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Walnut Auction Sales · Thu, Jan 30

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Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jan 30

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047

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260 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 210▲ 260 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.75 to 2.75 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.50 lower. Slaughter dairy steers and slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with 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	1,260	76.83	968	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,785	66.02	1,178	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,315	72.50	953	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,551	58.66	910	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,304	43.35	565	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,175	28.29	332	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,423	100.49	1,430	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,291	120.91	1,561	54
Steers	Choice	Low	1,415	121.80	1,724	102
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	113.86	1,492	10

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19 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,310	113.86/cwt	95.00–118.50	1,492	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,363	115.07/cwt	111.50–118.50	1,568	23
Steers	—	Choice	1,420	124.34/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,766	76
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,691	108.94/cwt	104.00–111.50	1,842	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,232	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,429	11
Heifers	—	Choice	1,306	122.17/cwt	119.50–124.00	1,596	43
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,648

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Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Thu Jan 30, 2020

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Receipts 260Last week 210Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,195	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,648	62.50–66.00	64.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	15.00	15.00
12	—	1,309	45.00–55.50	50.55
16	—	1,282	31.00–42.00	39.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,494	35.00–53.00	48.54
33	—	1,565	55.00–65.50	61.11

Cows — Lean 85-90%

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