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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-23

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Sep 23

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Sep 16Sep 23Oct 7 →

Receipts

205 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 185▼ 11 vs year ago 216 · −5.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded steady to .50 higher. Slaughter cows were again lightly tested. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher to last weeks light test. 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	1,707	78.34	1,337	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,295	65.00	842	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,553	59.01	916	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	52.57	671	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	33.73	345	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,201	121.23	1,456	57
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,101	95.79	1,055	8thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,422	123.40	1,755	81
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	107.30	1,357	10

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,265	107.30/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,357	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,359	116.77/cwt	115.00–118.50	1,587	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,427	123.93/cwt	120.00–125.75	1,768	75
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,069	104.22/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,114	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,155	81.74/cwt	79.00–87.50	944	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,164	115.75/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,347	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,205	121.88/cwt	118.50–124.00	1,469	51
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	60.73/cwt	55.00–65.00	920	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	81.86/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,428	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	890	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	454	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	23.78/cwt	20.00–30.00	224	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	41.19/cwt	35.00–45.00	446	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	41.89/cwt	35.00–50.00	486	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,295	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	842	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	55.62/cwt	51.00–61.00	729	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	58.42/cwt	55.00–65.00	957	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,253	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 23, 2021

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

Receipts 205Last week 185Year ago 216

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,069	102.00–106.00	104.22
3	—	1,155	79.00–87.50	81.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,164	113.00–117.00	115.75
51	—	1,205	118.50–124.00	121.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,790	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,638	55.00–65.00	58.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	20.00–30.00	23.78
4	—	1,084	35.00–45.00	41.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	35.00–50.00	41.89
7	—	1,310	51.00–61.00	55.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,265	101.00–115.00	107.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,359	115.00–118.50	116.77
75	—	1,427	120.00–125.75	123.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	55.00–65.00	60.73
10	—	1,745	80.00–85.00	81.86

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.