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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Sep 17

● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

129 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 161▲ 129 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 $1.00 - 3.00. Slaughter cows were trading mix with no comparison for 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
Bulls	—	Average	2,170	180.00	3,906	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	160.85	2,638	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,489	148.21	2,207	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,247	113.69	1,418	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,276	239.56	3,057	50
Steers	Choice	Average	1,496	241.28	3,610	51
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,245	226.76	2,823	3thin

Every lot

7 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	1,245	226.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	2,823	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,496	241.28/cwt	235.00–247.50	3,610	51
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,276	239.56/cwt	233.00–243.00	3,057	50
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,170	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,906	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,247	113.69/cwt	100.00–135.00	1,418	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,489	148.21/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,207	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	160.85/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,638	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 17, 2025

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

Receipts 129Last week 161Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Walnut slaughter steers and heifers were down $1.00 - 3.00. Slaughter cows were trading mix with no comparison for bulls. We had active trade for moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	220.00–230.00	226.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,496	235.00–247.50	241.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,276	233.00–243.00	239.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,247	100.00–135.00	113.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	160.00–162.00	160.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,489	135.00–155.00	148.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,170	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.