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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, May 2

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

172 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 143▲ 9 vs year ago 163 · +5.5%

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 3.00 higher. No test to last week for slaughter dairy steers. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,363	176.04	2,399	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	2,315	151.50	3,507	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,492	164.72	2,457	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	134.29	1,991	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	127.45	1,635	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,177	112.90	1,329	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,594	162.84	2,596	13
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,315	186.44	2,452	52
Heifers	Select	Average	928	185.00	1,717	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,082	167.25	1,809	7thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,360	185.87	2,528	40
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,241	163.96	2,035	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,100	157.00	1,727	3thin

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	1,065	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,811	2
Steers	—	Select	1,170	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,533	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,241	163.96/cwt	155.00–173.00	2,035	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,300	176.21/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,291	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,365	186.65/cwt	179.50–189.50	2,548	37
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	865	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,298	1
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	928	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,717	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,118	170.12/cwt	147.00–176.00	1,902	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,306	187.12/cwt	179.00–189.50	2,444	49
Heifers	—	Choice	1,468	175.36/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,574	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,015	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	3,284	1
Bulls	—	—	2,615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	3,661	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,248	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	112.35/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,368	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	131.52/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,661	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,447	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,434	161.19/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,311	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	136.23/cwt	132.00–142.00	2,004	11
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,588	170.60/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,709	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,819	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,363	176.04/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,399	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,594	162.84/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,596	13

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 May 2, 2024

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

Receipts 172Last week 143Year ago 163

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	163.00	163.00
1	—	2,615	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	173.00–177.00	175.36
49	—	1,306	179.00–189.50	187.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	147.00–176.00	170.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	174.00–178.00	176.21
37	—	1,365	179.50–189.50	186.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,241	155.00–173.00	163.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	172.00–180.00	176.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	127.00–134.00	131.52
1	—	1,405	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	113.00	113.00
11	—	1,471	132.00–142.00	136.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,218	109.00–116.00	112.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	169.00–173.00	170.60
5	—	1,434	154.00–165.00	161.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,594	159.00–167.00	162.84

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.