Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2023-07-13

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jul 13
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
182 head
27 vs last sale 209 17 vs year ago 165 · +10.3%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Walnut, slaughter steers and heifers traded lower 1.00. Slaughter dairy steers traded higher 3.00. Slaughter cows traded higher 7.00 on a light test. Bulls traded steady on a light test. 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
BullsAverage1,940123.712,4002thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,592124.121,9763thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,369111.081,52111
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33585.291,1394thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28076.679813thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,523148.232,2586thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,273180.782,30177
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,170172.002,0121thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,195140.101,6742thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,413179.342,53456
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,318170.302,2459thin
SteersSelectLow1,307146.001,9074thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
SteersChoice1,413179.34/cwt175.00–184.002,53456
HeifersChoice1,273180.78/cwt175.00–183.502,30177
HeifersSelect and Choice1,170172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,0121
HeifersSelect1,195140.10/cwt132.00–150.001,6742
CowsLean 85-90%1,42075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0652
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,030115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1851
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight1,00080.00/cwt80.00–80.008001
Dairy SteersChoice1,523148.23/cwt147.00–152.002,2586
SteersSelect and Choice1,318170.30/cwt167.00–172.002,2459
SteersSelect1,403140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9642
SteersSelect1,210152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,8392
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,592124.12/cwt123.00–125.001,9763
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28397.96/cwt95.00–105.001,2573
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,428120.76/cwt120.00–122.001,7243
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475112.67/cwt100.00–118.001,6624
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33585.29/cwt82.00–90.001,1394
Bulls1,940123.71/cwt121.00–126.002,4002

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.