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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-24

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Oct 24

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

310 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 204▲ 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 1.75 to 2.25 lower. Slaughter dairy steers, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were lightly tested. A much lower undertone noted for slaughter cows. Trade was active with moderate 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	1,731	57.75	1,000	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	52.39	790	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	43.86	574	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	23.14	249	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,542	87.00	1,342	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,291	105.84	1,367	72
Heifers	Select	Average	1,086	81.38	884	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,452	108.46	1,574	141
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,186	100.47	1,192	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,193	79.41	947	4thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,020	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	898	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,186	100.47/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,192	17
Steers	—	Select	1,250	76.54/cwt	75.00–80.00	957	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,357	101.79/cwt	94.00–104.50	1,381	12
Steers	—	Choice	1,444	109.74/cwt	105.00–111.50	1,585	119
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,655	101.29/cwt	100.00–104.25	1,676	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	995	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	886	2
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	1,010	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,015	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,131	77.57/cwt	62.00–88.00	877	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,276	100.53/cwt	92.00–103.25	1,283	14
Heifers	—	Choice	1,305	107.36/cwt	104.00–110.50	1,401	56
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	791	2
Bulls	—	—	1,965	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	806	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,600	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	1,456	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	85	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	26.75/cwt	22.00–31.00	308	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	424	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	43.86/cwt	40.00–47.50	574	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	52.39/cwt	50.00–61.00	790	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,542	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,342	5

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

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Receipts 310Last week 204Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,600	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,965	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	35.00	35.00
4	—	1,153	22.00–31.00	26.75
2	—	850	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,508	50.00–61.00	52.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,308	40.00–47.50	43.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,276	92.00–103.25	100.53
56	—	1,305	104.00–110.50	107.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	62.00–88.00	77.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	100.50	100.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,444	105.00–111.50	109.74
12	—	1,357	94.00–104.50	101.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	75.00–80.00	76.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,655	100.00–104.25	101.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,186	95.00–104.00	100.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,542	87.00	87.00

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.