Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2025-07-16

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Jul 16
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
177 head
103 vs last sale 280 177 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Walnut Sale Barn, slaughter steers and heifers traded higher at 6.00-8.00. No price comparison for slaughter cows or bulls from last week.

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
BullsLow1,490135.002,0114thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,483160.442,3793thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,340145.001,9431thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,283139.231,7864thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,280110.001,4081thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,307247.733,23981
SteersChoiceLow1,444246.983,56677
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,365226.003,0851thin
SteersSelectAverage1,280185.002,3681thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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%1,280110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4081
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,340145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,9431
SteersChoice1,293233.33/cwt232.00–234.503,0172
HeifersChoice1,160233.66/cwt230.00–236.502,7102
Bulls1,558130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,0253
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,483160.44/cwt158.00–162.002,3793
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283139.23/cwt135.00–143.001,7864
SteersChoice1,443247.58/cwt240.00–250.003,57374
HeifersChoice1,311248.09/cwt240.00–249.753,25279
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,805230.00/cwt230.00–230.004,1521
SteersSelect and Choice1,365226.00/cwt226.00–226.003,0851
SteersSelect1,280185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,3681
Bulls1,285150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9281

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.