Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2026-06-03

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Jun 3
● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
59 head
28 vs last sale 87 59 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 3.00. Slaughter cows traded higher 13.00 on a light but quality offering. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested with no price comparison. Trade continues to active and demand remains 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
BullsLow1,658198.753,2942thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,807194.563,5165thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,855180.003,3391thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,292258.003,33432
SteersChoiceAverage1,468257.753,78521
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,330231.003,0721thin

Every lot, as filed

10 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
SteersSelect and Choice1,330231.00/cwt231.00–231.003,0721
SteersChoice1,489258.88/cwt256.00–261.003,85519
SteersChoice1,273247.05/cwt246.00–248.003,1452
HeifersChoice1,245254.00/cwt254.00–254.003,1624
HeifersChoice1,299258.57/cwt256.00–260.503,35928
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,845197.01/cwt196.00–199.003,6353
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,750190.88/cwt190.00–192.003,3402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,855180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,3391
Bulls1,915182.50/cwt182.50–182.503,4951
Bulls1,400215.00/cwt215.00–215.003,0101

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.