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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-04

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jun 4

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← May 21Jun 4Jun 11 →

Receipts

265 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 240▲ 90 vs year ago 175 · +51.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 4.75 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.50 to 4.25 lower in a light test. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower in a light test as well. 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	1,804	81.18	1,465	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,824	77.01	1,404	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	55.24	891	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	50.46	619	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	41.07	445	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,586	83.34	1,322	32
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,550	70.00	1,085	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	105.61	1,394	125
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	79.00	940	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,413	107.27	1,516	75
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,309	94.36	1,235	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,120	66.84	749	2thin

Every lot

19 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	1,120	66.84/cwt	60.00–74.00	749	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,309	94.36/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,235	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,331	99.98/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,331	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,424	108.26/cwt	105.00–110.25	1,542	66
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	980	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,190	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	940	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,265	101.09/cwt	94.00–102.50	1,279	32
Heifers	—	Choice	1,343	107.52/cwt	103.00–109.50	1,444	92
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,754	79.91/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,402	5
Bulls	—	—	2,055	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,798	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	41.07/cwt	37.00–45.00	445	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	458	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	51.31/cwt	45.00–55.00	616	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	811	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	55.24/cwt	52.50–58.00	891	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,763	80.51/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,419	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,945	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,362	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,550	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,085	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,586	83.34/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,322	32

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 Jun 4, 2020

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

Receipts 265Last week 240Year ago 175

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,754	75.00–82.00	79.91
1	—	2,055	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,343	103.00–109.50	107.52
32	—	1,265	94.00–102.50	101.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,309	87.00–97.00	94.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	60.00–74.00	66.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,424	105.00–110.25	108.26
9	—	1,331	95.00–103.00	99.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	45.00–55.00	51.31
1	—	1,410	57.50	57.50
1	—	1,145	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	80.00–81.00	80.51
1	—	1,945	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	37.00–45.00	41.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	52.50–58.00	55.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,586	80.00–85.50	83.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	70.00	70.00

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.