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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Tue, Mar 19

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2044

← Feb 20Mar 19Oct 15 →

Receipts

211 head

▼ 171 vs last sale 382▼ 154 vs year ago 365 · −42.2%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Walnut, light offering with moderate demand. No price comparison for today's auction as last auction was 30 days ago.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.71/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −123.49 against this barn's trailing median of $390.20.

Average price

$266.71

24 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,478

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$65.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.37

vs IL average

−10.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	270.73	1,510	22
Medium and Large 1-2	500	240.00	1,200	1thin
Medium and Large 2	525	205.00	1,076	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.73/cwt here — about $434 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

266.71

—

IL average2 barns · 149 hd

277.08

−10.37

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−10.51

This barn, trailing median1 sales

390.20

−123.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

39 lots · USDA AMS · Walnut Auction Sales Feeder Cattle Special - 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,033	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	331.15/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,444	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	328.58/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,597	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	300.16/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,639	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	272.48/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,518	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,755	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	267.09/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,806	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	250.11/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,791	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,987	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	231.44/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,782	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	978	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,883	3
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,140	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,910	1
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	180.01/cwt	177.50–182.50	2,094	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,074	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	306.64/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,101	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	860	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	303.39/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,323	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	271.90/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,311	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	279.94/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,377	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,499	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,529	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,422	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,612	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	246.75/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,693	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,692	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,718	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	501	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,353	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,452	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	945	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,418	1
Bulls	1350–1400	Medium and Large 2-3	1,370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,815	1

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 Feeder Cattle Special - Walnut, IL

Tue Mar 19, 2024

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

Receipts 211Last week 382Year ago 365

Today at Walnut, light offering with moderate demand. No price comparison for today's auction as last auction was 30 days ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
8	550–600	557	267.50–287.50	272.48
1	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
10	700–750	716	247.50–257.50	250.11
2	750–800	770	223.00–240.00	231.44
1	850–900	870	220.00	220.00
3	950–1000	978	192.50	192.50
2	1150–1200	1,163	177.50–182.50	180.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
5	400–450	436	315.00–335.00	331.15
6	450–500	486	320.00–333.00	328.58
7	500–550	546	295.00–301.00	300.16
11	550–600	590	297.50	297.50
7	650–700	676	264.00–270.00	267.09
3	750–800	757	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,140	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	332.50	332.50
9	350–400	359	305.00–310.00	306.64
17	400–450	436	297.50–307.50	303.39
5	450–500	492	272.50–285.00	279.94
14	500–550	547	274.00	274.00
8	550–600	577	265.00	265.00
10	600–650	632	255.00	255.00
12	650–700	686	246.00–247.00	246.75
4	700–750	708	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	482	265.00–280.00	271.90
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	625	227.50	227.50
1	850–900	870	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	525	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	618	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	945	150.00	150.00
1	1350–1400	1,370	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	730	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	780	185.00	185.00

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.