Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2026-04-15

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Apr 15
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
58 head
6 vs last sale 64 58 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 3.00-5.00 on a light run. Choice steers and heifers trading above 250.00 for the first time this calendar year. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested with a higher undertone.

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
BullsAverage1,985140.002,7792thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,615158.532,5603thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,513142.362,1547thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,057111.071,1745thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,575204.413,2198thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,316248.213,26717
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175200.002,3501thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,428248.413,54714
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,160225.002,6101thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Bulls2,395155.00/cwt155.00–155.003,7121
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,575204.41/cwt200.00–210.003,2198
HeifersSelect and Choice1,175200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,3501
SteersSelect and Choice1,160225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,6101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,513142.36/cwt135.00–150.002,1547
HeifersChoice1,332250.17/cwt245.00–251.003,33215
SteersChoiceLight Weight1,165241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,8083
SteersChoice1,499251.37/cwt249.50–252.003,76810
HeifersChoiceLight Weight1,125230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,5881
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed882101.78/cwt100.00–105.008983
HeifersChoice1,270237.00/cwt237.00–237.003,0101
CowsLean 85-90%1,240115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4261
SteersChoice1,505241.00/cwt241.00–241.003,6271
Bulls1,575125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9691
CowsLean 85-90%1,400135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,615158.53/cwt155.00–160.002,5603

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.