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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-13

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Apr 13

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

114 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 163▼ 46 vs year ago 160 · −28.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago. slaughter steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. A light supply saw active trading with excellent 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	1,895	114.90	2,177	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	98.90	1,472	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,268	67.08	851	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,361	64.37	876	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,398	159.00	2,223	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,591	156.81	2,495	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,520	147.00	2,234	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,317	178.18	2,346	49
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,090	145.00	1,581	1thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,380	172.55	2,381	20
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	161.60	1,963	5thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,215	161.60/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,963	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,358	163.01/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,214	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,389	176.64/cwt	174.00–178.50	2,454	14
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,090	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,581	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,314	178.61/cwt	171.00–181.50	2,347	47
Heifers	—	Choice	1,382	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,322	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,895	114.90/cwt	112.50–120.00	2,177	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	52.67/cwt	46.00–56.00	665	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	67.08/cwt	62.00–71.00	851	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	86.31/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,239	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,483	78.99/cwt	72.00–88.00	1,171	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	104.77/cwt	96.00–111.00	1,574	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,847	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,398	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,223	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,520	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,234	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,591	156.81/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,495	11

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 Apr 13, 2023

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

Receipts 114Last week 163Year ago 160

Compared to two weeks ago. slaughter steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. A light supply saw active trading with excellent demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,215	155.00–165.00	161.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,358	158.00–166.00	163.01
14	—	1,389	174.00–178.50	176.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,382	168.00	168.00
47	—	1,314	171.00–181.50	178.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	62.00–71.00	67.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,436	85.00–88.00	86.31
1	—	1,620	114.00	114.00
6	—	1,502	96.00–111.00	104.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,263	46.00–56.00	52.67
4	—	1,483	72.00–88.00	78.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,591	155.00–157.00	156.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,895	112.50–120.00	114.90

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.