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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Feb 18

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

59 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 203▲ 59 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, slaughter steers and heifers traded higher 1.00-2.00 on a very light run. No price comparison on slaughter cows, no test on slaughter bulls. Trade was active on 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	151.08	2,346	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,766	141.49	2,499	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,139	107.08	1,220	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,522	182.33	2,775	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,442	235.58	3,397	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,115	200.00	2,230	1thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,311	232.31	3,046	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,165	202.00	2,353	1thin

Every lot

11 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,126	226.26/cwt	226.00–227.00	2,548	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,165	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,353	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,435	236.34/cwt	235.00–237.00	3,391	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,115	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,230	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,442	235.58/cwt	233.00–237.00	3,397	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,030	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,339	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	75.25/cwt	70.00–80.00	813	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,597	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	151.08/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,346	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,766	141.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,499	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,522	182.33/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,775	9

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 Feb 18, 2026

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

Receipts 59Last week 203Year ago 0

Today at Walnut, slaughter steers and heifers traded higher 1.00-2.00 on a very light run. No price comparison on slaughter cows, no test on slaughter bulls. Trade was active on light demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	70.00–80.00	75.25
2	—	1,253	125.00–130.00	127.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,553	150.00–155.00	151.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,766	140.00–145.00	141.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,126	226.00–227.00	226.26
6	—	1,435	235.00–237.00	236.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,442	233.00–237.00	235.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,522	175.00–190.00	182.33

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.