Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2025-06-12

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jun 12
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
110 head
12 vs last sale 98 100 vs year ago 210 · 47.6%
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 sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows were lightly tested. Trade was active with again excellent 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,547145.692,2543thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,328131.021,7402thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,280237.773,04368
SteersChoiceAverage1,357239.763,25428

Every lot, as filed

6 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
HeifersChoice1,281238.36/cwt230.00–241.503,05366
SteersChoice1,357239.76/cwt232.00–242.003,25428
CowsBoner 80-85%1,328131.02/cwt130.00–132.001,7402
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488141.04/cwt140.00–142.002,0992
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,665155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,5811
HeifersChoice1,243218.23/cwt212.00–225.002,7132

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.