Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparisons to the last two weeks. 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
Bulls	—	Low	1,423	67.37	958	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,401	75.85	1,062	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	61.30	990	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	987	52.44	517	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,093	41.85	458	26
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,260	110.46	1,392	90
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,101	88.75	977	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,354	110.60	1,498	121
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,154	90.55	1,045	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,066	86.63	923	5thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,010	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	934	2
Steers	Select	—	1,103	82.71/cwt	79.00–89.00	912	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,178	102.17/cwt	93.00–106.25	1,204	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	59.96/cwt	55.00–65.00	991	6
Bulls	—	—	1,130	54.69/cwt	41.00–65.00	618	3
Bulls	—	—	1,642	76.88/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,262	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,430	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	729	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,269	111.38/cwt	107.50–113.00	1,413	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	26.94/cwt	20.00–36.00	272	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,105	95.21/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,052	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,245	76.70/cwt	63.00–88.00	955	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	70.49/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,165	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,396	81.36/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,136	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,361	111.40/cwt	107.00–113.50	1,516	112
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	671	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,407	68.50/cwt	64.00–71.00	964	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,272	100.71/cwt	96.50–106.00	1,281	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	59.87/cwt	58.00–62.00	706	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	46.07/cwt	39.00–48.00	508	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,098	83.90/cwt	79.00–89.00	921	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,136	93.32/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,060	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	793	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	357	2

How this sale compares

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Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Thu Aug 29, 2019

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

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No price comparisons to the last two weeks. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	92.00–93.00	92.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	79.00–89.00	82.71
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	63.00–88.00	76.70
10	—	1,136	91.00–100.00	93.32
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,361	107.00–113.50	111.40
9	—	1,272	96.50–106.00	100.71
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,178	93.00–106.25	102.17
81	—	1,269	107.50–113.00	111.38
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	91.00–99.00	95.21
4	—	1,098	79.00–89.00	83.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,652	55.00–65.00	59.96
2	—	1,653	70.00–71.00	70.49
1	—	1,315	51.00	51.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	51.00	51.00
6	—	1,010	20.00–36.00	26.94
19	—	1,102	39.00–48.00	46.07
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	77.00–83.00	81.36
3	—	1,407	64.00–71.00	68.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	58.00–62.00	59.87
2	—	793	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	41.00–65.00	54.69
4	—	1,642	75.00–82.00	76.88

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