Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2019-10-24

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Oct 24
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
310 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 204▲ 310 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.75 to 2.25 lower. Slaughter dairy steers, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were lightly tested. A much lower undertone noted for slaughter cows. 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
Bulls—Average1,73157.751,0004thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50852.397907thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30843.865748thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07523.142497thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,54287.001,3425thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,291105.841,36772
HeifersSelectAverage1,08681.388846thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,452108.461,574141
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,186100.471,19217
SteersSelectAverage1,19379.419474thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Bulls—Heavy Weight—2,60056.00/cwt56.00–56.001,4561
CowsLean 85-90%—1,21035.00/cwt35.00–35.004241
HeifersChoice—1,276100.53/cwt92.00–103.251,28314
HeifersSelect—1,13177.57/cwt62.00–88.008774
SteersChoice—1,444109.74/cwt105.00–111.501,585119
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,02088.00/cwt88.00–88.008981
Bulls——1,18067.00/cwt67.00–67.007912
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50852.39/cwt50.00–61.007907
CowsLean 85-90%—1,15326.75/cwt22.00–31.003084
HeifersChoiceLight Weight—1,010100.50/cwt100.50–100.501,0152
SteersChoice—1,357101.79/cwt94.00–104.501,38112
SteersSelect—1,25076.54/cwt75.00–80.009573
Dairy SteersChoice—1,54287.00/cwt87.00–87.001,3425
Bulls——1,96541.00/cwt41.00–41.008061
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,30843.86/cwt40.00–47.505748
CowsLean 85-90%—85010.00/cwt10.00–10.00852
HeifersChoice—1,305107.36/cwt104.00–110.501,40156
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—99589.00/cwt89.00–89.008862
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,655101.29/cwt100.00–104.251,67610
SteersSelect and Choice—1,186100.47/cwt95.00–104.001,19217

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.