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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Apr 21

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

175 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 160▲ 45 vs year ago 130 · +34.6%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Oct 20, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bull were 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	1,250	100.00	1,250	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	78.12	1,250	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	70.38	896	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	140.71	1,829	40
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,228	135.50	1,664	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,542	145.50	2,244	78
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,324	132.85	1,759	7thin

Every lot

14 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	1,324	132.85/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,759	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,440	137.68/cwt	137.50–138.00	1,983	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,536	146.11/cwt	140.00–149.50	2,244	70
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,689	141.69/cwt	139.50–143.00	2,393	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,225	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,556	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,228	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,664	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,284	142.73/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,833	35
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,129	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,250	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,100	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	847	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	67.07/cwt	66.00–68.00	912	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	66.37/cwt	62.00–72.00	976	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,469	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,738	84.92/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,476	3

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Thu Apr 21, 2022

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

Receipts 175Last week 160Year ago 130

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bull were 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	—	1,250	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	66.00–68.00	67.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	84.00–87.00	84.92
1	—	1,580	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,470	62.00–72.00	66.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	135.00–136.00	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,284	137.00–146.00	142.73
3	—	1,225	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,689	139.50–143.00	141.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,536	140.00–149.50	146.11
3	—	1,440	137.50–138.00	137.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,324	125.00–139.00	132.85

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.