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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-16

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Sep 16

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

185 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 240▲ 185 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, the slaughter cattle market was much lower. Slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 6.00 to 7.25 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were again 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	1,635	71.21	1,164	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	55.51	881	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	43.90	567	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	30.40	340	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,334	109.41	1,459	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,247	120.21	1,499	47
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,088	107.29	1,167	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,422	122.84	1,746	76
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	108.08	1,308	7thin

Every lot

15 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	1,210	108.08/cwt	105.50–110.00	1,308	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,302	113.99/cwt	110.50–117.00	1,484	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,430	123.46/cwt	118.00–124.50	1,765	71
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,088	107.29/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,167	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,182	107.82/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,274	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,255	121.69/cwt	119.50–123.75	1,527	42
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	71.21/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,164	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	206	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	33.86/cwt	31.00–35.00	389	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	34.94/cwt	30.00–40.00	428	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	49.88/cwt	45.00–55.00	666	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	46.13/cwt	41.00–51.00	706	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,604	58.19/cwt	55.00–64.00	933	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,309	108.33/cwt	107.00–110.75	1,418	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,505	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,761	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 16, 2021

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

Receipts 185Last week 240Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,635	68.00–75.00	71.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	45.00–55.00	49.88
2	—	1,225	30.00–40.00	34.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,604	55.00–64.00	58.19
2	—	1,530	41.00–51.00	46.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	31.00–35.00	33.86
1	—	1,030	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,255	119.50–123.75	121.69
5	—	1,182	101.00–115.00	107.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	102.00–110.00	107.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,210	105.50–110.00	108.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,430	118.00–124.50	123.46
5	—	1,302	110.50–117.00	113.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,309	107.00–110.75	108.33
1	—	1,505	117.00	117.00

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.