Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2024-04-25

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Apr 25
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
143 head
35 vs last sale 108 20 vs year ago 163 · 12.3%
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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher. Light test for slaughter bulls. 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
BullsAverage1,865161.003,0031thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,404165.502,3245thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,520130.941,99014
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,379119.101,6429thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,270105.001,3341thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,330185.002,46048
SteersChoiceLow1,464183.252,68354
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,249171.532,1427thin
SteersSelectAverage1,197167.882,0103thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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%1,450120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7401
HeifersChoice1,118163.94/cwt160.00–168.001,8332
SteersChoice1,517164.48/cwt146.00–176.002,4953
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,410170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3971
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,620137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,2191
CowsBoner 80-85%1,379119.10/cwt116.00–126.001,6429
SteersChoice1,461184.35/cwt177.00–188.502,69351
CowsLean 85-90%1,270105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3341
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,403164.37/cwt159.00–168.002,3064
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,517131.35/cwt125.00–136.001,99312
HeifersChoice1,339185.92/cwt177.00–188.002,48946
SteersSelect and Choice1,249171.53/cwt160.00–176.002,1427
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,197167.88/cwt165.00–170.002,0103
Bulls1,865161.00/cwt161.00–161.003,0031

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.