Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2020-09-03

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Sep 3
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
200 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 150▲ 200 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 3.75 to 4.50 lower. No price comparison to last week for slaughter dairy steers and slaughter dairy heifers. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bullocks—Average1,56585.001,3302thin
Bulls—Average1,66859.499924thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,64683.211,3707thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28844.785775thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40530.004221thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01025.332563thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,38788.481,2275thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,56795.001,4899thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,261102.361,29157
SteersChoiceLow1,393103.431,44088
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,33888.071,1789thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,33888.07/cwt75.00–97.501,1789
Steers—Choice1,385103.93/cwt100.00–106.751,43983
Steers—Choice1,46195.31/cwt93.00–99.001,3924
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,75594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,6501
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,20586.42/cwt75.00–95.001,0413
Heifers—Choice1,264103.25/cwt98.50–105.251,30554
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52052.65/cwt40.00–61.008003
Bulls——2,11080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,6881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73510.00/cwt10.00–10.00741
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09021.00/cwt21.00–21.002291
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20545.00/cwt45.00–45.005421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22539.23/cwt25.00–45.004813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38353.10/cwt51.00–55.007342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40530.00/cwt30.00–30.004221
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,59391.50/cwt91.00–92.001,4582
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,66779.90/cwt75.00–85.001,3325
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,56585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3302
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,38788.48/cwt86.00–90.001,2275
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,56795.00/cwt94.75–95.501,4899

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.