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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-25

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jul 25

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

183 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 182▲ 24 vs year ago 159 · +15.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers, slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested, Trade and demand were moderate.

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	1,625	193.00	3,136	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,879	122.37	2,299	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,456	151.68	2,209	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,617	132.97	2,150	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	124.11	1,491	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	87.68	978	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	135.00	2,106	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,718	171.43	2,944	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,328	192.95	2,563	51
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,131	169.99	1,923	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,438	192.46	2,767	57
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,070	160.00	1,712	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,065	134.38	1,432	5thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,053	127.73/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,345	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,070	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,712	1
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,115	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,795	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,429	193.87/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,770	51
Steers	—	Choice	1,471	182.60/cwt	172.00–187.00	2,686	5
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,924	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,131	169.99/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,923	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,248	180.18/cwt	164.00–188.00	2,249	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,335	194.04/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,590	47
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	83.75/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,357	2
Bulls	—	—	2,138	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	3,442	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,248	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	69.19/cwt	60.00–80.00	757	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	113.30/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,258	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	94.26/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,072	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	127.15/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,577	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,456	149.90/cwt	142.00–154.00	2,183	20
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,458	169.48/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,471	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	138.46/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,192	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,056	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,695	170.39/cwt	167.50–172.50	2,888	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,755	173.17/cwt	171.50–174.50	3,039	3
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,625	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,136	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,106	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 Jul 25, 2024

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

Receipts 183Last week 182Year ago 159

Compared to last week, Slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers, slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested, Trade and demand were moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,138	160.00–162.00	160.99
2	—	1,620	80.00–88.00	83.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	120.00–135.00	127.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,429	190.00–197.00	193.87
5	—	1,471	172.00–187.00	182.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,695	167.50–172.50	170.39
3	—	1,755	171.50–174.50	173.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,131	165.00–180.00	169.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	164.00–188.00	180.18
47	—	1,335	190.00–198.00	194.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	125.00–132.00	127.15
1	—	1,085	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	135.00–142.00	138.46
1	—	1,685	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,094	60.00–80.00	69.19
8	—	1,137	85.00–100.00	94.26
3	—	1,110	110.00–120.00	113.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,456	142.00–154.00	149.90
2	—	1,458	166.00–173.00	169.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	135.00	135.00

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.