Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2024-07-18

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jul 18
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
182 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 272▼ 95 vs year ago 277 · −34.3%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Walnut sale, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. 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
Bulls—Average1,255113.001,4182thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,489174.552,5997thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,716151.002,5914thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,302132.641,7266thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11291.671,0205thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,435170.002,4401thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,650178.042,9382thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,288194.642,50766
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,107175.581,9446thin
SteersChoiceLow1,396196.302,74174
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,141186.492,1284thin
SteersStandardAverage1,585175.002,7741thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Bulls——1,100150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6501
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—995190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8911
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,107175.58/cwt150.00–187.001,9446
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,435170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,4401
Dairy SteersChoice—1,650178.04/cwt175.00–181.002,9382
HeifersChoice—1,278198.08/cwt192.00–201.002,53150
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08569.45/cwt63.00–76.007543
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,890136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,5701
CowsLean 85-90%—1,153125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4412
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,522180.60/cwt178.00–183.002,7493
Bulls——1,41076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0721
HeifersChoice—1,320183.88/cwt176.00–186.002,42716
SteersChoice—1,404184.66/cwt180.00–189.002,5939
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,225126.57/cwt126.00–127.001,5502
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,658156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,5863
SteersChoice—1,395197.91/cwt193.00–203.002,76165
SteersSelect and Choice—1,190185.32/cwt182.00–188.002,2053
SteersStandard—1,585175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,7741
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,340135.67/cwt130.00–140.001,8184
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,464170.01/cwt166.00–172.002,4894

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.