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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-19

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Sep 19

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

220 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 240▲ 220 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 4.50 to 4.75 higher. A light run of slaughter cows saw prices 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.25 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

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
Bullocks	—	High	1,465	92.00	1,348	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,529	65.38	999	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,695	61.00	1,034	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	48.89	775	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	38.35	460	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,208	34.84	421	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,250	103.42	1,293	49
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,111	95.41	1,060	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,412	105.42	1,488	123
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,196	95.03	1,137	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,077	71.33	768	6thin

Every lot

18 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	980	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	872	1
Steers	—	Select	1,096	67.79/cwt	57.00–77.00	743	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,196	95.03/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,137	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,318	96.83/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,276	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,407	106.02/cwt	101.00–107.75	1,492	114
Steers	—	Choice	1,560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,685	1
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,703	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,635	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,111	95.41/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,060	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,142	98.41/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,124	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,274	104.55/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,332	40
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	56.66/cwt	55.00–59.00	725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	69.74/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,153	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	43.13/cwt	42.00–45.00	514	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	34.84/cwt	28.00–41.00	421	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	293	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	48.89/cwt	43.00–51.00	775	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,695	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,034	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,465	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,348	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

Thu Sep 19, 2019

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,407	101.00–107.75	106.02
1	—	1,560	108.00	108.00
5	—	1,318	91.00–99.00	96.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,703	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,096	57.00–77.00	67.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,196	92.00–100.00	95.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	24.00	24.00
3	—	1,192	42.00–45.00	43.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,585	43.00–51.00	48.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	28.00–41.00	34.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	55.00–59.00	56.66
4	—	1,653	67.00–71.00	69.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,142	96.00–99.00	98.41
40	—	1,274	100.00–106.00	104.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	94.00–98.00	95.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	92.00	92.00

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.