Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2026-01-21

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Jan 21
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
50 head
55 vs last sale 105 50 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 higher $1.00. Slaughter cows traded steady to higher $3.00. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Light demand on mostly active trade.

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
BullsLow1,475120.001,7702thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,418137.511,9502thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,280106.281,3607thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,496226.713,39212
HeifersSelectAverage1,050184.001,9321thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,563223.013,48514
SteersSelectLow1,555183.952,8605thin

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
SteersSelect1,390170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3631
SteersSelect1,596187.44/cwt180.00–200.002,9924
SteersChoice1,568228.34/cwt224.00–229.503,58010
SteersChoice1,735213.00/cwt213.00–213.003,6961
SteersChoice1,487208.58/cwt208.00–210.003,1023
HeifersSelect1,050184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,9321
HeifersChoice1,496226.71/cwt224.00–228.003,39212
CowsLean 85-90%1,280106.28/cwt85.00–125.001,3607
CowsBoner 80-85%1,418137.51/cwt130.00–145.001,9502
Bulls1,165100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1651
Bulls1,785140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,4991

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.