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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-20

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Feb 20

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

186 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 154▲ 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 4.50 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher with Breakers selling 16.25 higher, Boners 8.50 higher, and Leans 4.25 higher. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested to two weeks ago. Trade was active with 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	1,790	70.44	1,261	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	67.63	1,058	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,358	66.59	904	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	52.21	634	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	34.94	342	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	91.66	1,339	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,275	82.50	1,052	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,263	119.32	1,508	47
Heifers	Select	Average	1,100	61.00	671	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,451	120.94	1,755	65
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,140	107.43	1,225	2thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,140	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,225	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,443	122.50/cwt	118.50–124.75	1,768	55
Steers	—	Choice	1,448	113.30/cwt	101.00–117.50	1,641	8
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,678	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,821	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	1,010	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,040	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,083	109.21/cwt	107.50–116.00	1,183	6
Heifers	—	Select	1,100	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	671	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,312	122.20/cwt	118.00–124.25	1,603	38
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	578	1
Bulls	—	—	1,917	80.25/cwt	77.00–82.50	1,538	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	187	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	35.92/cwt	31.00–41.00	340	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	53.67/cwt	51.00–58.50	638	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	40.49/cwt	40.00–41.00	485	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	546	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,288	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	786	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,428	72.17/cwt	72.00–72.50	1,031	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	922	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	68.82/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,051	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	56.79/cwt	55.00–60.00	916	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,768	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,326	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,275	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,052	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,438	90.69/cwt	83.00–93.75	1,304	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,562	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,500	2

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 Feb 20, 2020

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	64.00	64.00
8	—	1,189	51.00–58.50	53.67
2	—	1,198	40.00–41.00	40.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	75.00	75.00
15	—	1,527	65.00–71.00	68.82
3	—	1,613	55.00–60.00	56.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	21.00	21.00
5	—	946	31.00–41.00	35.92
1	—	1,240	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,428	72.00–72.50	72.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,443	118.50–124.75	122.50
8	—	1,448	101.00–117.50	113.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	105.00–110.00	107.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,917	77.00–82.50	80.25
1	—	1,410	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,312	118.00–124.25	122.20
6	—	1,083	107.50–116.00	109.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,438	83.00–93.75	90.69
2	—	1,562	96.00	96.00

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.