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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-28

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Oct 28

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

200 head

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers, slaughter cows, and slaughter bulls were all 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,836	64.91	1,192	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,068	71.00	758	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,698	55.82	948	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	49.61	643	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,302	81.00	1,055	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,263	128.03	1,617	30
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,067	100.67	1,074	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,458	127.78	1,863	113
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,194	114.69	1,369	14

Every lot

18 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,050	110.20/cwt	106.00–117.50	1,157	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,233	115.92/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,429	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,400	116.63/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,633	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,453	129.37/cwt	126.50–132.00	1,880	98
Steers	—	Choice	1,592	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,149	2
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,735	108.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,879	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,066	100.62/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,073	6
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,075	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,086	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,259	129.91/cwt	125.00–130.75	1,636	25
Heifers	—	Choice	1,285	118.62/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,524	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,678	60.30/cwt	45.00–71.00	1,012	5
Bulls	—	—	2,230	76.44/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,705	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,068	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	758	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	391	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,175	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	740	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	50.16/cwt	47.00–55.00	684	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,698	55.82/cwt	51.00–61.00	948	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,302	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,055	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.

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Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Thu Oct 28, 2021

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

Receipts 200Last week 200Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers, slaughter cows, and slaughter bulls were all lightly tested,

. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,230	75.00–78.00	76.44
5	—	1,678	45.00–71.00	60.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,363	47.00–55.00	50.16
1	—	1,150	34.00	34.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,698	51.00–61.00	55.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	106.00–117.50	110.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,233	108.00–122.00	115.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,453	126.50–132.00	129.37
2	—	1,592	135.00	135.00
10	—	1,400	105.00–125.00	116.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,735	105.00–110.00	108.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,302	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,259	125.00–130.75	129.91
5	—	1,285	110.00–123.00	118.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,066	91.00–105.00	100.62

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.