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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Sep 29

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

180 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 250▲ 180 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 sold 3.00 higher. No price comparison for slaughter cows and bulls light run last week. 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	1,788	94.07	1,682	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,410	130.00	1,833	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	85.73	1,295	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	71.92	899	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	44.09	476	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,304	151.72	1,978	52
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,140	124.34	1,417	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	153.31	2,215	61
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,279	127.78	1,634	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,100	117.86	1,296	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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,055	108.72/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,147	3
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,145	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,454	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,273	142.53/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,814	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,279	127.78/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,634	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,457	154.07/cwt	148.00–155.75	2,245	57
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,140	124.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,417	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,250	140.61/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,758	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,307	152.40/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,992	49
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,688	86.93/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,467	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	101.20/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,911	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	37.00/cwt	31.00–53.00	382	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,021	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	65.34/cwt	63.00–67.50	799	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	73.66/cwt	71.00–79.00	904	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	64.42/cwt	62.00–66.00	842	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,833	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	85.73/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,295	4

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 Sep 29, 2022

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

Receipts 180Last week 250Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 higher. No price comparison for slaughter cows and bulls light run last week. 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	—	1,888	98.00–105.00	101.20
2	—	1,688	80.00–93.00	86.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,227	71.00–79.00	73.66
1	—	1,215	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,307	62.00–66.00	64.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,511	80.00–88.00	85.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	63.00–67.50	65.34
6	—	1,033	31.00–53.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,055	105.00–111.00	108.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,279	124.00–131.00	127.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,457	148.00–155.75	154.07
4	—	1,273	140.00–146.00	142.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,307	149.00–155.00	152.40
3	—	1,250	132.00–146.00	140.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,140	120.00–130.00	124.34

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.