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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-29

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, May 29

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Receipts

133 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 211▼ 101 vs year ago 234 · −43.2%

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 sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady in a light test. Slaughter bulls saw a light test as well. 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	1,295	201.00	2,603	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,145	151.00	1,729	1thin
Bullocks	—	High	1,545	201.00	3,105	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,180	127.65	1,506	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,597	133.34	2,129	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,342	118.12	1,585	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,311	106.15	1,392	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,305	110.00	1,436	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	985	100.00	985	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,627	178.06	2,897	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,400	140.00	1,960	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,342	231.04	3,101	41
Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	233.69	3,382	42
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,145	219.00	2,508	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 and Choice	1,145	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,508	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,434	235.16/cwt	227.00–239.00	3,372	38
Steers	—	Choice	1,495	219.19/cwt	216.00–222.00	3,277	3
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,810	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	4,009	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,333	214.09/cwt	195.00–223.00	2,854	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,343	232.38/cwt	225.50–237.00	3,121	38
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	127.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,506	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	108.20/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,315	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,305	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	127.18/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,730	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	117.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,758	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,400	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,600	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	134.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,171	12
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,145	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,729	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,295	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,603	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,960	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,626	173.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,820	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,630	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,130	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	985	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	985	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,436	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,545	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,105	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 29, 2025

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

Receipts 133Last week 211Year ago 234

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,626	170.00–175.00	173.41
2	—	1,630	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,434	227.00–239.00	235.16
3	—	1,495	216.00–222.00	219.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	221.50	221.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	115.00–120.00	117.35
1	—	1,600	150.00	150.00
12	—	1,613	130.00–140.00	134.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,215	105.00–110.00	108.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,360	125.00–130.00	127.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	125.00–130.00	127.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	195.00–223.00	214.09
38	—	1,343	225.50–237.00	232.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	201.00	201.00

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.