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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Dec 15

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

200 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 175▲ 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 5.00 lower, while slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher on the Boners and Leans, while breakers sold 13.00 higher ( see special note). Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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	1,766	65.45	1,156	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,621	64.56	1,047	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,426	56.16	801	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,110	38.29	425	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,475	116.00	1,711	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,340	77.50	1,039	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,391	150.49	2,094	18
Heifers	Select	Average	988	89.67	886	3thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,524	149.12	2,272	95
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,282	126.48	1,622	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,203	112.95	1,358	10

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,191	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,441	5
Steers	—	Select	1,214	104.90/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,273	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,282	128.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,646	14
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,285	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,454	133.40/cwt	110.00–142.00	1,940	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,472	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,326	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,536	150.13/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,306	79
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	940	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	752	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,085	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,183	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,390	153.20/cwt	148.50–156.25	2,129	15
Heifers	—	Choice	1,398	136.94/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,914	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,738	58.34/cwt	54.00–65.00	1,014	4
Bulls	—	—	1,803	74.94/cwt	71.50–77.00	1,351	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	25.18/cwt	20.00–31.00	250	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	55.54/cwt	55.00–56.00	605	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	531	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,308	40.72/cwt	37.00–45.00	533	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,459	59.95/cwt	55.00–65.00	875	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	54.90/cwt	50.00–61.00	843	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,240	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,701	71.66/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,219	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,340	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,039	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,711	1

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 15, 2022

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

Receipts 200Last week 175Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	135.00–141.00	136.94
15	—	1,390	148.50–156.25	153.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	55.00–56.00	55.54
2	—	1,308	37.00–45.00	40.72
3	—	992	20.00–31.00	25.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,535	50.00–61.00	54.90
1	—	1,590	78.00	78.00
9	—	1,701	65.00–76.00	71.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	41.00	41.00
4	—	1,459	55.00–65.00	59.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,282	125.00–135.00	128.37
1	—	1,285	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,214	100.00–112.50	104.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,454	110.00–142.00	133.40
79	—	1,536	145.00–154.00	150.13
7	—	1,472	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,738	54.00–65.00	58.34
3	—	1,803	71.50–77.00	74.94

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.