Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2026-08-19

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Aug 19
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Aug 12Aug 19latest
Receipts
95 head
45 vs last sale 140 49 vs year ago 144 · 34.0%
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 12.00. No price comparison on slaughter cows and bulls on light offering. Demand was good on active trade.

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
BullsAverage1,408192.002,7032thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,355176.002,3851thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,225165.002,0211thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,230142.501,7531thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,282218.462,80136
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165210.002,4472thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,427221.403,15849
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175212.002,4911thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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
Bulls1,408192.00/cwt190.00–195.002,7032
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,0211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,355176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,3851
CowsLean 85-90%1,230142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,7531
HeifersChoice1,298219.35/cwt216.00–223.252,84732
HeifersChoice1,156211.30/cwt211.00–212.002,4434
HeifersSelect and Choice1,130210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3731
HeifersSelect and Choice1,200210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,5201
SteersChoice1,423222.11/cwt216.50–226.003,16146
SteersChoice1,345210.27/cwt209.00–212.002,8282
SteersSelect and Choice1,175212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,4911
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,755211.00/cwt211.00–211.003,7031

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.