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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-08

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Aug 8

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

119 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 162▼ 23 vs year ago 142 · −16.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with moderate to 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	1,920	148.24	2,846	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,328	156.33	2,077	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,556	136.53	2,124	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	120.03	1,407	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	92.84	1,116	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,311	192.70	2,526	44
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,208	182.00	2,199	2thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,485	193.01	2,867	37
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,090	160.00	1,744	1thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,090	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,744	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,482	193.20/cwt	188.00–194.50	2,863	36
Steers	—	Choice	1,605	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,985	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,208	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,199	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,308	193.26/cwt	187.00–195.00	2,528	42
Heifers	—	Choice	1,373	181.03/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,486	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,920	148.24/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,846	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	793	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	714	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	82.92/cwt	70.00–102.00	971	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	109.36/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,372	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	130.04/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,689	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,239	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,995	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,956	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	140.10/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,193	5

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 Aug 8, 2024

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

Receipts 119Last week 162Year ago 142

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	125.00–130.00	127.61
5	—	1,565	135.00–145.00	140.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,330	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	103.00–116.00	109.36
5	—	1,171	70.00–102.00	82.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	90.00	90.00
6	—	1,299	127.00–133.00	130.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	186.00	186.00
36	—	1,482	188.00–194.50	193.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	180.00–182.00	181.03
42	—	1,308	187.00–195.00	193.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,920	140.00–155.00	148.24

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.