Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2025-05-22

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, May 22
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
211 head
10 vs last sale 201 82 vs year ago 129 · +63.6%
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 lower. 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,635198.003,2371thin
BullsAverage1,745150.682,6305thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,385155.112,1484thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,571133.382,0969thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,295100.001,2951thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94540.003781thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,345110.001,4801thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,335180.002,4031thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,328224.442,98043
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,080189.072,0422thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,295132.001,7091thin
SteersChoiceLow1,491228.233,403127
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,348212.922,8709thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
CowsLean 85-90%94540.00/cwt40.00–40.003781
SteersChoice1,393208.50/cwt201.00–216.002,9044
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,569135.20/cwt132.00–140.002,1217
Dairy HeifersChoice1,335180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,4031
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,345110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4801
HeifersChoice1,335227.25/cwt222.00–230.503,03437
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,385155.11/cwt140.00–170.002,1484
SteersChoice1,476229.26/cwt224.00–234.003,384115
Bulls1,958160.83/cwt157.00–165.003,1492
HeifersSelect1,295132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,7091
HeifersSelect and Choice1,080189.07/cwt171.00–206.002,0422
SteersSelect and Choice1,348212.92/cwt180.00–222.002,8709
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,635198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,2371
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,753223.31/cwt221.00–224.503,9158
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,580127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,0072
Bulls1,830170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,1111
Bulls1,490130.87/cwt110.00–150.001,9502
CowsBoner 80-85%1,295100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2951
HeifersChoice1,283207.14/cwt200.00–215.002,6586

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.