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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Mar 5

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

138 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 186▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cattle were sharply lower. Slaughter steers sold 7.25 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 11.25 lower. Slaughter dairy steers and slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold much lower with Breakers 14.75 lower, Boners 6.25 lower, and Leans 9.25 lower. Trade was active with soft 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	1,643	74.40	1,222	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	53.92	842	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	45.64	540	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	27.48	295	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	90.50	1,338	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,301	108.41	1,411	39
Steers	Choice	Average	1,446	113.13	1,636	61
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,195	104.50	1,249	1thin

Every lot

13 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,195	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,249	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,323	102.85/cwt	96.75–109.00	1,361	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,470	115.14/cwt	111.00–116.50	1,693	51
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,243	104.32/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,297	15
Heifers	—	Choice	1,338	110.96/cwt	108.00–113.50	1,485	24
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,643	74.40/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,222	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	152	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	27.22/cwt	22.00–32.50	295	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	447	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	47.65/cwt	45.00–54.00	563	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	38.59/cwt	35.00–42.00	459	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	53.92/cwt	47.50–58.50	842	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,478	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,338	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

Thu Mar 5, 2020

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

Receipts 138Last week 186Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,478	90.50	90.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	104.50	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,470	111.00–116.50	115.14
10	—	1,323	96.75–109.00	102.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	22.00–32.50	27.22
1	—	1,010	15.00	15.00
1	—	1,090	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,562	47.50–58.50	53.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	35.00–42.00	38.59
7	—	1,182	45.00–54.00	47.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,243	101.00–106.00	104.32
24	—	1,338	108.00–113.50	110.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	70.00–80.00	74.40

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.