Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2026-09-16

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Sep 16
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
176 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 75▲ 47 vs year ago 129 · +36.4%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Mar 31, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter steers and heifers traded mostly steady on a good run. Trade was active with 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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,292222.352,87343
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,148203.892,34112
HeifersSelectAverage990195.001,9311thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,445224.703,246113
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150204.352,3502thin
SteersSelectAverage1,370188.092,5775thin

Every lot, as filed

9 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
HeifersChoice—1,296222.96/cwt216.50–227.252,89040
HeifersChoice—1,242214.23/cwt212.00–215.252,6613
HeifersSelect—990195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9311
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,148203.89/cwt200.00–207.002,34112
SteersChoice—1,425223.91/cwt216.75–227.253,19193
SteersChoice—1,537228.35/cwt228.25–228.753,51020
SteersSelect—1,095175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,9161
SteersSelect—1,439191.36/cwt181.00–198.002,7544
SteersSelect and Choice—1,150204.35/cwt201.00–207.002,3502

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.