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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jan 5

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Dec 15Jan 5Jan 12 →

Receipts

175 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers sold 8.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 11.00 higher, with Leans making the largest advance. Trade was active with very 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	1,770	60.00	1,062	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	78.30	1,248	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,431	59.46	851	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	42.07	498	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,571	135.94	2,136	15
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,427	107.37	1,532	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,334	73.00	974	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,444	156.49	2,260	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	142.00	1,661	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	993	90.80	902	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,493	156.93	2,343	76
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,327	138.92	1,843	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,233	109.23	1,347	9thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,233	109.23/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,347	9
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,327	138.92/cwt	127.00–146.00	1,843	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,440	147.79/cwt	138.00–152.00	2,128	18
Steers	—	Choice	1,447	165.73/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,398	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,505	158.85/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,391	47
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,743	158.32/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,760	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	993	90.80/cwt	65.00–102.50	902	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,170	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,661	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,395	145.39/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,028	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,451	158.07/cwt	152.00–163.50	2,294	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,770	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,062	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	52.54/cwt	47.00–55.00	599	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	48.47/cwt	44.00–52.00	573	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,237	29.86/cwt	22.00–40.00	369	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	66.33/cwt	62.00–70.00	916	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,581	77.02/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,218	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,645	75.53/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,242	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,441	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,750	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	263	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,334	73.00/cwt	70.00–80.00	974	4
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,427	107.37/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,532	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,571	135.94/cwt	126.00–137.50	2,136	15

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 Jan 5, 2023

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

Receipts 175Last week 200Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	157.00–161.00	158.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,447	165.00–167.00	165.73
18	—	1,440	138.00–152.00	147.79
47	—	1,505	153.00–164.00	158.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,327	127.00–146.00	138.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,233	100.00–112.50	109.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	141.00–150.00	145.39
14	—	1,451	152.00–163.50	158.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	65.00–102.50	90.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,237	22.00–40.00	29.86
7	—	1,140	47.00–55.00	52.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	86.00	86.00
6	—	1,581	73.00–83.00	77.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	15.00	15.00
2	—	1,183	44.00–52.00	48.47
2	—	1,645	75.00–76.00	75.53
5	—	1,381	62.00–70.00	66.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,571	126.00–137.50	135.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,427	105.00–120.00	107.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,334	70.00–80.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	60.00	60.00

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.