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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-14

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jul 14

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

165 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 200▼ 40 vs year ago 205 · −19.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. 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	—	Average	1,504	96.13	1,446	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	86.78	1,305	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	69.45	889	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	54.81	651	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,288	144.10	1,856	49
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,083	112.37	1,217	3thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,373	146.75	2,015	73
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,224	130.43	1,596	6thin

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	1,224	130.43/cwt	110.00–139.00	1,596	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,325	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,835	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,374	146.86/cwt	142.00–148.75	2,018	72
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,083	112.37/cwt	100.00–131.00	1,217	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,272	144.63/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,840	45
Heifers	—	Choice	1,468	138.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,028	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,018	71.89/cwt	70.00–75.00	732	3
Bulls	—	—	1,796	110.67/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,988	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	820	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	508	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	456	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	71.42/cwt	65.00–75.00	855	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,304	54.94/cwt	50.00–59.00	716	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	668	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,416	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,043	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,230	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	88.04/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,330	6

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 Jul 14, 2022

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

Receipts 165Last week 200Year ago 205

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,796	107.00–113.00	110.67
3	—	1,018	70.00–75.00	71.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,197	65.00–75.00	71.42
1	—	1,500	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,310	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,511	84.00–90.00	88.04
1	—	1,475	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,490	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,304	50.00–59.00	54.94
1	—	970	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	100.00–131.00	112.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,272	141.00–148.00	144.63
4	—	1,468	135.00–140.00	138.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	138.50	138.50
72	—	1,374	142.00–148.75	146.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,224	110.00–139.00	130.43

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.