Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2023-12-07

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Dec 7
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
140 head
67 vs last sale 207 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 12.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 9.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 14.00 lower, with Breakers taking the larger loss. Slaughter bulls sold 12.00 lower in a light test. Trade was active with soft 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
BullsAverage1,796100.131,7998thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,493140.842,10320
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67396.761,61914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39686.411,20611
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,26871.929125thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,570145.002,2774thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,323163.662,16626
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,208140.001,6912thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,041105.931,1035thin
SteersChoiceLow1,500163.522,45340
SteersSelectAverage1,201126.801,5235thin

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
Bulls1,885106.52/cwt103.00–110.002,0085
Bulls1,64889.49/cwt80.00–95.001,4753
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43487.31/cwt82.00–93.001,2528
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40075.02/cwt72.00–78.001,0502
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66195.52/cwt92.00–103.001,5878
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,268117.46/cwt115.00–120.001,4892
SteersChoice1,420156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,2151
Dairy SteersChoice1,570145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,2774
HeifersSelect and Choice1,245145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8051
HeifersSelect and Choice1,170135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5801
SteersSelect1,230120.00/cwt110.00–125.001,4764
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,765162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,8591
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,085102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1071
CowsLean 85-90%1,26871.92/cwt70.00–75.009125
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,085154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,6711
SteersChoice1,495163.76/cwt159.50–168.002,44838
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,518143.44/cwt133.00–150.002,17718
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,697110.48/cwt107.00–116.001,8753
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68086.35/cwt79.00–91.001,4513
HeifersChoice1,321164.05/cwt158.00–167.502,16725
HeifersChoice1,385154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,1331
HeifersSelect1,041105.93/cwt96.00–117.001,1035

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.