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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-29

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jul 29

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

100 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 205▼ 100 vs year ago 200 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 3.25 to 4.25 lower. 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	—	Low	1,547	75.80	1,172	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	69.25	981	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	965	52.00	502	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,175	37.60	442	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,199	122.99	1,474	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	113.49	1,248	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	912	74.23	677	4thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,290	121.82	1,571	27

Every lot

14 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,178	116.70/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,375	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,304	122.46/cwt	119.50–124.25	1,597	24
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	912	74.23/cwt	60.00–93.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,100	113.49/cwt	101.00–116.50	1,248	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,165	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,369	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,200	123.21/cwt	122.50–124.00	1,479	25
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,153	60.49/cwt	60.00–61.00	697	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	91.11/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,768	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	965	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	502	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	210	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,217	43.47/cwt	40.00–45.00	529	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	802	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,347	70.09/cwt	68.00–72.00	944	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,298	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 Jul 29, 2021

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

Receipts 100Last week 205Year ago 200

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 3.25 to 4.25 lower. 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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	60.00–61.00	60.49
2	—	1,940	90.00–92.00	91.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,347	68.00–72.00	70.09
1	—	1,315	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	20.00	20.00
3	—	1,217	40.00–45.00	43.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	115.00–117.50	116.70
24	—	1,304	119.50–124.25	122.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	117.50	117.50
25	—	1,200	122.50–124.00	123.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,100	101.00–116.50	113.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	912	60.00–93.00	74.23

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.