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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Wed, Sep 23

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

150 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 176▲ 7 vs year ago 143 · +4.9%

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 7.00 on a nice run. No price comparison for slaughter cows or bulls on a light test. Demand was moderate on mostly 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	1,595	178.10	2,841	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,580	175.00	2,765	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	147.93	2,359	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,265	127.00	1,607	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,518	124.50	1,889	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,333	216.03	2,880	44
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,138	201.93	2,298	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	216.39	3,285	84
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	205.00	2,501	1thin

Every lot

11 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	1,220	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,501	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,413	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,960	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,522	216.64/cwt	212.00–220.00	3,297	81
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,138	201.93/cwt	199.00–205.00	2,298	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,333	216.03/cwt	210.00–218.50	2,880	44
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	178.10/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,841	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,607	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,773	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,765	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	147.93/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,359	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,997	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 Sep 23, 2026

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

Receipts 150Last week 176Year ago 143

Today at Walnut, slaughter steers and heifers traded lower 7.00 on a nice run. No price comparison for slaughter cows or bulls on a light test. Demand was moderate on mostly active trade.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	171.00–186.00	178.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,385	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,595	145.00–155.00	147.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,333	210.00–218.50	216.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	199.00–205.00	201.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,522	212.00–220.00	216.64
3	—	1,413	209.50	209.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	205.00	205.00

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.