Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2025-05-15

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, May 15
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
201 head
66 vs last sale 135 54 vs year ago 147 · +36.7%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sales reported the last two weeks reported for price comparisons. 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,340222.502,9821thin
BullocksLow1,149149.081,7134thin
BullsAverage2,023160.003,2372thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,609130.152,0947thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,590125.001,9881thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,162109.431,2724thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,370105.001,4391thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,250100.461,2562thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,338226.873,03684
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,143201.832,3064thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,265164.002,0751thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,512228.323,45171
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,273191.562,4399thin
SteersSelectAverage925171.001,5821thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,590125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9881
SteersChoice1,516229.51/cwt222.00–232.503,47961
HeifersChoice1,309228.00/cwt224.00–230.502,98568
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,609130.15/cwt130.00–131.002,0947
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,340222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,9821
SteersSelect and Choice1,273191.56/cwt170.00–219.002,4399
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,370105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4391
Bullocks1,102145.10/cwt140.00–150.001,5993
HeifersChoice1,565238.00/cwt238.00–238.003,7257
SteersChoice1,555239.00/cwt239.00–239.003,7166
HeifersSelect and Choice1,202210.77/cwt208.00–216.002,5333
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,078112.57/cwt105.00–120.001,2143
SteersChoice1,378194.13/cwt170.00–221.002,6754
HeifersChoice1,382209.67/cwt189.00–217.002,8989
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,415100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4151
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,250100.46/cwt100.00–101.001,2562
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed965175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6891
SteersSelectReturn to Feed925171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5821
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,265164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,0751
Bullocks1,290161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,0771
Bulls2,023160.00/cwt160.00–160.003,2372

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.