Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2025-10-08

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Oct 8
● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
213 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 118▲ 213 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, Walnut slaughter steers and heifers were mostly steady to lower 2.00. No comparison to for cows and bulls on a light test. Active trade on moderate 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
Bulls—Average1,597150.662,4065thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,440143.752,0704thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,305130.001,6971thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,330234.963,12592
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,193224.672,68012
HeifersSelectAverage1,377187.382,5805thin
SteersChoiceLow1,457234.563,41777
SteersSelectAverage1,388188.372,6152thin

Every lot, as filed

10 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
SteersSelect—1,388188.37/cwt184.00–192.002,6152
SteersChoice—1,460229.41/cwt229.00–229.503,3495
SteersChoice—1,463235.68/cwt230.00–240.003,44867
SteersChoice—1,367224.77/cwt224.00–226.003,0735
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,193224.67/cwt211.00–229.002,68012
HeifersSelect—1,377187.38/cwt166.00–195.002,5805
HeifersChoice—1,330234.96/cwt232.00–237.503,12592
CowsLean 85-90%—1,305130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6971
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,440143.75/cwt135.00–147.002,0704
Bulls——1,597150.66/cwt146.00–155.002,4065

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.