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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Feb 11

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

203 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 114▲ 203 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Oct 20, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Walnut, as compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady with a slightly higher undertone. No comparable test on slaughter cows or bulls. Trade was active, demand continues to be good.

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	172.21	3,269	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,563	152.54	2,384	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,277	102.53	1,309	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	232.94	3,262	106
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,374	204.05	2,804	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,230	181.00	2,226	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,590	233.57	3,713	66
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,465	213.05	3,121	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,395	158.36	2,209	3thin

Every lot

13 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	—	Select	1,395	158.36/cwt	140.00–181.00	2,209	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,465	213.05/cwt	206.00–218.00	3,121	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,523	224.27/cwt	220.00–226.50	3,416	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,599	234.85/cwt	230.50–237.75	3,755	58
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,230	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,226	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,374	204.05/cwt	201.00–210.00	2,804	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,399	233.29/cwt	230.00–236.75	3,264	102
Heifers	—	Choice	1,431	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,205	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,898	172.21/cwt	151.00–180.00	3,269	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,554	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	77.59/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,016	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,325	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,563	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,384	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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Wed Feb 11, 2026

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

Receipts 203Last week 114Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,898	151.00–180.00	172.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,374	201.00–210.00	204.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,399	230.00–236.75	233.29
4	—	1,431	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	140.00–181.00	158.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,465	206.00–218.00	213.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,599	230.50–237.75	234.85
8	—	1,523	220.00–226.50	224.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	150.00–155.00	152.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,325	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,310	75.00–80.00	77.59

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.