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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Nov 5

● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Receipts

125 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 181▲ 125 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 $2.00. Cows and bulls were trading steady. We had active trade for heavy 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	1,898	145.48	2,761	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,685	155.13	2,614	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,258	110.31	1,388	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,366	233.88	3,194	30
Steers	Choice	Average	1,488	233.72	3,477	74
Steers	Select	Average	1,375	168.80	2,321	5thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,185	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,571	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,369	221.89/cwt	219.00–227.00	3,038	6
Steers	—	Select	1,375	168.80/cwt	130.00–202.00	2,321	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,503	235.03/cwt	230.00–238.50	3,533	67
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,348	224.50/cwt	223.00–227.00	3,026	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,369	235.75/cwt	232.50–237.25	3,227	25
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,898	145.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,761	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	110.31/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,388	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	155.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,614	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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Receipts 125Last week 181Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Walnut slaughter steers and heifers were trading higher $2.00. Cows and bulls were trading steady. We had active trade for heavy demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,898	140.00–150.00	145.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,375	130.00–202.00	168.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,503	230.00–238.50	235.03
1	—	1,185	217.00	217.00
6	—	1,369	219.00–227.00	221.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,369	232.50–237.25	235.75
5	—	1,348	223.00–227.00	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,258	105.00–115.00	110.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	150.00–160.00	155.13

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.