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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Oct 8

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

213 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 118▲ 213 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 mostly steady to lower 2.00. No comparison to for cows and bulls on a light test. Active trade on 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	1,597	150.66	2,406	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,440	143.75	2,070	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,305	130.00	1,697	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,330	234.96	3,125	92
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,193	224.67	2,680	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,377	187.38	2,580	5thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,457	234.56	3,417	77
Steers	Select	Average	1,388	188.37	2,615	2thin

Every lot

10 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	—	Choice	1,367	224.77/cwt	224.00–226.00	3,073	5
Steers	—	Select	1,388	188.37/cwt	184.00–192.00	2,615	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,460	229.41/cwt	229.00–229.50	3,349	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,463	235.68/cwt	230.00–240.00	3,448	67
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,193	224.67/cwt	211.00–229.00	2,680	12
Heifers	—	Choice	1,330	234.96/cwt	232.00–237.50	3,125	92
Heifers	—	Select	1,377	187.38/cwt	166.00–195.00	2,580	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,597	150.66/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,406	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,697	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	143.75/cwt	135.00–147.00	2,070	4

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 Oct 8, 2025

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

Receipts 213Last week 118Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Walnut slaughter steers and heifers were mostly steady to lower 2.00. No comparison to for cows and bulls on a light test. Active trade on moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	184.00–192.00	188.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	229.00–229.50	229.41
67	—	1,463	230.00–240.00	235.68
5	—	1,367	224.00–226.00	224.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,193	211.00–229.00	224.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,377	166.00–195.00	187.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,330	232.00–237.50	234.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	135.00–147.00	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,597	146.00–155.00	150.66

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.