Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2026-06-24

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Jun 24
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
135 head
86 vs last sale 49 135 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 3.00 on a quality set. Slaughter cows traded lower 6.00 with slaughter bulls on a light test higher 3.00. Quality offering on 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
BullsAverage2,045227.924,6612thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,598184.592,9509thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,607170.842,7453thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average839143.001,2008thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,610237.003,8161thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,236256.573,17121
SteersChoiceAverage1,448260.733,77686

Every lot, as filed

13 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
SteersChoice1,460261.70/cwt254.00–264.753,82179
SteersChoice1,145247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,8281
HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed950231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,1951
HeifersChoiceLight Weight1,030235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,4211
Dairy SteersChoice1,610237.00/cwt237.00–237.003,8161
SteersChoiceLight Weight1,030246.77/cwt246.00–247.502,5422
SteersChoice1,498251.95/cwt251.00–253.003,7744
HeifersChoice1,220253.00/cwt253.00–253.003,0871
HeifersChoice1,264259.39/cwt255.00–260.753,27918
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed839143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2008
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,598184.59/cwt176.00–194.002,9509
CowsBoner 80-85%1,607170.84/cwt163.00–177.002,7453
Bulls2,045227.92/cwt225.00–231.004,6612

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.