Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2024-03-21

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Mar 21
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
83 head
135 vs last sale 218 73 vs year ago 156 · 46.8%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 16.00 to 19.00 higher Slaughter bulls were lightly tested.

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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,558169.502,6402thin
BullsAverage1,988136.832,7204thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,567165.712,5965thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,533137.502,1076thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,265134.151,6978thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low80783.036703thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,360189.822,58228
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage865146.001,2631thin
SteersChoiceLow1,483188.582,79623
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,595173.922,7742thin
SteersSelectAverage1,490146.002,1751thin

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
Bulls2,055135.67/cwt134.00–137.002,7882
SteersSelect1,490146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,1751
SteersSelect and Choice1,595173.92/cwt165.00–183.002,7742
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,200150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8001
HeifersSelect and Choice865146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2631
HeifersChoice1,359190.77/cwt185.00–193.002,59326
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,785128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,2851
SteersChoice1,660173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,8721
HeifersChoice1,378177.44/cwt176.00–179.002,4452
CowsLean 85-90%51036.00/cwt36.00–36.001841
Bulls2,175151.00/cwt151.00–151.003,2841
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,685189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,1851
CowsBoner 80-85%1,520138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,0981
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,566170.64/cwt160.00–177.002,6724
Bulls1,665125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,0811
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,430150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1451
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,753185.00/cwt184.00–186.003,2432
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,570146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,2921
SteersChoice1,447189.72/cwt187.00–195.502,74520
CowsBoner 80-85%1,233130.87/cwt122.00–135.001,6146
CowsLean 85-90%955106.54/cwt104.00–109.001,0172
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,482139.40/cwt133.00–143.002,0665

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.