Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2026-04-29

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Apr 29
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
53 head
7 vs last sale 60 53 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 2.00-3.00 as compared to one week ago. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. Demand remains good, trade remains active.

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
BullsAverage1,648183.873,0306thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,120120.001,3441thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,398250.363,50016
HeifersSelectAverage1,265199.002,5171thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,448249.883,61925
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,180225.002,6551thin
SteersSelectAverage1,153190.512,1972thin

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
Bulls1,648183.87/cwt150.00–211.003,0306
SteersChoiceLight Weight1,220242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,9522
SteersSelect and Choice1,180225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,6551
SteersSelect1,153190.51/cwt189.00–192.002,1972
SteersChoice1,468250.57/cwt245.75–254.003,67823
HeifersSelect1,265199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,5171
HeifersChoice1,398250.36/cwt247.00–252.503,50016
CowsLean 85-90%1,120120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3441

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.