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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-07

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Mar 7

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

218 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 113▲ 14 vs year ago 204 · +6.9%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Oct 20, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,735	176.68	3,065	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,599	134.78	2,155	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,408	167.66	2,361	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,619	122.02	1,975	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,328	109.59	1,455	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,214	92.67	1,125	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,605	159.74	2,564	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,321	175.69	2,321	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,074	165.04	1,772	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,082	120.00	1,298	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,504	184.93	2,782	109
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,197	166.98	1,999	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,135	120.00	1,362	1thin

Every lot

23 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	1,135	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,362	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,197	166.98/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,999	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,380	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,505	184.80/cwt	177.00–188.50	2,781	101
Steers	—	Choice	1,506	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,846	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	980	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,617	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,082	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,298	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,130	165.06/cwt	144.00–175.00	1,865	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,317	179.54/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,365	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,918	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,697	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	133.56/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,903	2
Bulls	—	—	2,165	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	3,226	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,191	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	111.84/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,483	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	94.56/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,267	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,408	167.66/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,361	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,455	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	873	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	123.03/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,972	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	132.37/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,211	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	110.16/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,845	5
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,735	176.68/cwt	176.00–177.00	3,065	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,605	159.74/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,564	6

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 Mar 7, 2024

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

Receipts 218Last week 113Year ago 204

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	129.00–137.00	133.56
1	—	2,165	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,380	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	141.00	141.00
9	—	1,317	177.00–184.00	179.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,130	144.00–175.00	165.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,505	177.00–188.50	184.80
1	—	1,400	170.00	170.00
7	—	1,506	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,197	158.00–171.00	166.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,735	176.00–177.00	176.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,605	154.00–164.00	159.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,675	104.00–117.00	110.16
3	—	1,670	131.00–134.00	132.37
28	—	1,603	118.00–129.00	123.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,093	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	91.00–102.00	94.56
20	—	1,326	105.00–116.00	111.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,408	163.00–171.00	167.66

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.