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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-26

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Sep 26

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

310 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 220▲ 310 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 .50 higher. No dairy steers last week for a price comparison. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers selling 14.00 higher, Boners 4.00 higher, and Leans .25 lower compared to last weeks light run. Slaughter bulls sold .25 lower on a low quality set of slaughter bulls. 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,352	63.96	865	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	57.44	855	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	45.59	567	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	28.62	295	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,347	87.60	1,180	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,540	76.26	1,174	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,128	70.67	797	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,242	104.29	1,296	87
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,090	91.00	992	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,393	106.41	1,482	132
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,281	97.99	1,255	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,121	82.16	921	7thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,076	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	968	4
Steers	—	Select	1,181	71.71/cwt	67.00–74.00	847	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,272	100.66/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,280	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,281	97.99/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,255	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,396	106.54/cwt	102.00–108.25	1,487	129
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	905	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	706	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,090	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	992	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,184	98.82/cwt	98.00–100.50	1,170	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,251	105.03/cwt	102.00–107.25	1,314	80
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,243	47.26/cwt	45.00–51.00	587	2
Bulls	—	—	1,388	69.52/cwt	65.00–71.00	965	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	205	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	103	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	32.99/cwt	30.00–35.00	344	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	47.68/cwt	45.00–52.00	556	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	34.83/cwt	33.00–36.00	447	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	59.81/cwt	57.50–62.00	855	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	50.01/cwt	45.00–52.00	740	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	62.74/cwt	60.00–66.00	937	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	870	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	713	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,160	103.25/cwt	103.25–103.25	1,198	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,235	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	716	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,280	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	922	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,363	86.30/cwt	83.00–87.50	1,176	12
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,540	76.26/cwt	74.50–77.25	1,174	3

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 26, 2019

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

Receipts 310Last week 220Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,479	45.00–52.00	50.01
7	—	1,494	60.00–66.00	62.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,167	45.00–52.00	47.68
4	—	1,284	33.00–36.00	34.83
2	—	1,430	57.50–62.00	59.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,042	30.00–35.00	32.99
1	—	1,025	10.00	10.00
1	—	975	21.00	21.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,251	102.00–107.25	105.03
6	—	1,184	98.00–100.50	98.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,181	67.00–74.00	71.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	1,396	102.00–108.25	106.54
3	—	1,272	100.00–101.00	100.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,281	93.00–101.00	97.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,235	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,363	83.00–87.50	86.30
1	—	1,160	103.25	103.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	74.50–77.25	76.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	65.00–71.00	69.52
2	—	1,243	45.00–51.00	47.26

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.