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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Sep 10

● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

161 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 125▲ 161 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Walnut slaughter steers and heifers were down $6.00. No comparison for slaughter cows and bulls. We had active trade for moderate 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	Select	Average	1,290	123.00	1,587	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,476	128.31	1,894	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,443	144.07	2,079	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,265	121.25	1,534	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,735	140.00	2,429	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,755	115.21	2,022	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,372	243.49	3,341	34
Steers	Choice	Average	1,507	242.14	3,649	91
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,358	228.18	3,099	10

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,358	228.18/cwt	220.00–232.00	3,099	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,507	242.14/cwt	234.00–249.00	3,649	91
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,372	243.49/cwt	239.50–248.00	3,341	34
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,476	128.31/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,894	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	121.25/cwt	100.00–135.00	1,534	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	144.07/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,079	11
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,290	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,587	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,429	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,755	115.21/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,022	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

Wed Sep 10, 2025

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

Receipts 161Last week 125Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Walnut slaughter steers and heifers were down $6.00. No comparison for slaughter cows and bulls. We had active trade for moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	110.00–120.00	115.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,358	220.00–232.00	228.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,507	234.00–249.00	242.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,372	239.50–248.00	243.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,265	100.00–135.00	121.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,443	135.00–155.00	144.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,476	125.00–135.00	128.31

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.