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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Dec 1

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 8 →

Receipts

225 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 215▲ 25 vs year ago 200 · +12.5%

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 3.00 lower. No real price comparison to last weeks small run of slaughter cows and bulls, but a much lower price trend noted. Trade was active with moderate to soft 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	1,552	68.03	1,056	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,592	74.06	1,179	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,623	58.93	956	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	45.93	597	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	35.59	378	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,284	147.43	1,893	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,062	100.95	1,072	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	151.36	2,267	76
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,425	135.12	1,925	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,085	101.00	1,096	1thin

Every lot

23 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	1,085	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,096	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,416	141.22/cwt	130.00–146.00	2,000	9
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,425	135.12/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,925	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,501	153.15/cwt	148.00–159.50	2,299	65
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,762	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,449	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectLight Weight	890	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Select	1,083	102.57/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,111	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,259	139.47/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,756	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,302	153.12/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,994	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	57.07/cwt	35.00–72.00	806	6
Bulls	—	—	1,761	84.47/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,488	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	565	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	226	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	965	61.01/cwt	60.00–62.00	589	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,048	52.36/cwt	50.00–55.00	549	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	24.42/cwt	21.00–28.00	261	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	34.53/cwt	30.00–41.00	389	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	36.78/cwt	30.00–41.00	476	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	47.10/cwt	42.00–53.00	616	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	58.98/cwt	58.00–60.00	854	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	56.49/cwt	51.00–62.00	894	15
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,592	74.06/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,179	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	811	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,704	65.57/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,117	7

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 Dec 1, 2022

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

Receipts 225Last week 215Year ago 200

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,761	80.00–89.00	84.47
6	—	1,413	35.00–72.00	57.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,307	42.00–53.00	47.10
3	—	1,448	58.00–60.00	58.98
8	—	1,293	30.00–41.00	36.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,704	64.00–69.00	65.57
1	—	1,655	49.00	49.00
15	—	1,583	51.00–62.00	56.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	21.00–28.00	24.42
10	—	1,128	30.00–41.00	34.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	50.00–55.00	52.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	60.00–62.00	61.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	71.00–80.00	74.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,501	148.00–159.50	153.15
9	—	1,416	130.00–146.00	141.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	129.00–140.00	135.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,762	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,302	148.00–158.00	153.12
5	—	1,259	131.00–145.00	139.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,083	100.00–104.00	102.57

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.