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Walnut Auction Sales Feeder Cattle Special Market Report

Walnut, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Tuesday, March 31, 2026

105 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $445.54/cwt +23.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,916/hd at 430 lb · 11 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $376.41/cwt +35.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,379/hd at 632 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 105 180 0
Feeder cattle 105 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Walnut, a light offering of pasture ready feeder cattle was met with good demand on active trade.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,509 —
455 455 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,934 +30.00
515–548 539 7 432.50–437.50 $436.13 $2,351 —
555–587 579 4 380.00–385.00 $381.20 $2,207 +31.20
745 745 1 357.50 $357.50 $2,663 +29.50
763 763 4 355.00 $355.00 $2,709 +50.00
1010 1010 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,878 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,540 —
335 335 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,826 —
350 350 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,802 +57.50
636 636 7 420.00 $420.00 $2,671 +21.95
743 743 2 367.50 $367.50 $2,731 +17.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,678 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,440 —
310–320 315 2 510.00–522.50 $516.15 $1,626 +65.19
371 371 4 497.50 $497.50 $1,846 —
420–434 430 11 437.50–455.00 $445.54 $1,916 +23.46
505–538 523 4 405.00–422.50 $414.62 $2,168 —
571 571 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,284 —
607–649 632 10 372.50–382.50 $376.41 $2,379 +35.63
688 688 6 380.00 $380.00 $2,614 +33.72
730 730 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,628 +17.66
880 880 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,772 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 442.00 $442.00 $1,945 —
532–535 533 4 375.00–390.00 $386.23 $2,059 +36.23
568 568 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,158 —
620 620 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,015 +27.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,653 —
750 750 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,212 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 2 435.00–440.00 $437.60 $1,873 —
580 580 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,740 —
715 715 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,913 —
810 810 1 267.50 $267.50 $2,167 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,512 —
405 405 2 487.50 $487.50 $1,974 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.