Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2025-04-24

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Apr 24
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
135 head
61 vs last sale 74 8 vs year ago 143 · 5.6%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparisons to the past two weeks. 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%Average1,465162.822,3854thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,504130.701,9667thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,267114.831,4546thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18274.878853thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,675178.442,9889thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,301213.292,77568
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,210190.002,2991thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,498218.063,26734

Every lot, as filed

14 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
HeifersSelect and Choice1,210190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2991
Dairy SteersChoice1,676176.87/cwt175.00–180.002,9648
SteersChoice1,498218.06/cwt209.00–222.503,26734
HeifersChoice1,302214.64/cwt207.00–221.002,79563
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,428131.29/cwt130.00–132.001,8753
CowsLean 85-90%1,18274.87/cwt70.00–80.008853
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,418168.76/cwt164.00–172.002,3933
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273121.32/cwt120.00–122.001,5443
Dairy SteersChoice1,665191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,1801
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,483140.94/cwt140.00–142.002,0902
HeifersChoice1,287196.26/cwt170.00–205.002,5265
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,640119.56/cwt115.00–125.001,9612
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,605145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,3271
CowsBoner 80-85%1,260108.33/cwt100.00–115.001,3653

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.