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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Jun 17

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

49 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 68▲ 49 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 mixed. Slaughter steers higher 2.00, slaughter heifers trading lower 3.00 on a light test. Slaughter cows finished the day trading higher 2.00. No price comparison on slaughter bulls that were lightly tested. Heavy storm forecast drove a light offering, trade and demand remained 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,580	231.00	3,650	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,645	224.22	3,688	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,696	191.34	3,245	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,081	173.02	1,870	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,363	127.50	1,738	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,688	232.56	3,926	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,370	254.90	3,492	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,427	259.53	3,705	15

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	1,065	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,737	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,518	260.16/cwt	257.50–266.00	3,949	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,370	254.90/cwt	254.50–255.00	3,492	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	224.22/cwt	214.00–245.00	3,688	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	899	169.96/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,528	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	176.70/cwt	166.00–183.00	2,295	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,363	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,738	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,696	191.34/cwt	189.00–195.00	3,245	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,688	232.56/cwt	231.00–234.00	3,926	2
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,580	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	3,650	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 Jun 17, 2026

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

Receipts 49Last week 68Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	214.00–245.00	224.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,299	166.00–183.00	176.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,696	189.00–195.00	191.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	899	165.00–171.00	169.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,370	254.50–255.00	254.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,518	257.50–266.00	260.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	231.00–234.00	232.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	231.00	231.00

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.