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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-10

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Sep 10

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

160 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 200▼ 80 vs year ago 240 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold .25 to 1.00 higher. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,685	85.00	1,432	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,353	72.50	981	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	53.46	848	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	51.96	658	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,131	30.46	344	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,270	103.26	1,311	81
Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	104.97	1,564	46

Every lot

11 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,490	104.97/cwt	102.00–105.75	1,564	46
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,268	103.60/cwt	99.00–105.75	1,314	78
Heifers	—	Choice	1,317	94.35/cwt	92.00–95.50	1,243	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,432	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	407	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	40.44/cwt	40.00–41.00	453	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	27.58/cwt	20.00–31.00	323	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,270	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	762	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	54.52/cwt	51.00–57.50	708	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,435	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,220	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	53.46/cwt	50.00–55.00	848	7

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 Sep 10, 2020

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

Receipts 160Last week 200Year ago 240

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold .25 to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,435	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	40.00–41.00	40.44
9	—	1,298	51.00–57.50	54.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,586	50.00–55.00	53.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	42.00	42.00
4	—	1,171	20.00–31.00	27.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	92.00–95.50	94.35
78	—	1,268	99.00–105.75	103.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,490	102.00–105.75	104.97

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.