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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-03

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Oct 3

● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Receipts

82 head

▼ 202 vs last sale 284▼ 66 vs year ago 148 · −44.6%

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 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested. 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,875	144.99	2,719	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,423	117.95	1,678	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	101.01	1,130	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,340	188.66	2,527	34
Steers	Choice	Average	1,415	189.38	2,680	30
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	151.00	1,865	1thin

Every lot

8 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,235	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,865	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,415	189.38/cwt	182.50–193.50	2,680	30
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,337	189.56/cwt	184.00–191.50	2,534	31
Heifers	—	Choice	1,366	179.33/cwt	179.00–179.50	2,450	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,875	144.99/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,719	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	743	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	105.81/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,216	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	117.95/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,678	2

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 Oct 3, 2024

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

Receipts 82Last week 284Year ago 148

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,366	179.00–179.50	179.33
31	—	1,337	184.00–191.50	189.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	77.00	77.00
5	—	1,149	99.00–114.00	105.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	116.00–120.00	117.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,875	140.00–149.00	144.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,415	182.50–193.50	189.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	151.00	151.00

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.