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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Tue, Oct 20

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2044

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Feeder Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 105▼ 36 vs year ago 88 · −40.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 0▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Walnut, a light offering of feeder cattle was met with good demand on active trade. As harvest and good harvest conditions continues, as do light offerings. No price comparison for today's special as it was the first reported special of the fall season.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.50/cwt on 2 head, down $58.66 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −58.66 against this barn's trailing median of $416.16.

Average price

$357.50

▼ 58.66 vs prior sale

2 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−81.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	598	357.50	2,138	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

357.50

—

IL average1 barns · 2 hd

357.50

+0.00

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−81.77

This barn, trailing median1 sales

416.16

−58.66

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,264	$1,947	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,349	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$2,038	2thin

Every lot, as filed

29 lots · USDA AMS · Walnut Auction Sales Feeder Cattle Special - 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	239.02/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,128	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,156	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,063	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,138	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	351.22/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,237	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	739	291.49/cwt	280.00–315.00	2,154	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	417	276.22/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,152	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,966	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,896	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,391	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	355.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,034	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,050	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,859	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	1,055	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,905	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 2-3	1,070	1,335.92/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,336	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 2-3	1,095	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,260	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 2	1,285	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 2	1,310	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,348	2,207.98/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,208	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 2	1,215	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,422	1
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,598	140.02/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,238	2

How this sale compares

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 Feeder Cattle Special - Walnut, IL

Tue Oct 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 105Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	510	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	695	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	885	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	573	350.00–360.00	355.02
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	230.00–300.00	276.22
4	500–550	525	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	225.00–260.00	239.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	497	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	598	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	739	280.00–315.00	291.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	490	440.00	440.00
4	600–650	637	350.00–355.00	351.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,905	3,375.00	3,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,335.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,348	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,207.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,598	139.00–141.00	140.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	117.00	117.00

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.