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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-22

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, May 22

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

211 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 201▲ 82 vs year ago 129 · +63.6%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Oct 20, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 lower. 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,635	198.00	3,237	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,745	150.68	2,630	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,385	155.11	2,148	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	133.38	2,096	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	100.00	1,295	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	40.00	378	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	110.00	1,480	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,335	180.00	2,403	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,328	224.44	2,980	43
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,080	189.07	2,042	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,295	132.00	1,709	1thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,491	228.23	3,403	127
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,348	212.92	2,870	9thin

Every lot

19 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 and Choice	1,348	212.92/cwt	180.00–222.00	2,870	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,393	208.50/cwt	201.00–216.00	2,904	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,476	229.26/cwt	224.00–234.00	3,384	115
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,753	223.31/cwt	221.00–224.50	3,915	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,080	189.07/cwt	171.00–206.00	2,042	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,283	207.14/cwt	200.00–215.00	2,658	6
Heifers	—	Select	1,295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,709	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,335	227.25/cwt	222.00–230.50	3,034	37
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	130.87/cwt	110.00–150.00	1,950	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,111	1
Bulls	—	—	1,958	160.83/cwt	157.00–165.00	3,149	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	378	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,295	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,385	155.11/cwt	140.00–170.00	2,148	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	135.20/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,121	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,007	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,403	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,480	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,635	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,237	1

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 May 22, 2025

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

Receipts 211Last week 201Year ago 129

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 lower. 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
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,569	132.00–140.00	135.20
2	—	1,580	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	140.00–170.00	155.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	201.00–216.00	208.50
115	—	1,476	224.00–234.00	229.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,348	180.00–222.00	212.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,753	221.00–224.50	223.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,335	222.00–230.50	227.25
6	—	1,283	200.00–215.00	207.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	171.00–206.00	189.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,958	157.00–165.00	160.83
1	—	1,830	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,490	110.00–150.00	130.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	198.00	198.00

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.