Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2023-07-27

Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jul 27

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Receipts

159 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 277▼ 21 vs year ago 180 · −11.7%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Oct 20, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter 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	1,817	116.39	2,115	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,609	119.88	1,929	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	108.50	1,593	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	91.92	1,137	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	62.05	612	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	186.70	2,381	65
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,164	163.35	1,901	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,045	113.15	1,182	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,421	189.09	2,686	45
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,150	144.61	1,663	2thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,150	144.61/cwt	130.00–160.00	1,663	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,365	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,443	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,422	189.32/cwt	185.00–193.50	2,692	44
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,045	113.15/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,182	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,164	163.35/cwt	154.00–180.00	1,901	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,257	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,137	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,276	187.51/cwt	184.00–194.00	2,393	62
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,739	1
Bulls	—	—	1,913	121.09/cwt	120.00–122.00	2,316	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	342	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	69.40/cwt	66.00–72.00	715	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	85.11/cwt	80.00–92.00	947	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,687	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	101.01/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,417	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	107.78/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,513	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,646	118.05/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,943	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,050	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,358	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 Jul 27, 2023

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

Receipts 159Last week 277Year ago 180

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	120.00–122.00	121.09
1	—	1,625	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,113	80.00–92.00	85.11
3	—	1,403	100.00–103.00	101.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	115.00	115.00
9	—	1,404	102.00–113.00	107.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	66.00–72.00	69.40
1	—	855	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,646	115.00–123.00	118.05
1	—	1,205	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,276	184.00–194.00	187.51
3	—	1,257	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	105.00–120.00	113.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,164	154.00–180.00	163.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,422	185.00–193.50	189.32
1	—	1,365	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	130.00–160.00	144.61

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.