Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2026-05-06

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, May 6
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
31 head
22 vs last sale 53 31 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 lower 1.00-3.00 on a light offering. No price comparison on slaughter cows with slaughter bulls trading higher 20.00 on light but better offering. 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
BullsAverage1,788205.493,6744thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,538155.002,3832thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,345242.663,2646thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,380249.563,44314
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,770205.003,6291thin

Every lot, as filed

9 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
SteersChoiceLight Weight1,030258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,6571
SteersSelect and Choice1,770205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,6291
SteersChoice1,330242.00/cwt242.00–242.003,2191
SteersChoice1,413249.49/cwt248.00–252.003,52512
HeifersChoiceLight Weight1,113232.97/cwt231.00–235.002,5932
HeifersChoice1,461247.50/cwt245.00–252.003,6164
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,775150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,6631
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,300160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0801
Bulls1,788205.49/cwt202.00–209.003,6744

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.