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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-10

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Aug 10

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

142 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 199▼ 68 vs year ago 210 · −32.4%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Oct 20, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. Traded 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	1,614	124.60	2,011	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,240	121.44	1,506	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	99.03	1,296	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,595	92.00	1,467	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	64.47	729	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,585	160.00	2,536	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,153	127.09	1,465	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,453	152.25	2,212	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,165	140.00	1,631	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	182.53	2,308	53
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,020	151.93	1,550	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,035	125.00	1,294	1thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,399	186.57	2,611	37
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,279	166.07	2,124	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,135	120.00	1,362	1thin

Every lot

21 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	1,135	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,362	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,200	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,124	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,279	166.07/cwt	138.00–178.00	2,124	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,405	186.84/cwt	179.00–190.50	2,625	36
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,020	151.93/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,550	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,035	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,294	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,252	174.12/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,180	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,267	184.02/cwt	177.50–189.00	2,332	45
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,338	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,506	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	136.67/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,583	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	52.39/cwt	40.00–62.50	544	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,003	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,240	121.44/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,506	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	80.58/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,009	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	106.05/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,456	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,467	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,165	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,631	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,444	149.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,155	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,461	154.83/cwt	152.00–166.00	2,262	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,153	127.09/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,465	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,536	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 Aug 10, 2023

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

Receipts 142Last week 199Year ago 210

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. Traded was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	133.00–140.00	136.67
2	—	1,338	110.00–115.00	112.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	105.00–107.00	106.05
1	—	1,180	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,252	75.00–84.00	80.58
4	—	1,039	40.00–62.50	52.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	120.00–123.00	121.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	177.00	177.00
36	—	1,405	179.00–190.50	186.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,279	138.00–178.00	166.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,267	177.50–189.00	184.02
8	—	1,252	170.00–175.00	174.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	145.00–159.00	151.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,461	152.00–166.00	154.83
6	—	1,444	145.00–150.00	149.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	124.00–130.00	127.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	160.00	160.00

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.