Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2023-02-16

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Feb 16
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
173 head
37 vs last sale 136 37 vs year ago 210 · 17.6%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. No dairy steers last week for a price comparison. No price comparison for slaughter cows and bulls,

but a much higher undertone noted. 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
BullsAverage1,92887.541,6882thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41997.161,37814
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28978.921,01723
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06541.824465thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,759132.362,3287thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,625116.001,8852thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,371158.722,17630
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,105117.001,2931thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,557163.842,55183
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,312143.111,8783thin

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
SteersSelect and Choice1,312143.11/cwt128.00–153.001,8783
SteersChoice1,557163.84/cwt157.00–166.002,55183
HeifersSelect and Choice1,105117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2931
HeifersChoice1,215153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,8591
HeifersChoice1,376158.92/cwt154.00–163.002,18729
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47587.31/cwt87.00–88.001,2883
CowsLean 85-90%1,05337.52/cwt30.00–45.003954
CowsLean 85-90%1,11559.00/cwt59.00–59.006581
Dairy SteersChoice1,759132.36/cwt128.50–134.002,3287
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,625116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,8852
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,455105.00/cwt104.00–106.001,5283
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38497.91/cwt92.00–102.001,3558
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30362.78/cwt51.00–71.008186
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33393.63/cwt89.00–100.001,2483
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27382.68/cwt76.00–87.001,05314
Bulls1,92887.54/cwt85.00–90.001,6882

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.