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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Oct 26

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

97 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 82▼ 83 vs year ago 180 · −46.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 4.00 lower, while heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with moderate 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	1,559	92.73	1,446	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	92.81	1,305	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,069	83.84	896	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	805	70.00	564	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,652	140.00	2,312	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,307	183.90	2,403	36
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,208	170.16	2,056	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,100	95.00	1,045	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,442	180.44	2,601	32
Steers	Select	Average	1,317	108.71	1,432	6thin

Every lot

16 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,317	108.71/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,432	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,429	181.26/cwt	178.50–186.00	2,590	31
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,830	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,837	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,100	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,045	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,208	170.16/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,056	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,302	184.30/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,400	35
Heifers	—	Choice	1,470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,499	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,368	75.45/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,032	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,925	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	564	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	960	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	81.05/cwt	80.00–85.00	879	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	85.18/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,146	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	100.43/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,474	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,378	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,275	2

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 Oct 26, 2023

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

Receipts 97Last week 82Year ago 180

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 4.00 lower, while heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,368	70.00–80.00	75.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,084	80.00–85.00	81.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	100.00–101.00	100.43
2	—	1,345	81.00–90.00	85.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,685	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,302	177.00–187.00	184.30
1	—	1,470	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	163.00–176.00	170.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,429	178.50–186.00	181.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,317	100.00–120.00	108.71

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.