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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-15

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Aug 15

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

251 head

▲ 132 vs last sale 119▲ 76 vs year ago 175 · +43.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold .50 to 1.00 lower. slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested, but a lower undertone noted. Trade was active with moderate 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	1,900	150.00	2,850	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,476	164.42	2,427	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	131.12	1,895	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	968	83.03	803	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	66.43	751	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,445	30.00	434	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,665	181.01	3,014	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,335	192.94	2,577	76
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,020	174.00	1,775	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,452	194.04	2,817	112
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,195	185.00	2,211	1thin

Every lot

18 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	1,195	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,211	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,391	185.31/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,578	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,454	194.36/cwt	188.00–197.00	2,826	108
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,020	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,775	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,333	193.63/cwt	186.00–196.50	2,581	72
Heifers	—	Choice	1,378	180.60/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,489	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,850	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	820	66.62/cwt	56.00–102.00	546	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Non-Traditional	995	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	945	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	824	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	53.38/cwt	30.00–60.00	589	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	121.32/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,592	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,202	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,470	163.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,400	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	137.14/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,085	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,678	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,665	181.01/cwt	178.50–182.50	3,014	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,445	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	434	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 Aug 15, 2024

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

Receipts 251Last week 119Year ago 175

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold .50 to 1.00 lower. slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested, but a lower undertone noted. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,665	178.50–182.50	181.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,333	186.00–196.50	193.63
4	—	1,378	178.00–183.00	180.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,454	188.00–197.00	194.36
4	—	1,391	184.00–186.00	185.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	820	56.00–102.00	66.62
3	—	1,312	117.00–127.00	121.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	30.00–60.00	53.38
1	—	1,005	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,335	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,520	130.00–142.00	137.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,470	160.00–170.00	163.24
1	—	1,530	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	30.00	30.00

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.