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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-22

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Aug 22

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

282 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 251▲ 107 vs year ago 175 · +61.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested. 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,315	173.00	2,275	1thin
Bullocks	—	High	1,510	172.50	2,605	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,335	160.79	2,147	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,407	165.49	2,328	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	136.70	1,977	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	132.11	1,678	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	98.00	941	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	116.37	1,396	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,336	92.42	1,235	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,552	177.57	2,756	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	138.00	1,773	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,314	186.53	2,450	67
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,112	164.99	1,835	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,472	185.42	2,730	140
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,428	169.09	2,415	14

Every lot

25 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	—	Choice	1,320	170.12/cwt	150.00–178.00	2,246	11
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,428	169.09/cwt	151.00–177.00	2,415	14
Steers	—	Choice	1,483	186.80/cwt	180.00–189.50	2,770	128
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,785	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,159	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,083	176.99/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,917	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,168	178.04/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,080	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,170	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,650	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,318	186.79/cwt	180.00–189.50	2,462	65
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	160.79/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,147	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,005	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,407	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,124	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,930	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	129.72/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,741	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,389	162.28/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,254	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	128.17/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,798	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,450	173.18/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,511	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	137.58/cwt	134.00–142.00	2,225	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks2 lots · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,405	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,487	1
Bullocks	—	—	1,615	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,713	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,285	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,773	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,552	177.57/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,756	11
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,315	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,275	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	116.37/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,396	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,336	92.42/cwt	81.00–101.00	1,235	4

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 22, 2024

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

Receipts 282Last week 251Year ago 175

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	155.00–170.00	160.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	177.00	177.00
1	—	1,615	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,428	151.00–177.00	169.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	1,483	180.00–189.50	186.80
11	—	1,320	150.00–178.00	170.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,552	176.00–182.00	177.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	106.00	106.00
1	—	860	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,389	156.00–167.00	162.28
5	—	1,450	170.00–177.00	173.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,617	134.00–142.00	137.58
3	—	1,342	129.00–131.00	129.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	125.00–131.00	128.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	176.00–178.00	176.99
1	—	1,170	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	177.00–179.00	178.04
65	—	1,318	180.00–189.50	186.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,336	81.00–101.00	92.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	114.00–118.00	116.37

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.