Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2026-05-13

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, May 13
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
79 head
48 vs last sale 31 79 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 9.00-12.00 on a light but good quality run. No price comparison on slaughter cows or bulls. Active trade with good to very good 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
BullsAverage1,265161.002,0371thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,680166.002,7891thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,620152.002,4621thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00599.951,0042thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,330256.593,41314
HeifersSelectAverage1,540210.003,2341thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,549261.814,05538

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
SteersChoice1,549261.81/cwt259.00–263.504,05538
HeifersSelect1,540210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,2341
HeifersChoice1,330256.59/cwt254.00–261.003,41314
CowsLean 85-90%1,00599.95/cwt90.00–110.001,0042
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,680166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,7891
CowsBoner 80-85%1,620152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,4621
Bulls1,265161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,0371

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.