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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Oct 22

● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

102 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 160▲ 102 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 trading higher $1.00-3.50. Cows and bulls traded steady from last week. We had active trade with light 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	1,810	160.00	2,896	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,621	147.38	2,389	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,312	118.88	1,560	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	117.72	1,356	3thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,391	243.49	3,387	52
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	241.66	3,572	32

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	—	Choice	1,364	238.14/cwt	233.50–239.50	3,248	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,510	242.64/cwt	240.00–246.00	3,664	25
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,331	238.70/cwt	234.50–239.50	3,177	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,392	243.92/cwt	240.00–247.00	3,395	44
Heifers	—	Choice	1,545	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	3,839	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,896	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,312	118.88/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,560	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,621	147.38/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,389	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	117.72/cwt	105.00–131.00	1,356	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 Oct 22, 2025

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

Receipts 102Last week 160Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Walnut slaughter steers and heifers were trading higher $1.00-3.50. Cows and bulls traded steady from last week. We had active trade with light demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	105.00–131.00	117.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,510	240.00–246.00	242.64
7	—	1,364	233.50–239.50	238.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	248.50	248.50
44	—	1,392	240.00–247.00	243.92
6	—	1,331	234.50–239.50	238.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,312	100.00–130.00	118.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,621	140.00–155.00	147.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	160.00	160.00

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.