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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-22

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jun 22

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

152 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 170▼ 3 vs year ago 155 · −1.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with 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	1,493	107.76	1,609	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,055	130.00	1,372	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	101.55	1,575	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,410	98.47	1,388	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,320	95.00	1,254	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,291	185.24	2,391	73
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	175.23	1,989	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	955	120.00	1,146	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,384	187.09	2,590	48
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	178.00	2,172	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,065	152.00	1,619	1thin

Every lot

17 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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,065	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,619	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,220	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,172	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,379	187.43/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,585	47
Steers	—	Choice	1,625	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,779	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	1
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	1,000	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,440	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,135	175.23/cwt	172.00–178.50	1,989	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,291	186.02/cwt	180.00–189.50	2,402	71
Heifers	—	Choice	1,575	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,693	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,308	103.50/cwt	89.00–112.00	1,354	5
Bulls	—	—	1,955	118.40/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,315	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,055	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,372	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,148	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,350	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,364	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	98.47/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,388	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	105.40/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,605	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,472	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.

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Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Thu Jun 22, 2023

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

Receipts 152Last week 170Year ago 155

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	171.00	171.00
71	—	1,291	180.00–189.50	186.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	172.00–178.50	175.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	92.00–103.00	98.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	100.00–109.00	105.40
1	—	1,635	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,350	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,955	116.00–120.00	118.40
5	—	1,308	89.00–112.00	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,379	180.00–189.00	187.43
1	—	1,625	171.00	171.00

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.