Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2026-08-05

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Aug 5
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
114 head
14 vs last sale 128 114 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 on a quality run. Slaughter cows continue to trend higher on a light test. No test for slaughter bulls. 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
BullsAverage1,275216.002,7541thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,473182.132,6832thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,090175.001,9081thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,245158.471,9733thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,530198.003,0291thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,307236.353,08821
SteersChoiceLow1,445240.123,46983

Every lot, as filed

11 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
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,530198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,0291
SteersChoice1,490225.50/cwt225.50–225.503,3601
SteersChoice1,444240.30/cwt235.50–243.003,47082
HeifersChoice1,620216.50/cwt216.50–216.503,5071
HeifersChoice1,276239.26/cwt235.50–241.003,05319
HeifersChoice1,575201.00/cwt201.00–201.003,1661
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,090175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,9081
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,035152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,5781
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,473182.13/cwt180.00–185.002,6832
CowsBoner 80-85%1,350161.46/cwt156.00–166.002,1802
Bulls1,275216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,7541

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.