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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-13

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Oct 13

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

245 head

▲ 172 vs last sale 73▲ 45 vs year ago 200 · +22.5%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Oct 20, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. No price comparison to last week for slaughter cows and bulls. 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	1,574	88.63	1,395	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,430	125.00	1,788	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	84.94	1,280	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	76.97	1,031	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	61.97	640	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	130.00	1,846	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	120.00	1,404	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,115	99.73	1,112	3thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,343	146.22	1,963	102
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,153	130.72	1,507	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,124	122.00	1,371	4thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,468	147.89	2,170	92
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,430	131.55	1,881	7thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,409	141.31/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,991	15
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,430	131.55/cwt	118.00–141.00	1,881	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,479	149.17/cwt	144.00–152.50	2,206	77
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,124	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,371	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,153	130.72/cwt	115.00–138.00	1,507	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,171	136.87/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,603	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,352	146.76/cwt	141.00–149.50	1,984	95
Heifers	—	Choice	1,500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,265	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,643	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	80.45/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,270	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	55.45/cwt	54.00–57.00	568	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	788	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	74.52/cwt	70.00–80.00	971	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,788	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	83.08/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,188	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	82.92/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,188	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,574	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,115	99.73/cwt	92.50–112.50	1,112	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,170	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,404	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,846	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.

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Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Thu Oct 13, 2022

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

Receipts 245Last week 73Year ago 200

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. No price comparison to last week for slaughter cows and bulls. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,578	80.00–81.00	80.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,303	70.00–80.00	74.52
2	—	1,430	82.00–84.00	83.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	91.00	91.00
3	—	1,433	77.00–86.00	82.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	54.00–57.00	55.45
1	—	1,050	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,409	135.00–143.00	141.31
77	—	1,479	144.00–152.50	149.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,430	118.00–141.00	131.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	151.00	151.00
6	—	1,171	135.00–139.00	136.87
95	—	1,352	141.00–149.50	146.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	115.00–138.00	130.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	92.50–112.50	99.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	130.00	130.00

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.