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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, May 23

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← May 16May 23May 30 →

Receipts

129 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 147▼ 36 vs year ago 165 · −21.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,515	171.00	2,591	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,540	180.00	2,772	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,974	160.20	3,162	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,683	151.64	2,552	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	137.25	2,155	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,098	106.28	1,167	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,313	190.63	2,503	63
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	180.00	2,043	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,030	142.50	1,468	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,454	190.00	2,762	31
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,185	157.24	1,863	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,140	149.00	1,699	1thin

Every lot

19 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	1,140	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,699	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,185	157.24/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,863	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,442	190.23/cwt	184.00–194.00	2,743	30
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,800	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,294	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,030	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,468	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,135	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,043	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,285	195.49/cwt	195.00–196.00	2,512	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,312	191.26/cwt	183.00–194.50	2,509	57
Heifers	—	Choice	1,341	179.21/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,403	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,039	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,607	1
Bulls	—	—	2,270	179.90/cwt	178.00–182.00	4,084	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	89.71/cwt	85.00–95.00	886	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,271	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,593	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	137.25/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,155	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,683	151.64/cwt	146.00–160.00	2,552	15
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,515	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,591	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,772	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.

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Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Thu May 23, 2024

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

Receipts 129Last week 147Year ago 165

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with good demand,

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	151.00	151.00
2	—	2,270	178.00–182.00	179.90
1	—	2,005	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,341	179.00–180.00	179.21
2	—	1,285	195.00–196.00	195.49
57	—	1,312	183.00–194.50	191.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,442	184.00–194.00	190.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	150.00–164.00	157.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	130.00	130.00
2	—	988	85.00–95.00	89.71
2	—	1,145	110.00–112.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,683	146.00–160.00	151.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	134.00–140.00	137.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	180.00	180.00

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.