Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2024-12-19

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Dec 19
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
180 head
17 vs last sale 197 45 vs year ago 135 · +33.3%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. 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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,410192.502,7141thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,418181.332,5713thin
BullsLow2,213125.002,7662thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,290168.002,1671thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68295.581,6087thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28693.911,20711
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10754.556044thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24570.368763thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,350194.972,63252
SteersChoiceAverage1,425191.132,72381
SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,293162.102,09611

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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,609107.62/cwt100.00–110.001,7324
CowsLean 85-90%1,23379.09/cwt70.00–90.009752
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27391.74/cwt90.00–95.001,1685
SteersChoice1,433195.35/cwt190.00–199.002,79963
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,290168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,1671
HeifersChoice1,354195.50/cwt190.00–198.002,64749
SteersChoice1,395176.37/cwt140.00–188.002,46018
HeifersChoice1,280186.23/cwt185.00–187.002,3843
SteersSelect and Choice1,290135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,7421
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,292175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2612
Bulls2,275120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,7301
CowsBoner 80-85%1,515105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,78079.52/cwt70.00–98.001,4153
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,14560.00/cwt60.00–60.006871
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37283.12/cwt80.00–85.001,1403
CowsLean 85-90%98030.00/cwt30.00–30.002942
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,410192.50/cwt192.50–192.502,7141
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,29575.54/cwt70.00–80.009782
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,073110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1802
SteersSelect and Choice1,293164.81/cwt150.00–188.002,13110
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,670194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,2401
Bulls2,150130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,7951

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.