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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-05

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Oct 5

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Receipts

148 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 133▲ 75 vs year ago 73 · +102.7%

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 steady to 2.00 higher. No test to last week for dairy steers. Slaughter cows 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	96.67	1,523	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,455	88.14	1,283	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	69.73	675	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,543	152.95	2,360	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,287	181.98	2,342	43
Steers	Choice	Average	1,514	175.96	2,664	58
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,406	153.49	2,158	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,186	134.47	1,595	6thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,186	134.47/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,595	6
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,406	153.49/cwt	146.00–170.00	2,158	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,456	182.97/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,664	32
Steers	—	Choice	1,483	169.85/cwt	141.00–174.50	2,519	16
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,749	163.29/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,856	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,231	171.86/cwt	171.50–172.00	2,116	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,298	183.95/cwt	179.00–186.50	2,388	36
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	587	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	70.97/cwt	70.00–72.00	706	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,202	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	91.40/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,323	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,473	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,178	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,695	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,543	152.95/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,360	10

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Thu Oct 5, 2023

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

Receipts 148Last week 133Year ago 73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,448	87.00–95.00	91.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,335	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	70.00–72.00	70.97
1	—	890	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,186	131.00–141.00	134.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,749	150.00–167.00	163.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,406	146.00–170.00	153.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,456	175.00–186.00	182.97
16	—	1,483	141.00–174.50	169.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,543	151.00–155.00	152.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,298	179.00–186.50	183.95
7	—	1,231	171.50–172.00	171.86

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.