Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2023-05-18

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, May 18
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
165 head
2 vs last sale 163 10 vs year ago 155 · +6.5%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison to the last few weeks due to this reporter's absents due to light runs. Trade was active with good to 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
BullsAverage1,882105.791,9913thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,520120.001,8241thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,504106.461,60111
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30097.511,26712
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12089.219993thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,310181.892,38366
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,102150.111,6548thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,468179.102,62948
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270143.701,82512

Every lot, as filed

15 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555111.38/cwt108.00–114.001,7328
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36893.35/cwt84.00–100.001,2773
CowsLean 85-90%1,12089.21/cwt86.50–92.509993
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,520120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8241
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,015135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3703
HeifersSelect and Choice1,154159.18/cwt156.00–160.001,8375
HeifersChoice1,290171.28/cwt170.50–172.502,2103
HeifersChoice1,311182.40/cwt176.50–185.252,39163
SteersSelect and Choice1,270143.70/cwt128.00–169.501,82512
SteersChoice1,474179.69/cwt174.00–183.502,64946
SteersChoice1,330165.52/cwt163.00–168.002,2012
Bulls1,558111.68/cwt110.00–113.001,7402
Bulls2,53094.00/cwt94.00–94.002,3781
CowsBoner 80-85%1,311103.52/cwt99.00–105.501,3579
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26579.47/cwt70.50–89.001,0053

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.