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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Feb 16

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

173 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 136▼ 37 vs year ago 210 · −17.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. No dairy steers last week for a price comparison. No price comparison for slaughter cows and bulls,

but a much higher undertone noted. 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	—	Average	1,928	87.54	1,688	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,419	97.16	1,378	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	78.92	1,017	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	41.82	446	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,759	132.36	2,328	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,625	116.00	1,885	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,371	158.72	2,176	30
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,105	117.00	1,293	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,557	163.84	2,551	83
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,312	143.11	1,878	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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,312	143.11/cwt	128.00–153.00	1,878	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,557	163.84/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,551	83
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,105	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,293	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,215	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,859	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,376	158.92/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,187	29
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,928	87.54/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,688	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	37.52/cwt	30.00–45.00	395	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	658	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	82.68/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,053	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	62.78/cwt	51.00–71.00	818	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	93.63/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,248	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	97.91/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,355	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,528	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	87.31/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,288	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,885	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,759	132.36/cwt	128.50–134.00	2,328	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 Feb 16, 2023

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

Receipts 173Last week 136Year ago 210

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. No dairy steers last week for a price comparison. No price comparison for slaughter cows and bulls,

but a much higher undertone noted. Trade was active with very good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	128.00–153.00	143.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,557	157.00–166.00	163.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	153.00	153.00
29	—	1,376	154.00–163.00	158.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	87.00–88.00	87.31
3	—	1,455	104.00–106.00	105.00
8	—	1,384	92.00–102.00	97.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	30.00–45.00	37.52
1	—	1,115	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,303	51.00–71.00	62.78
3	—	1,333	89.00–100.00	93.63
14	—	1,273	76.00–87.00	82.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,759	128.50–134.00	132.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,928	85.00–90.00	87.54

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.