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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, May 20

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Receipts

52 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 79▲ 52 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 6.00-8.00 on light offering. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested with a higher undertone noted.

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	1,318	230.47	3,038	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	179.00	2,336	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	158.13	2,079	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	132.76	1,527	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,445	145.00	2,095	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,250	125.00	1,563	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,330	264.25	3,516	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,066	239.26	2,551	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,487	267.53	3,978	28

Every lot

10 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,487	267.53/cwt	261.00–271.00	3,978	28
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,066	239.26/cwt	235.00–245.00	2,551	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,298	264.98/cwt	260.00–266.00	3,439	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,655	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	4,253	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,318	230.47/cwt	229.00–232.00	3,038	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	132.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,527	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,336	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	158.13/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,079	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,563	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,095	1

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 May 20, 2026

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

Receipts 52Last week 79Year ago 0

Today at Walnut, slaughter steers and heifers traded higher 6.00-8.00 on light offering. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested with a higher undertone noted.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	229.00–232.00	230.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	150.00–165.00	158.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	130.00–135.00	132.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,298	260.00–266.00	264.98
1	—	1,655	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	235.00–245.00	239.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,487	261.00–271.00	267.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	125.00	125.00

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.