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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Mar 13

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

197 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 102▲ 197 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,172	180.00	2,110	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,793	137.98	2,474	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,250	168.00	2,100	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,425	122.50	1,746	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,654	113.13	1,872	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,159	59.92	694	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,805	185.00	3,339	1thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,303	205.27	2,674	79
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,156	191.72	2,216	6thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,530	206.30	3,157	83
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,222	185.68	2,269	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,150	120.00	1,380	1thin

Every lot

22 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,150	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,380	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,220	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,379	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,222	185.68/cwt	176.00–196.00	2,269	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,534	206.44/cwt	200.00–210.50	3,167	82
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,156	191.72/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,216	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,238	190.67/cwt	185.00–197.00	2,360	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,301	205.81/cwt	199.00–209.50	2,678	70
Heifers	—	Choice	1,410	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,017	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,598	2
Bulls	—	—	2,008	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,012	2
Bulls	—	—	2,170	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,472	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	91	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	84.84/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,039	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,250	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,100	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	765	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,633	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,859	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	87.07/cwt	60.00–116.00	1,383	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	123.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,984	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,920	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,592	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,339	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,172	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,110	2

This sale against other markets

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.

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Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Thu Mar 13, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Receipts 197Last week 102Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	150.00	150.00
1	—	2,170	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,390	110.00–120.00	114.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	176.00–196.00	185.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	195.00	195.00
82	—	1,534	200.00–210.50	206.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,156	180.00–196.00	191.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	214.00	214.00
5	—	1,238	185.00–197.00	190.67
70	—	1,301	199.00–209.50	205.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	120.00–125.00	123.22
2	—	1,588	60.00–116.00	87.07
1	—	1,920	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	60.00	60.00
1	—	910	10.00	10.00
2	—	1,225	80.00–90.00	84.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,420	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,172	180.00	180.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.