Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2023-12-14

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Dec 14
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
135 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 140▼ 65 vs year ago 200 · −32.5%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 7.00 higher, Boners 2.00 higher, and Leans 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to 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
Bulls—Average1,637111.931,8339thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,460141.012,0594thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,664100.411,67110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,48588.611,31610
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16567.047818thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,480142.002,1021thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,407159.572,24430
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,121133.131,4926thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,442165.192,38238
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,234142.151,75414
SteersSelectAverage1,118124.331,3903thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
CowsLean 85-90%—1,23170.65/cwt66.00–77.008706
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,740102.20/cwt100.00–105.001,7787
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,55397.66/cwt95.00–103.001,5174
CowsLean 85-90%—96556.22/cwt51.00–63.005432
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,155129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4902
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,47386.86/cwt83.00–90.001,2792
HeifersChoice—1,337152.15/cwt148.00–157.002,03412
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,111137.15/cwt125.00–149.001,5245
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,170113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3221
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,515115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,7421
SteersChoice—1,436166.75/cwt160.00–171.002,39530
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,460141.01/cwt128.00–146.002,0594
SteersChoice—1,449150.93/cwt130.00–159.002,1874
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,870148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,7681
SteersSelect and Choice—1,234142.15/cwt125.00–155.001,75414
SteersSelect—1,045115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2021
Dairy SteersChoice—1,480142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,1021
HeifersChoice—1,453164.51/cwt158.00–169.002,39018
SteersChoice—1,348174.36/cwt173.00–175.002,3503
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,44489.23/cwt83.00–93.001,2884
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,43069.28/cwt61.00–77.009912
Bulls—Return to Feed—820130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0663
Bulls——1,89391.66/cwt88.00–99.001,7352
Bulls——2,105122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,5681
Bulls——2,128104.01/cwt101.00–108.002,2133

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.