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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Feb 15

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Receipts

126 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 226▼ 47 vs year ago 173 · −27.2%

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 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 5.00 lower and Boners and Leans 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with 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	—	Low	1,477	97.59	1,441	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	114.22	1,895	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	109.83	1,349	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	95.97	1,052	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,619	155.55	2,518	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,458	139.28	2,031	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,395	181.70	2,535	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,283	159.95	2,052	2thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,474	180.07	2,654	49
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,318	169.00	2,227	2thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,318	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,227	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,450	153.31/cwt	146.00–160.00	2,223	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,469	181.32/cwt	177.00–188.50	2,664	46
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,755	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,089	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,245	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,179	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,283	159.95/cwt	145.00–171.00	2,052	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,405	182.15/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,559	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,477	97.59/cwt	88.00–106.00	1,441	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	775	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	543	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	93.71/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,044	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	105.86/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,217	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	109.83/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,349	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	105.53/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,694	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	115.96/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,937	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,458	139.28/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,031	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,619	155.55/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,518	8

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 15, 2024

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

Receipts 126Last week 226Year ago 173

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	146.00–160.00	153.31
46	—	1,469	177.00–188.50	181.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	145.00–171.00	159.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	175.00	175.00
15	—	1,405	177.00–187.00	182.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,150	100.00–110.00	105.86
6	—	1,114	89.00–97.00	93.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,670	111.00–121.00	115.96
2	—	1,605	105.00–106.00	105.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,228	105.00–114.00	109.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	136.00–144.00	139.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,619	148.00–159.00	155.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	88.00–106.00	97.59

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.