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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-19

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jan 19

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Jan 12Jan 19Feb 9 →

Receipts

118 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 210▼ 147 vs year ago 265 · −55.5%

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 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 6.00 to 13.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand on a light run today.

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	1,489	66.24	986	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,358	113.00	1,534	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,347	60.98	821	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	907	58.33	529	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	54.20	642	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,415	131.00	1,854	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,611	143.14	2,306	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,311	158.10	2,072	45
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,106	139.69	1,545	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,449	154.46	2,238	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,298	142.28	1,847	3thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,235	144.53/cwt	132.00–153.00	1,785	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,298	142.28/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,847	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,450	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,364	5
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,768	148.02/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,617	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,106	139.69/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,545	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,114	143.92/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,603	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,340	160.97/cwt	155.00–165.50	2,157	40
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,313	58.98/cwt	55.00–62.00	774	3
Bulls	—	—	2,015	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,773	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	525	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	534	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,017	39.17/cwt	31.00–43.00	398	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	786	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,185	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	948	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,234	52.43/cwt	35.00–62.00	647	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	58.39/cwt	55.00–62.00	738	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	81.98/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,119	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	64.74/cwt	60.00–70.00	952	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,530	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,234	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,611	143.14/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,306	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,854	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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Thu Jan 19, 2023

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

Receipts 118Last week 210Year ago 265

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,114	141.00–146.00	143.92
40	—	1,340	155.00–165.50	160.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,106	130.00–148.00	139.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	60.00	60.00
1	—	970	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,234	35.00–62.00	52.43
2	—	1,365	81.00–83.00	81.98
7	—	1,470	60.00–70.00	64.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,530	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,123	70.00	70.00
7	—	1,264	55.00–62.00	58.39
3	—	1,017	31.00–43.00	39.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	141.00–143.00	142.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	146.00–150.00	148.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	132.00–153.00	144.53
5	—	1,450	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,611	142.00–144.00	143.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	55.00–62.00	58.98
1	—	2,015	88.00	88.00

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.