Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2025-03-27

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Mar 27
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
74 head
68 vs last sale 142 52 vs year ago 126 · 41.3%
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 traded steady to 1.00 higher. No test on the slaughter cows and bulls. 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
BullsAverage2,475140.003,4651thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,440125.001,8002thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,385106.771,4793thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,515117.791,7855thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06590.009591thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,289211.162,72236
SteersChoiceAverage1,470211.383,10724

Every lot, as filed

8 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
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,06590.00/cwt90.00–90.009591
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,515117.79/cwt105.00–120.001,7855
SteersChoice1,470211.38/cwt210.00–214.003,10724
HeifersChoice1,289211.16/cwt209.00–216.002,72236
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,420115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6331
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,460135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,9711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,385106.77/cwt105.00–110.001,4793
Bulls2,475140.00/cwt140.00–140.003,4651

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.