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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Sep 24

● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

143 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 129▲ 143 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 down $3.00 - 5.00. Slaughter cows were trading mix with light offering of 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	2,080	140.00	2,912	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,512	140.00	2,117	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,364	116.83	1,594	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,368	236.11	3,230	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	230.94	2,991	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	236.63	3,585	76
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,321	229.21	3,028	23

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	1,321	229.21/cwt	220.00–233.00	3,028	23
Steers	—	Choice	1,515	236.63/cwt	233.50–240.00	3,585	76
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,295	230.94/cwt	225.00–233.00	2,991	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,368	236.11/cwt	235.50–236.50	3,230	20
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,080	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,912	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,364	116.83/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,594	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,512	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,117	3

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 24, 2025

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

Receipts 143Last week 129Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Walnut slaughter steers and heifers down $3.00 - 5.00. Slaughter cows were trading mix with light offering of 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
23	—	1,321	220.00–233.00	229.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,515	233.50–240.00	236.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,295	225.00–233.00	230.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,368	235.50–236.50	236.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,364	100.00–130.00	116.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,080	140.00	140.00

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.