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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Sep 2

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Receipts

80 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 91▼ 45 vs year ago 125 · −36.0%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Oct 20, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Walnut, high tempatures drove a light offering. Slaughter steers and heifers traded lower 6.00 on moderate demand. Slaughter cows lightly tested with a lower undertone.

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	1,544	162.67	2,512	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,664	153.81	2,559	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,285	117.33	1,508	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	99.00	997	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,217	215.73	2,625	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,029	198.19	2,039	7thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,444	217.18	3,136	38
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,115	207.00	2,308	1thin

Every lot

13 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	—	Select and Choice	1,115	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,308	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,320	209.51/cwt	209.00–210.00	2,766	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,451	217.61/cwt	210.00–220.50	3,158	36
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	920	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,803	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,047	198.56/cwt	194.00–206.00	2,079	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,205	216.14/cwt	212.00–219.50	2,604	14
Heifers	—	Choice	1,385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,909	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,403	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,425	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,724	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,544	162.67/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,512	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,664	153.81/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,559	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	970	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Wed Sep 2, 2026

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

Receipts 80Last week 91Year ago 125

Today at Walnut, high tempatures drove a light offering. Slaughter steers and heifers traded lower 6.00 on moderate demand. Slaughter cows lightly tested with a lower undertone.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	209.00–210.00	209.51
36	—	1,451	210.00–220.50	217.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,047	194.00–206.00	198.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	210.00	210.00
14	—	1,205	212.00–219.50	216.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,025	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	121.00	121.00
2	—	1,215	115.00–116.00	115.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,544	160.00–166.00	162.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,664	152.00–155.00	153.81

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.