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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Apr 7

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

160 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 120▲ 57 vs year ago 103 · +55.3%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Oct 20, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparisons to the last two weeks. 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	1,054	89.25	941	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,489	76.41	1,138	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	69.40	1,094	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,339	59.53	797	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	48.42	565	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,330	135.24	1,799	47
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,158	114.48	1,326	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	918	101.00	927	3thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,555	142.56	2,217	44
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,188	116.96	1,389	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,045	85.03	889	4thin

Every lot

20 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	1,045	85.03/cwt	83.00–90.00	889	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,188	116.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,389	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,235	127.52/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,575	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,570	143.28/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,249	42
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	918	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	927	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,158	114.48/cwt	105.00–124.00	1,326	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,308	141.33/cwt	136.00–143.50	1,849	32
Heifers	—	Choice	1,355	121.99/cwt	109.00–130.00	1,653	14
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,123	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,030	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	773	1
Bulls	—	—	1,062	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	998	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	50.37/cwt	45.00–55.00	551	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	674	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,088	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	59.96/cwt	55.00–65.00	795	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	45.60/cwt	40.00–52.00	645	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,455	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	437	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,489	76.41/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,138	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	70.72/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,109	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	61.50/cwt	61.00–62.00	999	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 Apr 7, 2022

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

Receipts 160Last week 120Year ago 103

No price comparisons to the last two weeks. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,355	109.00–130.00	121.99
32	—	1,308	136.00–143.50	141.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	105.00–124.00	114.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,568	67.00–77.00	70.72
2	—	1,625	61.00–62.00	61.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	40.00–52.00	45.60
1	—	1,295	84.00	84.00
8	—	1,326	55.00–65.00	59.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	45.00–55.00	50.37
1	—	1,455	30.00	30.00
1	—	1,105	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,489	71.00–82.00	76.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,062	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	126.00–129.00	127.52
42	—	1,570	139.00–146.00	143.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	115.00–121.00	116.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,045	83.00–90.00	85.03

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.