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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Dec 9

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

214 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 200▲ 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breaker and Boners selling 4.00 to 6.00 higher and Leans 6.00 lower. No test for slaughter bulls to last weeks slim supply. 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	1,612	64.29	1,037	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,197	83.03	994	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	60.39	954	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	57.02	659	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,137	30.51	347	10
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,311	135.64	1,778	41
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,078	122.24	1,318	22
Heifers	Select	Average	945	71.30	674	4thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,571	129.72	2,038	86
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,162	117.88	1,370	17

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,162	117.88/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,370	17
Steers	—	Choice	1,386	128.04/cwt	114.00–132.00	1,775	12
Steers	—	Choice	1,491	138.11/cwt	135.50–140.00	2,059	46
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,783	116.66/cwt	101.00–130.00	2,080	28
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	935	61.06/cwt	60.00–63.00	571	3
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	975	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	995	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,078	122.24/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,318	22
Heifers	—	Choice	1,115	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,327	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,326	136.95/cwt	133.50–139.00	1,816	38
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,461	49.18/cwt	38.00–55.00	719	6
Bulls	—	—	1,713	74.37/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,274	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	22.71/cwt	20.00–25.00	234	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,155	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	809	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	57.02/cwt	51.00–62.00	659	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	41.85/cwt	40.00–46.00	496	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,218	89.54/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,091	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,320	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	66	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	60.39/cwt	56.00–62.00	954	9

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 Dec 9, 2021

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

Receipts 214Last week 200Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	119.00	119.00
38	—	1,326	133.50–139.00	136.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,078	117.00–130.00	122.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	60.00–63.00	61.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,218	83.00–96.00	89.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	5.00	5.00
4	—	1,031	20.00–25.00	22.71
5	—	1,185	40.00–46.00	41.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,580	56.00–62.00	60.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,156	51.00–62.00	57.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,386	114.00–132.00	128.04
46	—	1,491	135.50–140.00	138.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,162	113.00–124.00	117.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,783	101.00–130.00	116.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,461	38.00–55.00	49.18
9	—	1,713	70.00–83.00	74.37

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.