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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-03

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Aug 3

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

199 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 159▲ 49 vs year ago 150 · +32.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested, with a higher undertone on the slaughter cows. Trade was active with moderate to 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	—	Low	1,596	112.09	1,789	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,300	130.00	1,690	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	107.42	1,476	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	103.67	1,301	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	82.31	922	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	130.00	1,645	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,250	184.85	2,311	93
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,275	150.00	1,913	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,190	134.00	1,595	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	184.39	2,592	65
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,188	155.50	1,847	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	965	112.00	1,081	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	—	Select	965	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,081	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,188	155.50/cwt	140.00–176.00	1,847	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,273	173.04/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,203	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,410	184.75/cwt	179.00–189.50	2,605	63
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,115	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,957	4
Heifers	—	Select	1,190	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,595	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,256	185.27/cwt	178.00–189.00	2,327	89
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,913	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,346	107.49/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,447	6
Bulls	—	—	2,097	121.28/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,543	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	970	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,048	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	85.96/cwt	82.00–90.00	937	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	885	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	103.13/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,331	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,690	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	107.42/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,476	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,645	2

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 Aug 3, 2023

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

Receipts 199Last week 159Year ago 150

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,410	179.00–189.50	184.75
2	—	1,273	171.00–175.00	173.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,188	140.00–176.00	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,115	175.50	175.50
89	—	1,256	178.00–189.00	185.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,090	82.00–90.00	85.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,374	106.00–110.00	107.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,291	95.00–105.00	103.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,346	101.00–114.00	107.49
3	—	2,097	119.00–125.00	121.28

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.