Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2024-08-15

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Aug 15
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
251 head
132 vs last sale 119 76 vs year ago 175 · +43.4%
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 .50 to 1.00 lower. slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested, but a lower undertone noted. Trade was active with moderate 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
BullsAverage1,900150.002,8501thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,476164.422,42710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,445131.121,8957thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low96883.0380310
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13066.437515thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,44530.004341thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,665181.013,0148thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,335192.942,57776
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,020174.001,7751thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,452194.042,817112
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,195185.002,2111thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Bulls1,900150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,8501
Dairy SteersChoice1,665181.01/cwt178.50–182.503,0148
HeifersSelect and Choice1,020174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,7751
SteersSelect and Choice1,195185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,2111
HeifersChoice1,333193.63/cwt186.00–196.502,58172
SteersChoice1,454194.36/cwt188.00–197.002,826108
HeifersChoice1,378180.60/cwt178.00–183.002,4894
SteersChoice1,391185.31/cwt184.00–186.002,5784
CowsBoner 80-85%82066.62/cwt56.00–102.005467
CowsBreaker 75-80%Non-Traditional99595.00/cwt95.00–95.009451
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,44530.00/cwt30.00–30.004341
CowsLean 85-90%1,10353.38/cwt30.00–60.005893
CowsBoner 80-85%1,312121.32/cwt117.00–127.001,5923
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520137.14/cwt130.00–142.002,0856
CowsLean 85-90%1,00582.00/cwt82.00–82.008241
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,470163.24/cwt160.00–170.002,4009
CowsLean 85-90%1,33590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2021
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,530175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,6781

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.