Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2026-04-08

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Apr 8
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
64 head
23 vs last sale 87 64 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 6.00 on a light offering. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested as compared to one week ago. Trade was active, demand good.

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
BullsAverage1,455170.002,4741thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,508140.002,1112thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,155100.001,1552thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,347246.633,32214
SteersChoiceAverage1,415245.383,47330

Every lot, as filed

7 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
Bulls1,455170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,4741
CowsBoner 80-85%1,508140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,1112
CowsLean 85-90%1,330120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5961
CowsLean 85-90%98080.00/cwt80.00–80.007841
HeifersChoice1,347246.63/cwt244.00–248.003,32214
SteersChoice1,424246.08/cwt242.00–248.503,50429
SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,165225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,6211

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.