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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-20

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Oct 20

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

120 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 245▲ 120 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 were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were again lightly tested. Trade was active with moderate to 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	—	Low	1,796	94.99	1,706	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,450	135.00	1,958	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,795	82.35	1,478	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	63.47	808	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	44.02	454	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	145.89	1,918	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	149.52	2,189	73
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,245	134.50	1,675	2thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,142	82.50	942	3thin

Every lot

16 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	—	Standard	1,142	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	942	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,245	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,675	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,386	142.49/cwt	137.00–143.50	1,975	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,472	150.27/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,212	66
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,315	145.89/cwt	141.50–149.75	1,918	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,713	94.24/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,614	4
Bulls	—	—	1,835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,019	1
Bulls	—	—	2,090	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,735	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	740	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	244	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	39.54/cwt	35.00–45.00	436	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	752	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	610	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	61.71/cwt	57.00–66.00	765	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,958	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,226	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,795	82.35/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,478	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 20, 2022

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

Receipts 120Last week 245Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were again lightly tested. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	83.00	83.00
4	—	1,713	88.00–99.00	94.24
1	—	1,835	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,240	57.00–66.00	61.71
1	—	1,460	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,220	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	35.00–45.00	39.54
1	—	1,175	64.00	64.00
1	—	740	33.00	33.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,795	75.00–89.00	82.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,472	145.00–152.00	150.27
7	—	1,386	137.00–143.50	142.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,315	141.50–149.75	145.89

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.