLean 85-90%1,18129.89/cwt25.00–35.003534
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,61764.39/cwt61.50–71.001,0417
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71525.00/cwt25.00–25.004291
CowsLean 85-90%1,22720.68/cwt20.00–21.002543
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,05541.00/cwt41.00–41.004331
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16032.68/cwt22.50–41.003795
CowsBoner 80-85%73520.00/cwt20.00–20.001471
HeifersChoice1,332103.95/cwt102.00–107.001,38519
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24248.42/cwt43.00–53.006013
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,18582.00/cwt82.00–82.009721
HeifersSelect and Choice1,05073.47/cwt72.00–75.007712
HeifersChoice1,30498.78/cwt95.00–100.501,28813
SteersChoice1,13596.55/cwt95.00–98.001,0962

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.