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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Nov 21

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

← Nov 14Nov 21Dec 5 →

Receipts

206 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 132▲ 109 vs year ago 97 · +112.4%

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 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows saw a light test to last week, but a lower undertone noted. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,505	179.00	2,694	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,645	180.00	2,961	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,585	106.37	1,686	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	104.59	1,554	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	93.99	1,189	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	78.66	872	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,443	85.50	1,234	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,330	68.17	907	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,377	184.02	2,534	36
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,150	150.00	1,725	2thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,474	187.02	2,756	62
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,188	156.29	1,857	14

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,188	156.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,857	14
Steers	—	Choice	1,395	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	2,490	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,475	187.16/cwt	179.00–190.50	2,761	61
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,150	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,725	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,320	177.04/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,337	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,391	185.70/cwt	179.00–189.50	2,583	29
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	70.21/cwt	52.00–98.00	1,046	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	130.47/cwt	121.00–138.00	2,150	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	77.93/cwt	72.00–84.00	779	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	86.99/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,038	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	92.13/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,141	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	103.46/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,330	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,320	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	647	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	77.71/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,067	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	104.59/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,554	19
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,505	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,694	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,645	180.00/cwt	179.50–180.50	2,961	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	556	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,395	72.21/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,007	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,234	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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Thu Nov 21, 2024

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

Receipts 206Last week 132Year ago 97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	121.00–138.00	130.47
2	—	1,490	52.00–98.00	70.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	179.50–180.50	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,320	175.00–178.00	177.04
29	—	1,391	179.00–189.50	185.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,188	155.00–160.00	156.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	178.50	178.50
61	—	1,475	179.00–190.50	187.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,238	87.00–98.00	92.13
6	—	1,286	102.00–105.00	103.46
2	—	1,373	75.00–81.00	77.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	49.00	49.00
4	—	1,193	85.00–89.00	86.99
5	—	999	72.00–84.00	77.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,486	95.00–115.00	104.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	52.00	52.00
4	—	1,395	70.00–76.00	72.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	85.00–86.00	85.50

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.