Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2025-03-20

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Mar 20
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
142 head
55 vs last sale 197 59 vs year ago 83 · +71.1%
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 4.00 to 5.00 higher. 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
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,630152.002,4781thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,300210.492,73656
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,110185.002,0541thin
SteersChoiceLow1,479207.843,07463
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,085191.002,0721thin

Every lot, as filed

6 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
SteersChoice1,457196.80/cwt156.00–204.002,86713
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,630152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,4781
SteersChoice1,485210.71/cwt205.00–216.003,12950
HeifersChoice1,300210.49/cwt204.00–215.502,73656
SteersSelect and Choice1,085191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,0721
HeifersSelect and Choice1,110185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0541

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.