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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Dec 7

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Receipts

140 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 207▼ 35 vs year ago 175 · −20.0%

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 sold 12.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 9.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 14.00 lower, with Breakers taking the larger loss. Slaughter bulls sold 12.00 lower in a light test. Trade was active with soft 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	1,796	100.13	1,799	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,493	140.84	2,103	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,673	96.76	1,619	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,396	86.41	1,206	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,268	71.92	912	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,570	145.00	2,277	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,323	163.66	2,166	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,208	140.00	1,691	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,041	105.93	1,103	5thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,500	163.52	2,453	40
Steers	Select	Average	1,201	126.80	1,523	5thin

Every lot

22 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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,085	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,671	1
Steers	—	Select	1,230	120.00/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,476	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,215	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,495	163.76/cwt	159.50–168.00	2,448	38
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,765	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,859	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,041	105.93/cwt	96.00–117.00	1,103	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,170	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,580	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,805	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,321	164.05/cwt	158.00–167.50	2,167	25
Heifers	—	Choice	1,385	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,133	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,648	89.49/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,475	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	106.52/cwt	103.00–110.00	2,008	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,085	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,107	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,268	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,489	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	71.92/cwt	70.00–75.00	912	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	75.02/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,050	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,434	87.31/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,252	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,518	143.44/cwt	133.00–150.00	2,177	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,661	95.52/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,587	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	86.35/cwt	79.00–91.00	1,451	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,697	110.48/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,875	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,277	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.

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

Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Thu Dec 7, 2023

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

Receipts 140Last week 207Year ago 175

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,885	103.00–110.00	106.52
3	—	1,648	80.00–95.00	89.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,434	82.00–93.00	87.31
2	—	1,400	72.00–78.00	75.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,661	92.00–103.00	95.52
3	—	1,697	107.00–116.00	110.48
3	—	1,680	79.00–91.00	86.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	115.00–120.00	117.46
18	—	1,518	133.00–150.00	143.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,268	70.00–75.00	71.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	156.00	156.00
38	—	1,495	159.50–168.00	163.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	110.00–125.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,170	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,321	158.00–167.50	164.05
1	—	1,385	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,041	96.00–117.00	105.93

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.