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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, May 30

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

234 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 129▲ 101 vs year ago 133 · +75.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. No test to last week for slaughter dairy steers, slaughter cows, and slaughter bulls. Trade was active with good to very 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	—	Average	1,425	169.00	2,408	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,488	153.45	2,283	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,723	141.72	2,442	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	129.43	1,778	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	111.36	1,167	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,308	118.74	1,553	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,430	164.00	2,345	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,593	165.05	2,629	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	142.00	1,825	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,170	129.00	1,509	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,252	189.55	2,373	69
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,177	172.15	2,026	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,100	142.85	1,571	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,452	192.38	2,793	88
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,278	174.92	2,235	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,185	144.00	1,706	2thin

Every lot

27 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	—	ChoiceLight Weight	1,002	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,794	2
Steers	—	Select	1,185	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,706	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,278	174.92/cwt	160.00–187.00	2,235	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,315	182.92/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,405	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,484	194.13/cwt	189.00–199.50	2,881	75
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	924	175.31/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,620	7
Heifers	—	Select	1,100	142.85/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,571	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,177	172.15/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,026	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,205	177.72/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,142	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,294	191.84/cwt	185.00–196.50	2,482	56
Heifers	—	Choice	1,310	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,607	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,997	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,854	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	99.41/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,009	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	114.35/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,208	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	132.68/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,789	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,988	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	116.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,667	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,488	153.45/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,283	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,433	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,101	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	141.01/cwt	137.00–148.00	2,510	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,170	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,509	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,285	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,825	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,593	165.05/cwt	164.50–166.50	2,629	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,430	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,345	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,308	118.74/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,553	2

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 30, 2024

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

Receipts 234Last week 129Year ago 133

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,348	126.00–138.00	132.68
1	—	1,420	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,435	110.00–120.00	116.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	99.00–100.00	99.41
8	—	1,056	109.00–119.00	114.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,488	149.00–160.00	153.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,780	137.00–148.00	141.01
1	—	1,580	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,580	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,593	164.50–166.50	165.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	166.00–180.00	172.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	924	174.00–177.00	175.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	141.00–145.00	142.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,205	175.00–180.00	177.72
2	—	1,310	199.00	199.00
56	—	1,294	185.00–196.50	191.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,278	160.00–187.00	174.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,002	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,315	175.00–186.00	182.92
75	—	1,484	189.00–199.50	194.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,510	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	117.00–121.00	118.74

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.