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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Apr 18

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

108 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 172▼ 55 vs year ago 163 · −33.7%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Oct 20, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 5.00 lower, while slaughter heifers traded steady. No test to last week for slaughter dairy steers. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers and Boners 7.00 to 10.00 lower, and Leans 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 24.00 lower in a light test. 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	163.00	2,469	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,860	125.00	2,325	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,678	137.86	2,313	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	128.92	2,113	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	110.82	1,439	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	93.56	954	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,260	103.35	1,303	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,581	163.24	2,581	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,375	110.00	1,513	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,282	183.82	2,357	42
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,070	165.00	1,766	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	875	137.80	1,206	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,255	180.00	2,259	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,107	158.51	1,755	3thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,107	158.51/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,755	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,255	180.00/cwt	179.50–180.50	2,259	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	875	137.80/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,206	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,070	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,766	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,282	183.82/cwt	175.00–186.50	2,357	42
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,334	122.00/cwt	107.00–135.00	1,627	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	145.68/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,768	4
Bulls	—	—	2,165	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,681	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	76.58/cwt	40.00–90.00	701	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	110.54/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,244	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	90.28/cwt	75.00–108.00	1,165	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	115.96/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,509	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	130.94/cwt	127.00–135.00	2,068	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	119.86/cwt	115.00–122.00	2,014	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,768	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,475	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,513	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,581	163.24/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,581	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	914	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,383	110.02/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,522	2
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,515	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,469	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Standard	1,860	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,325	1

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 Apr 18, 2024

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

Receipts 108Last week 172Year ago 163

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,900	143.00–150.00	145.68
1	—	2,165	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,334	107.00–135.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	131.00–145.00	137.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,282	175.00–186.50	183.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,581	162.00–169.00	163.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	155.00–165.00	158.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	179.50–180.50	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	107.00–113.00	110.02
1	—	1,015	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,301	109.00–120.00	115.96
2	—	1,290	75.00–108.00	90.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	915	40.00–90.00	76.58
4	—	1,125	104.00–114.00	110.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,680	115.00–122.00	119.86
7	—	1,579	127.00–135.00	130.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	125.00	125.00

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.