Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2022-08-11

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Aug 11
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
210 head
60 vs last sale 150 35 vs year ago 175 · +20.0%
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 sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. No price comparisons for slaughter cows and bulls to last week. 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
BullsAverage1,970110.002,1671thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43882.671,1886thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27876.969846thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16953.236225thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,253149.141,86981
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,123124.391,3973thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,07395.061,0204thin
SteersChoiceLow1,398150.302,10181
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,220133.691,6315thin
SteersSelectAverage1,12195.911,0756thin

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
Bulls1,970110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,1671
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23479.35/cwt71.00–82.009795
CowsBoner 80-85%1,50065.00/cwt65.00–65.009751
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42484.20/cwt80.00–90.001,1995
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1291
CowsLean 85-90%1,13659.04/cwt55.00–65.006714
SteersSelect and Choice1,220133.69/cwt132.50–134.001,6315
SteersChoice1,361144.28/cwt143.00–145.001,96410
CowsLean 85-90%1,30030.00/cwt30.00–30.003901
HeifersSelect1,07395.06/cwt90.00–100.001,0204
HeifersSelect and Choice1,123124.39/cwt110.00–137.501,3973
HeifersChoice1,257149.43/cwt146.00–154.001,87876
HeifersChoice1,194144.79/cwt144.00–145.001,7295
SteersChoice1,403151.15/cwt146.00–154.502,12171
SteersSelectReturn to Feed980106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0391
SteersSelect1,14993.89/cwt90.00–100.001,0795

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.