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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Sep 2

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 16 →

Receipts

240 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 160▲ 40 vs year ago 200 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers traded steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.25 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with moderate to 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	—	Low	1,777	72.00	1,279	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,333	61.81	824	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,573	61.39	966	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	42.49	477	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,226	126.60	1,552	68
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,098	113.13	1,242	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,414	130.30	1,843	128
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,258	115.27	1,450	10

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,258	115.27/cwt	106.00–125.00	1,450	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,347	125.11/cwt	121.00–126.50	1,685	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,422	130.89/cwt	128.00–133.25	1,861	115
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,098	113.13/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,242	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,196	121.72/cwt	104.00–123.50	1,456	14
Heifers	—	Choice	1,232	127.79/cwt	125.00–131.50	1,574	53
Heifers	—	Choice	1,305	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,723	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,638	64.18/cwt	51.00–75.00	1,051	4
Bulls	—	—	1,962	82.43/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,617	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	42.49/cwt	40.00–45.00	477	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	61.00/cwt	55.00–65.00	806	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	955	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	64.80/cwt	61.00–70.00	940	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,880	52.87/cwt	51.00–55.00	994	2

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Thu Sep 2, 2021

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

Receipts 240Last week 160Year ago 200

Compared to last week, slaughter steers traded steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.25 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	111.00–117.00	113.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,196	104.00–123.50	121.72
1	—	1,305	132.00	132.00
53	—	1,232	125.00–131.50	127.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	40.00–45.00	42.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	51.00–55.00	52.87
5	—	1,450	61.00–70.00	64.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	67.50	67.50
7	—	1,321	55.00–65.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,422	128.00–133.25	130.89
13	—	1,347	121.00–126.50	125.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,258	106.00–125.00	115.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,638	51.00–75.00	64.18
3	—	1,962	81.00–85.00	82.43

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.