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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-14

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Sep 14

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21 →

Receipts

194 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 110▼ 21 vs year ago 215 · −9.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower on a lessor kind. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter 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	1,711	116.91	2,001	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,300	149.63	1,946	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,704	110.73	1,887	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	95.63	1,242	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	78.11	865	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,635	160.00	2,616	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,455	143.00	2,081	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,282	183.19	2,349	73
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,153	159.84	1,843	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	990	130.00	1,287	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,398	182.95	2,558	49
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,261	165.23	2,084	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,305	125.00	1,631	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 and Choice	1,261	165.23/cwt	145.00–178.00	2,084	11
Steers	—	Select	1,305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,631	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,360	172.26/cwt	164.00–178.00	2,343	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,407	185.35/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,608	40
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,153	159.84/cwt	140.00–174.50	1,843	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,252	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,204	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,283	183.39/cwt	179.50–188.50	2,353	71
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,559	112.16/cwt	95.00–123.00	1,749	9
Bulls	—	—	2,168	131.17/cwt	127.00–135.00	2,844	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	922	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	885	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	420	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	89.46/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,067	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,223	132.33/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,618	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,323	79.27/cwt	72.00–85.00	1,049	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,352	161.17/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,179	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	99.75/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,366	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	113.95/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,852	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,340	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,989	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,081	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,616	4

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 Sep 14, 2023

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

Receipts 194Last week 110Year ago 215

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,168	127.00–135.00	131.17
9	—	1,559	95.00–123.00	112.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,369	95.00–105.00	99.75
6	—	1,193	80.00–92.00	89.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,625	110.00–117.00	113.95
1	—	2,340	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	72.00–85.00	79.27
1	—	1,050	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	922	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	125.00–140.00	132.33
3	—	1,352	160.00–164.00	161.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,252	176.00	176.00
71	—	1,283	179.50–188.50	183.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,153	140.00–174.50	159.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,261	145.00–178.00	165.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,407	182.00–188.00	185.35
9	—	1,360	164.00–178.00	172.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,635	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	143.00	143.00

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.