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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-29

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Aug 29

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

148 head

▼ 134 vs last sale 282▼ 105 vs year ago 253 · −41.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers, 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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,268	173.00	2,194	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,475	138.27	2,040	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,501	150.70	2,262	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	118.50	1,695	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,438	110.50	1,588	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	90.25	896	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,583	163.03	2,581	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,283	188.79	2,422	54
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,039	176.00	1,829	4thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,465	187.86	2,752	52
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,188	175.39	2,084	4thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,640	151.00	2,476	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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,188	175.39/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,084	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,462	177.15/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,590	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,465	189.00/cwt	182.00–193.25	2,769	47
Steers	—	Standard	1,640	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,476	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,039	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,829	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,283	188.79/cwt	180.50–191.50	2,422	54
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,401	1
Bulls	—	—	1,507	126.36/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,904	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	77.42/cwt	70.00–82.00	757	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,111	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,290	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,116	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,390	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,802	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,587	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,797	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,522	149.37/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,273	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,268	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,194	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,583	163.03/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,581	3

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

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

Receipts 148Last week 282Year ago 253

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers, 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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,507	122.00–132.00	126.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	160.00–166.00	163.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,039	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,283	180.50–191.50	188.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,188	174.00–177.00	175.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,462	173.00–180.00	177.15
47	—	1,465	182.00–193.25	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	164.00	164.00
10	—	1,522	144.00–154.00	149.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,485	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,430	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	70.00–82.00	77.42
2	—	1,015	109.00–110.00	109.50

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.