Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2021-06-24

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jun 24
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
220 head
42 vs last sale 178 21 vs year ago 199 · +10.6%
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 3.00 to 3.25 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with 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
BullsAverage1,29958.267575thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62564.441,04715
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30059.387728thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average91534.993203thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,268126.041,59866
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,257120.001,5085thin
HeifersSelectAverage80750.004045thin
SteersChoiceLow1,431125.601,79779
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,246115.401,4389thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Bulls1,73095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,6441
HeifersSelect80750.00/cwt50.00–50.004045
HeifersSelect and Choice1,257120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5085
SteersSelect and Choice1,230115.20/cwt103.00–118.001,4178
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65663.12/cwt60.00–71.001,04513
CowsLean 85-90%81542.50/cwt42.50–42.503461
SteersSelect and Choice1,375117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,6091
CowsLean 85-90%96531.24/cwt30.00–32.503012
SteersChoice1,378120.49/cwt120.00–121.001,6602
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27050.00/cwt50.00–50.006351
SteersChoice1,432125.73/cwt123.00–127.751,80077
HeifersChoice1,268126.04/cwt124.00–127.751,59866
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28559.17/cwt55.00–64.007606
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42373.00/cwt73.00–73.001,0392
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42070.00/cwt70.00–70.009941
Bulls1,19149.08/cwt30.00–60.005854

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.