Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2023-01-05

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jan 5
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
175 head
25 vs last sale 200 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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 8.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 11.00 higher, with Leans making the largest advance. Trade was active with very 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
BullsLow1,77060.001,0621thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59478.301,2487thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,43159.4685110
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18542.0749813
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,571135.942,13615
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,427107.371,5327thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,33473.009744thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,444156.492,26016
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,170142.001,6611thin
HeifersSelectAverage99390.809023thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,493156.932,34376
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,327138.921,8439thin
SteersSelectAverage1,233109.231,3479thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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 Weight1,743158.32/cwt157.00–161.002,7603
SteersChoice1,447165.73/cwt165.00–167.002,3988
HeifersChoice1,395145.39/cwt141.00–150.002,0282
HeifersChoice1,451158.07/cwt152.00–163.502,29414
HeifersSelect99390.80/cwt65.00–102.509023
CowsLean 85-90%1,23729.86/cwt22.00–40.003696
Dairy SteersChoice1,571135.94/cwt126.00–137.502,13615
SteersChoice1,440147.79/cwt138.00–152.002,12818
CowsLean 85-90%1,14052.54/cwt47.00–55.005997
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,4411
SteersSelect and Choice1,327138.92/cwt127.00–146.001,8439
SteersSelect1,233109.23/cwt100.00–112.501,3479
SteersChoice1,505158.85/cwt153.00–164.002,39147
HeifersSelect and Choice1,170142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,6611
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,427107.37/cwt105.00–120.001,5327
Dairy SteersSelect1,33473.00/cwt70.00–80.009744
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58177.02/cwt73.00–83.001,2186
CowsBoner 80-85%1,75015.00/cwt15.00–15.002631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18348.47/cwt44.00–52.005732
CowsBoner 80-85%1,64575.53/cwt75.00–76.001,2422
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38166.33/cwt62.00–70.009165
Bulls1,77060.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0621

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.