Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2025-12-03

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Dec 3
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
89 head
126 vs last sale 215 89 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, slaughter steers and heifers traded lower $1.00-3.00 compared to two weeks ago. Slaughter cows traded steady. Winter weather in Illinois drove a light offering. 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,234163.692,0205thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,441135.091,9479thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,167117.871,3767thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,471215.463,16921
SteersChoiceAverage1,492218.323,25843

Every lot, as filed

8 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,441135.09/cwt130.00–140.001,9479
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,234163.69/cwt150.00–170.002,0205
CowsLean 85-90%1,167117.87/cwt105.00–125.001,3767
HeifersChoice1,498209.81/cwt209.00–210.503,1432
HeifersChoice1,468216.05/cwt212.00–218.003,17219
SteersChoice1,454205.98/cwt200.00–210.002,9956
SteersChoice1,502220.57/cwt213.00–227.503,31336
SteersChoice1,370211.50/cwt211.50–211.502,8981

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.