Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2022-07-07

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jul 7
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
200 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 150▲ 15 vs year ago 185 · +8.1%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 lower. No dairy steers last week for a price comparison. No price comparisons to last week of light slaughter cows and bulls offerings. 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
Bulls—Average1,740104.891,8256thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,535126.001,9341thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53997.481,50015
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36879.391,0867thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,26352.456624thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,511130.761,97610
HeifersChoiceAverage1,250150.821,88555
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,112128.011,4234thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,090101.521,1074thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,406152.722,14773
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,226138.171,6949thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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——1,673106.07/cwt101.00–110.001,7755
Bulls——2,07599.00/cwt99.00–99.002,0541
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,40872.79/cwt69.00–76.001,0254
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,31588.19/cwt85.00–93.001,1603
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,55298.93/cwt94.00–104.001,5359
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,595105.47/cwt105.00–106.001,6822
HeifersSelect—1,090101.52/cwt91.00–107.001,1074
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,112128.01/cwt110.00–142.001,4234
SteersChoice—1,410153.02/cwt148.00–155.252,15870
SteersChoice—1,302145.67/cwt145.00–146.001,8973
SteersSelect and Choice—1,226138.17/cwt112.50–146.001,6949
Dairy SteersChoice—1,511130.76/cwt130.50–131.001,97610
HeifersChoice—1,254151.36/cwt146.00–154.001,89852
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,535126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,9341
CowsLean 85-90%—1,24564.37/cwt54.00–72.008012
CowsLean 85-90%—1,28040.53/cwt40.00–41.005192
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48190.24/cwt89.00–92.001,3364
HeifersChoice—1,180141.53/cwt136.00–145.001,6703

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.