Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2026-04-22

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Apr 22
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
60 head
2 vs last sale 58 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Walnut, slaughter steers and heifers traded lower 3.00 on a light offering. No price comparison on slaughter cows and bulls. Trade was active 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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,335140.001,8692thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18089.701,0582thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,368246.933,37817
SteersChoiceAverage1,510248.993,76034

Every lot, as filed

4 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
SteersChoice1,510248.99/cwt240.00–250.503,76034
HeifersChoice1,368246.93/cwt241.00–248.503,37817
CowsLean 85-90%1,18089.70/cwt80.00–100.001,0582
CowsBoner 80-85%1,335140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8692

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.