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Walnut Livestock Auction

Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Tue, Dec 17

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2044

← Nov 19Dec 17Oct 21 →

Receipts

276 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 247▲ 91 vs year ago 185 · +49.2%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Walnut, light run of feeders met with active trade on moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.53/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −138.63 against this barn's trailing median of $416.16.

Average price

$277.53

40 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$510

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$102.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.54

vs IL average

−49.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	315.41	1,670	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	287.91	1,615	8thin
Medium and Large 2	577	237.08	1,368	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	213.00	1,160	5thin

One grade step is worth $102.41/cwt here — about $510 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale40 hd

277.53

—

IL average2 barns · 320 hd

312.06

−34.54

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−49.10

This barn, trailing median1 sales

416.16

−138.63

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

Every lot

43 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	944	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	240.05/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,037	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,494	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,271	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,087	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,633	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	541	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,163	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,698	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	287.91/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,615	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	237.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,368	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,538	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	235.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,557	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	286.32/cwt	285.50–287.00	1,927	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	271.94/cwt	271.50–273.00	1,977	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,855	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,943	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	255	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	574	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	352	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	880	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	778	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	272.89/cwt	272.50–273.00	1,277	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	236.88/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,144	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,286	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,317	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	263.78/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,482	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,350	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	241.21/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,604	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	224.21/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,536	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,706	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,677	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,610	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2-3	1,155	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,848	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	4

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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Receipts 276Last week 247Year ago 185

Today at Walnut, light run of feeders met with active trade on moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	610	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	468	272.50–273.00	272.89
25	550–600	562	260.00–272.00	263.78
23	650–700	665	235.00–246.00	241.21
16	700–750	702	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	375	207.50	207.50
1	650–700	680	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	915	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	490	262.50	262.50
7	500–550	530	248.50	248.50
10	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
6	600–650	608	222.00	222.00
5	650–700	685	221.00–229.00	224.21
2	800–850	830	202.00	202.00
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	475	130.00	130.00
1	550–600	560	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	250.00	250.00
7	450–500	483	229.00–240.00	236.88
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,155	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	225.00	225.00
4	500–550	541	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	560	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
8	400–450	433	345.00	345.00
8	500–550	501	326.00	326.00
9	550–600	555	306.00	306.00
13	650–700	673	285.50–287.00	286.32
25	700–750	727	271.50–273.00	271.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	561	275.00–296.00	287.91
7	600–650	641	240.00	240.00
30	650–700	661	230.00–240.00	235.49
1	750–800	765	242.50	242.50
1	900–950	925	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	220.00–250.00	240.05
1	450–500	475	267.50	267.50
10	550–600	577	230.00–240.00	237.08

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.