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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Aug 31

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

253 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 175▼ 60 vs year ago 313 · −19.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steer, cows, and bulls were lightly tested to two weeks ago. 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	1,807	130.27	2,353	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,662	109.67	1,823	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	89.34	1,246	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	74.10	799	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,619	154.56	2,502	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,420	135.19	1,920	2thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,260	183.72	2,314	91
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,038	157.89	1,639	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	920	135.50	1,247	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,415	185.71	2,628	93
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,281	173.09	2,217	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,103	127.55	1,407	8thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,470	120.00	1,764	1thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	985	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,527	1
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,008	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,391	3
Steers	—	Select	1,160	121.28/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,407	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,281	173.09/cwt	145.00–178.00	2,217	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,040	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,408	185.88/cwt	180.00–191.50	2,617	80
Steers	—	Standard	1,470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,764	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,486	193.03/cwt	192.50–193.50	2,868	10
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,770	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,921	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	1
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	970	134.14/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,301	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,025	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,394	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,038	157.89/cwt	140.00–173.00	1,639	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,254	173.70/cwt	156.00–178.50	2,178	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,267	185.48/cwt	180.00–190.50	2,350	74
Heifers	—	Choice	1,272	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	2,461	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,583	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,963	2
Bulls	—	—	2,030	136.55/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,772	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	74.10/cwt	73.00–75.00	799	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	81.89/cwt	70.00–90.00	1,096	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,466	98.66/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,446	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,662	109.67/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,823	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,420	135.19/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,920	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,610	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,689	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,620	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,479	8

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 31, 2023

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

Receipts 253Last week 175Year ago 313

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steer, cows, and bulls were lightly tested to two weeks ago. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	123.00–125.00	123.98
2	—	2,030	135.00–138.00	136.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,466	95.00–104.00	98.66
5	—	1,338	70.00–90.00	81.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,662	105.00–113.00	109.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	73.00–75.00	74.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	167.00	167.00
8	—	1,620	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	130.00–141.00	135.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,486	192.50–193.50	193.03
80	—	1,408	180.00–191.50	185.88
1	—	1,360	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,160	110.00–135.00	121.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,281	145.00–178.00	173.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	140.00–173.00	157.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,272	193.50	193.50
74	—	1,267	180.00–190.50	185.48
9	—	1,254	156.00–178.50	173.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	125.00–143.00	134.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	135.00	135.00

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.