Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2025-03-06

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Mar 6
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
102 head
7 vs last sale 109 116 vs year ago 218 · 53.2%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 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
BullsAverage2,070145.023,0023thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,300133.001,7291thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,595124.061,9794thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,369113.851,5594thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14581.009272thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,400205.792,88125
HeifersSelectAverage1,008137.631,3872thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,507206.923,11857
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,200190.802,2902thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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
Bulls2,070145.02/cwt140.00–150.003,0023
HeifersSelect1,008137.63/cwt122.00–152.001,3872
SteersSelect and Choice1,200190.80/cwt186.00–195.002,2902
HeifersChoice1,400205.79/cwt200.00–208.502,88125
SteersChoice1,507206.92/cwt199.00–211.003,11857
CowsBoner 80-85%1,369113.85/cwt110.00–115.001,5594
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,670128.41/cwt125.00–130.002,1443
CowsLean 85-90%1,360101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,3741
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,300133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,7291
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,370111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,5211
CowsLean 85-90%93061.00/cwt61.00–61.005671

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.