Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2025-08-20

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Aug 20
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
144 head
15 vs last sale 159 144 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

Compared to last week slaughter steers mostly steady to $2 higher. Heifers were steady to $1 higher with moderate demand for light offering.

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%Average1,990157.003,1241thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,217128.481,5643thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,256238.152,99050
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,200150.001,8001thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,433243.103,48482
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,218201.002,4472thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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
HeifersChoice1,358221.00/cwt221.00–221.003,0012
SteersSelect and Choice1,185212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,5121
HeifersChoice1,255242.13/cwt230.00–246.003,03945
SteersChoice1,437243.20/cwt232.00–250.503,49581
CowsBoner 80-85%1,217128.48/cwt125.00–137.001,5643
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,990157.00/cwt157.00–157.003,1241
HeifersChoice1,200158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,8961
HeifersSelect and Choice1,200150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8001
SteersSelect and Choice1,250190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,3751
HeifersChoice1,193205.75/cwt182.00–230.002,4552
SteersChoice1,115235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,6201

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.