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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-01

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Feb 1

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8 →

Receipts

203 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 134▲ 85 vs year ago 118 · +72.0%

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 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 4.00 lower, Boners 4.00 higher, and Leans 2.00 lower. 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	1,755	126.00	2,211	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,409	142.95	2,014	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	110.58	1,694	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	105.41	1,369	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	84.68	864	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,686	154.61	2,607	14
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,309	176.20	2,307	54
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	156.52	1,972	2thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,549	177.24	2,745	91
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,416	167.46	2,371	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,370	122.61	1,680	2thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,356	159.50/cwt	140.00–170.00	2,163	6
Steers	—	Select	1,370	122.61/cwt	111.00–131.00	1,680	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,416	167.46/cwt	155.00–171.00	2,371	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,468	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,701	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,555	178.82/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,781	79
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,858	164.28/cwt	153.00–172.00	3,052	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,190	164.66/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,959	8
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,260	156.52/cwt	146.00–165.00	1,972	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,330	178.21/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,370	46
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,211	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	558	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	85.41/cwt	80.00–91.00	875	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	94.98/cwt	94.00–96.00	993	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	950	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,310	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,677	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	108.21/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,426	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,197	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,442	147.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,133	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,572	114.70/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,803	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,686	154.61/cwt	153.00–155.50	2,607	14

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 Feb 1, 2024

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

Receipts 203Last week 134Year ago 118

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	83.00	83.00
8	—	1,318	103.00–114.00	108.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,572	109.00–120.00	114.70
1	—	1,330	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,442	145.00–150.00	147.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	59.00	59.00
7	—	1,024	80.00–91.00	85.41
2	—	1,045	94.00–96.00	94.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,356	140.00–170.00	159.50
3	—	1,468	184.00	184.00
79	—	1,555	172.00–182.00	178.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,416	155.00–171.00	167.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,858	153.00–172.00	164.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	111.00–131.00	122.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,686	153.00–155.50	154.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,190	162.00–171.00	164.66
46	—	1,330	172.00–183.00	178.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	146.00–165.00	156.52

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.