Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2025-06-26

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jun 26
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
67 head
151 vs last sale 218 205 vs year ago 272 · 75.4%
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 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with good demand on a light run.

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
BullsAverage2,225175.003,8941thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,590138.102,1965thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,365126.591,7283thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,269234.842,98039
SteersChoiceAverage1,395235.083,27919

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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,539142.63/cwt135.00–155.002,1954
CowsBoner 80-85%1,365126.59/cwt120.00–135.001,7283
SteersChoice1,395235.08/cwt228.00–237.503,27919
HeifersChoice1,269234.84/cwt227.00–237.502,98039
Bulls2,225175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,8941
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,795120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,1541

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.