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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Sep 24

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

216 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 160▼ 94 vs year ago 310 · −30.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were lightly tested. 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	1,858	77.87	1,447	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,175	86.50	1,016	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	59.93	918	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	52.33	632	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	39.12	414	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,495	91.00	1,360	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,267	104.37	1,323	77
Heifers	Select	Average	928	102.49	951	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,418	105.34	1,494	91
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,191	96.75	1,152	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	973	95.50	929	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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	965	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	984	1
Steers	—	Select	980	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	872	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,191	96.75/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,152	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,315	96.67/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,271	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,427	106.06/cwt	102.50–107.25	1,513	84
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	928	102.49/cwt	102.00–103.00	951	6
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	1,010	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,000	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,270	104.66/cwt	100.00–106.75	1,329	74
Heifers	—	Choice	1,295	96.34/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,248	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,858	77.87/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,447	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	28.12/cwt	25.00–33.00	256	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	54.49/cwt	54.00–55.00	582	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	42.22/cwt	40.00–45.00	480	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	39.57/cwt	35.00–45.00	453	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,175	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,016	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	54.39/cwt	50.00–60.00	660	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	853	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	59.93/cwt	55.50–65.00	918	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,495	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,360	1

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 24, 2020

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

Receipts 216Last week 160Year ago 310

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,138	40.00–45.00	42.22
10	—	1,213	50.00–60.00	54.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	25.00–33.00	28.12
5	—	1,144	35.00–45.00	39.57
2	—	1,068	54.00–55.00	54.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	86.50	86.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,532	55.50–65.00	59.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,191	89.00–100.00	96.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,427	102.50–107.25	106.06
7	—	1,315	96.00–99.00	96.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	928	102.00–103.00	102.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	94.00–98.00	96.34
74	—	1,270	100.00–106.75	104.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	75.00–80.00	77.87

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.