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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Nov 7

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

210 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 219▲ 113 vs year ago 97 · +116.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. 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	1,550	143.00	2,217	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,764	113.42	2,001	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	94.39	1,151	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,194	67.21	802	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,517	148.67	2,255	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	900	76.00	684	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,357	190.65	2,588	75
Steers	Choice	Average	1,448	190.52	2,759	88
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,366	172.80	2,360	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,145	130.00	1,489	1thin

Every lot

15 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	1,145	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,489	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,366	172.80/cwt	165.00–181.00	2,360	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,448	190.52/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,759	88
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,295	181.20/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,347	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,361	191.18/cwt	186.00–194.00	2,602	71
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,764	113.42/cwt	101.00–130.00	2,001	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,083	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	54.52/cwt	51.00–60.00	641	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	103.03/cwt	94.00–114.00	1,245	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	75.52/cwt	71.00–80.00	927	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	68.46/cwt	65.00–71.00	858	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,217	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	900	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	684	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,140	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,391	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,705	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,762	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 Nov 7, 2024

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

Receipts 210Last week 219Year ago 97

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. 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
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,366	165.00–181.00	172.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,448	185.00–195.00	190.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,140	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,361	186.00–194.00	191.18
4	—	1,295	180.00–182.00	181.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	65.00–71.00	68.46
9	—	1,208	94.00–114.00	103.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,175	51.00–60.00	54.52
3	—	1,228	71.00–80.00	75.52
1	—	1,165	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,764	101.00–130.00	113.42

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.