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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Nov 14

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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Receipts

132 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 210▲ 35 vs year ago 97 · +36.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows were lightly tested. Slaughter bulls sold 13.00 higher. Trade was active with soft to 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
Bulls	—	Low	1,465	126.75	1,857	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,580	160.00	2,528	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	110.00	1,793	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,460	96.50	1,409	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	61.63	654	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,550	77.73	1,205	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,381	181.70	2,509	45
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,097	163.26	1,791	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,407	182.05	2,561	35
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,179	174.45	2,057	10
Steers	Standard	Average	2,350	80.00	1,880	1thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,005	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,869	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,254	169.50/cwt	153.00–174.00	2,126	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,953	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,396	183.45/cwt	177.00–188.25	2,561	33
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,765	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,142	1
Steers	—	Standard	2,350	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,880	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,097	163.26/cwt	152.00–173.00	1,791	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,271	170.24/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,164	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,376	183.22/cwt	177.00–186.25	2,521	39
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,975	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,372	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,941	6
Bulls	—	—	1,485	126.05/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,872	13
Bulls	—	—	1,613	87.07/cwt	70.00–100.00	1,404	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	57.51/cwt	50.00–62.50	591	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	862	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,310	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,509	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,528	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,793	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,550	77.73/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,205	6

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 14, 2024

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

Receipts 132Last week 210Year ago 97

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows were lightly tested. Slaughter bulls sold 13.00 higher. Trade was active with soft to moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	70.00–100.00	87.07
6	—	1,372	141.50	141.50
13	—	1,485	119.00–130.00	126.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,455	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,027	50.00–62.50	57.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,350	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,396	177.00–188.25	183.45
1	—	1,395	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,254	153.00–174.00	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,005	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,376	177.00–186.25	183.22
4	—	1,271	170.00–171.00	170.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	152.00–173.00	163.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,550	70.00–80.00	77.73

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.