Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2025-06-05

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jun 5
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
98 head
35 vs last sale 133 96 vs year ago 194 · 49.5%
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 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with good demand on a light supply.

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
BullsLow1,785142.002,5352thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,220179.002,1841thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,559145.102,2629thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,386128.261,7784thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15897.421,1283thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low92591.008421thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,274236.063,00746
HeifersSelectAverage1,045140.651,4703thin
SteersChoiceLow1,410235.583,32322
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,235235.002,9021thin

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
CowsLean 85-90%95576.00/cwt76.00–76.007261
SteersChoice1,355215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,9131
Bulls1,565109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,7061
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,559145.10/cwt140.00–149.002,2629
CowsBoner 80-85%1,388130.68/cwt129.00–133.001,8143
HeifersChoice1,274236.06/cwt226.00–240.003,00746
CowsBoner 80-85%1,380121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,6701
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%92591.00/cwt91.00–91.008421
CowsLean 85-90%1,260108.13/cwt106.00–110.001,3622
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,220179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,1841
SteersChoice1,413236.56/cwt233.00–239.503,34321
SteersSelect and Choice1,235235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,9021
HeifersSelect1,045140.65/cwt140.00–142.001,4703
Bulls2,005175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,5091

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.