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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Aug 12

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Receipts

140 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 114▼ 19 vs year ago 159 · −11.9%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Oct 20, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Walnut as compared to one week ago, slaughter steers and heifers traded lower 6.00. Slaughter cows on a light test, lower 8.00. No price comparison on slaughter bulls. Trade continues to be active with demand moderate to 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	—	Low	1,595	186.00	2,967	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	172.87	2,756	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	140.00	1,715	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,300	231.77	3,013	44
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,286	218.69	2,812	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,031	213.09	2,197	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,438	233.03	3,351	69
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,358	218.75	2,971	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,410	199.23	2,809	2thin

Every lot

12 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,358	218.75/cwt	214.00–221.00	2,971	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,391	226.18/cwt	223.00–227.50	3,146	4
Steers	—	Select	1,410	199.23/cwt	195.00–203.00	2,809	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,436	233.54/cwt	230.00–236.50	3,354	64
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,745	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	3,970	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectLight Weight	1,031	213.09/cwt	210.00–217.00	2,197	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,286	218.69/cwt	215.00–222.00	2,812	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,296	232.54/cwt	230.00–234.50	3,014	37
Heifers	—	Choice	1,322	227.72/cwt	225.00–229.00	3,010	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,967	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,715	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	172.87/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,756	5

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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Receipts 140Last week 114Year ago 159

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,358	214.00–221.00	218.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	195.00–203.00	199.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	223.00–227.50	226.18
64	—	1,436	230.00–236.50	233.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	210.00–217.00	213.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	215.00–222.00	218.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,322	225.00–229.00	227.72
37	—	1,296	230.00–234.50	232.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,594	166.00–176.00	172.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	186.00	186.00

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.