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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Sep 26

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

284 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 169▲ 151 vs year ago 133 · +113.5%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Oct 20, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher in a light test. Trade was active with 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,402	185.50	2,601	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	186.38	2,837	3thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,484	145.84	2,164	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,323	154.49	2,044	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	127.98	1,770	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	124.75	1,691	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	110.50	1,262	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,905	116.00	2,210	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,251	74.65	934	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,287	185.74	2,390	101
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,105	171.78	1,899	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	988	136.59	1,350	2thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,428	186.48	2,664	129
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	174.00	1,914	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,066	139.58	1,488	7thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,000	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,495	2
Steers	—	Select	1,092	135.61/cwt	124.00–142.00	1,481	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,100	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,914	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,339	171.43/cwt	155.00–180.00	2,295	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,436	187.75/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,696	119
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	988	136.59/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,350	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,095	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,960	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,108	169.98/cwt	161.00–180.00	1,883	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,285	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,088	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,287	186.21/cwt	181.00–191.50	2,397	99
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	154.34/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,246	2
Bulls	—	—	1,513	137.33/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,078	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,076	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,464	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,323	154.49/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,044	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	124.22/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,670	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	127.98/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,770	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,918	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,402	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	2,601	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	64.65/cwt	50.00–81.00	667	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,615	91.32/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,475	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,905	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,210	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,522	186.38/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,837	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

Thu Sep 26, 2024

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

Receipts 284Last week 169Year ago 133

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,402	185.50	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	123.00–132.00	127.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,344	118.00–128.00	124.22
1	—	1,475	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,220	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	149.00–160.00	154.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,339	155.00–180.00	171.43
119	—	1,436	181.00–191.00	187.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,092	124.00–142.00	135.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	149.00–150.00	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	161.00–180.00	169.98
1	—	1,095	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,287	181.00–191.50	186.21
2	—	1,285	160.00–165.00	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	135.00–138.00	136.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,032	50.00–81.00	64.65
3	—	1,615	85.00–98.00	91.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	185.00–187.00	186.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	135.00–139.00	137.33
2	—	1,455	149.00–158.00	154.34

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.