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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Aug 17

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

175 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 142▼ 35 vs year ago 210 · −16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. 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	—	Average	1,570	115.00	1,806	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,415	126.00	1,783	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	106.02	1,544	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	104.61	1,448	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,243	77.95	969	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,310	163.50	2,142	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,273	181.87	2,315	59
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,077	165.56	1,783	7thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,390	183.87	2,556	71
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,201	166.25	1,997	14

Every lot

14 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 and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,124	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,866	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,232	166.35/cwt	145.00–174.50	2,049	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,296	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	2,274	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,396	184.37/cwt	179.00–189.50	2,574	67
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,077	165.56/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,783	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,273	181.87/cwt	177.50–186.00	2,315	59
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,806	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	77.95/cwt	75.00–81.00	969	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	104.61/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,448	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,415	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,783	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	104.03/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,493	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,650	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,250	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,975	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,370	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,315	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 17, 2023

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

Receipts 175Last week 142Year ago 210

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,273	177.50–186.00	181.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,077	159.00–175.00	165.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,250	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,296	175.50	175.50
67	—	1,396	179.00–189.50	184.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,232	145.00–174.50	166.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	75.00–81.00	77.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	102.00–106.00	104.03
1	—	1,500	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,384	101.00–109.00	104.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	115.00	115.00

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.