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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Mar 2

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Feb 16Mar 2Mar 16 →

Receipts

204 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 173▼ 6 vs year ago 210 · −2.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers were lightly tested, but a much higher undertone noted. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested, but with a much lower undertone. Trade was active with moderate demand on cows and bulls and very good demand on slaughter steers and heifers.

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	1,584	78.62	1,245	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,457	104.20	1,518	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	78.41	1,231	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,370	68.73	941	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	50.49	608	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,748	154.50	2,701	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,435	138.00	1,980	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,340	168.95	2,264	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,106	134.00	1,482	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	999	104.09	1,040	3thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,558	170.63	2,659	112
Steers	Standard	Average	1,690	150.00	2,535	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	135.00	1,654	1thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,170	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,638	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,225	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,654	1
Steers	—	ChoiceMuddy	1,506	163.26/cwt	162.00–164.50	2,459	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,566	171.50/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,686	103
Steers	—	Standard	1,690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,535	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	999	104.09/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,040	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,100	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,243	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,112	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,724	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,340	168.95/cwt	163.50–173.00	2,264	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,437	72.49/cwt	60.00–82.50	1,042	3
Bulls	—	—	2,025	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,964	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	36.61/cwt	30.00–45.00	405	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,236	55.12/cwt	50.00–61.00	681	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	51.37/cwt	41.00–61.00	665	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	80.13/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,074	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,402	70.56/cwt	65.00–75.00	989	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,457	104.20/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,518	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	82.03/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,260	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	69.59/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,110	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,541	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,980	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,748	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,701	3

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 Mar 2, 2023

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

Receipts 204Last week 173Year ago 210

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,112	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,100	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	999	100.00–112.00	104.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,340	163.50–173.00	168.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	140.00	140.00
103	—	1,566	164.00–175.00	171.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Muddy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,506	162.00–164.50	163.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,595	66.00–72.00	69.59
6	—	1,536	77.00–85.00	82.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	78.00–82.00	80.13
4	—	1,294	41.00–61.00	51.37
13	—	1,402	65.00–75.00	70.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,236	50.00–61.00	55.12
3	—	1,105	30.00–45.00	36.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,457	104.00–105.00	104.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	97.00	97.00
3	—	1,437	60.00–82.50	72.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	138.00	138.00

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.