Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2019-06-06

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Jun 6
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
175 head
35 vs last sale 210 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total Slaughter Cattle Receipts 175 head

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold .25 to .50 lower. Slaughter Holstein steers sold .50 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 2.50 lower. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,41571.001,0051thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69358.5399118
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33650.196709thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19436.754395thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,33987.501,1727thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,32477.661,0287thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,228116.771,43349
SteersChoiceAverage1,338118.281,58366

Every lot, as filed

12 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersChoice1,235117.06/cwt114.50–119.501,44647
HeifersChoice1,052110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1572
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,32477.66/cwt71.00–81.501,0287
Dairy SteersChoice1,33987.50/cwt82.25–88.851,1727
Bulls1,41571.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0051
CowsLean 85-90%1,20343.44/cwt41.00–47.505233
CowsLean 85-90%1,18026.71/cwt20.00–35.003152
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66856.27/cwt52.50–60.0093912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,74363.05/cwt60.00–65.001,0996
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36150.84/cwt38.00–56.006928
SteersChoice1,338118.28/cwt115.75–120.001,58366
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13545.00/cwt45.00–45.005111

How this sale compares

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.