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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Aug 19

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Receipts

95 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 140▼ 49 vs year ago 144 · −34.0%

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 lower 12.00. No price comparison on slaughter cows and bulls on light offering. Demand was good on active trade.

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	1,408	192.00	2,703	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	176.00	2,385	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	165.00	2,021	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	142.50	1,753	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,282	218.46	2,801	36
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,165	210.00	2,447	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,427	221.40	3,158	49
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	212.00	2,491	1thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,175	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,491	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,345	210.27/cwt	209.00–212.00	2,828	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,423	222.11/cwt	216.50–226.00	3,161	46
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,755	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,703	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,130	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,373	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,156	211.30/cwt	211.00–212.00	2,443	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,200	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,520	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,298	219.35/cwt	216.00–223.25	2,847	32
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	192.00/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,703	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,021	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,753	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,385	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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Receipts 95Last week 140Year ago 144

Today at Walnut, slaughter steers and heifers traded lower 12.00. No price comparison on slaughter cows and bulls on light offering. Demand was good on active trade.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	209.00–212.00	210.27
46	—	1,423	216.50–226.00	222.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,130	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,156	211.00–212.00	211.30
32	—	1,298	216.00–223.25	219.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	190.00–195.00	192.00

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.