Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2025-10-22

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Oct 22
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
102 head
58 vs last sale 160 102 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 trading higher $1.00-3.50. Cows and bulls traded steady from last week. We had active trade with light 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
BullsAverage1,810160.002,8961thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,621147.382,3896thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,312118.881,5606thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,152117.721,3563thin
HeifersChoiceHigh1,391243.493,38752
SteersChoiceAverage1,478241.663,57232

Every lot, as filed

9 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
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,152117.72/cwt105.00–131.001,3563
SteersChoice1,510242.64/cwt240.00–246.003,66425
SteersChoice1,364238.14/cwt233.50–239.503,2487
HeifersChoice1,545248.50/cwt248.50–248.503,8392
HeifersChoice1,392243.92/cwt240.00–247.003,39544
HeifersChoice1,331238.70/cwt234.50–239.503,1776
CowsLean 85-90%1,312118.88/cwt100.00–130.001,5606
CowsBoner 80-85%1,621147.38/cwt140.00–155.002,3896
Bulls1,810160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,8961

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.