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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Aug 5

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

260 head

▲ 160 vs last sale 100▲ 50 vs year ago 210 · +23.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 4.25 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.75 higher. No test to last week for slaughter dairy steers. 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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,330	96.00	1,277	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	2,055	71.00	1,459	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,361	105.65	1,438	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,543	64.02	988	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	43.50	489	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,505	110.00	1,656	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,591	113.15	1,800	11
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,297	124.81	1,619	77
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,167	109.01	1,272	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,393	126.23	1,758	130
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,165	105.00	1,223	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,178	71.48	842	2thin

Every lot

17 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	—	Select and Choice	1,165	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,223	2
Steers	—	Select	1,178	71.48/cwt	71.00–72.00	842	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,345	121.03/cwt	116.50–121.50	1,628	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,394	126.85/cwt	122.00–128.75	1,768	118
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,942	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,167	109.01/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,272	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,284	113.72/cwt	107.00–121.00	1,460	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,299	126.46/cwt	122.00–128.75	1,643	67
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,055	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,459	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	43.50/cwt	40.00–45.00	489	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,313	103.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,359	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	57.62/cwt	55.00–60.00	860	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,505	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,686	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	70.41/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,122	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,330	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,277	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,656	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,591	113.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,800	11

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 Aug 5, 2021

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

Receipts 260Last week 100Year ago 210

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	71.00–72.00	71.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,345	116.50–121.50	121.03
118	—	1,394	122.00–128.75	126.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,591	110.00–115.00	113.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,167	100.00–120.00	109.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,284	107.00–121.00	113.72
67	—	1,299	122.00–128.75	126.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,313	100.00–105.00	103.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	55.00–60.00	57.62
2	—	1,593	70.00–71.00	70.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	40.00–45.00	43.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	71.00	71.00

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.