Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparisons to the past two weeks, but a lower undertone noted. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,722	53.36	919	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	44.69	673	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,346	40.15	540	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,139	31.19	355	12
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,045	55.50	580	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,521	79.78	1,213	11
Heifers	Choice	High	1,279	110.08	1,408	81
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	986	85.84	846	7thin
Heifers	Select	Low	1,085	54.50	591	2thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,393	110.46	1,538	74
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,186	99.14	1,176	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,054	87.57	923	3thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	Choice	—	1,443	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	1,634	5
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,054	87.57/cwt	81.00–91.00	923	3
Dairy Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	925	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	472	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	986	85.84/cwt	84.00–95.00	846	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,408	110.98/cwt	106.00–112.50	1,563	61
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,165	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	699	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	47.60/cwt	40.00–55.00	785	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	442	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	594	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	21.38/cwt	15.00–25.00	222	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	113.07/cwt	113.00–113.50	1,498	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,110	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	422	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,243	104.76/cwt	104.50–105.00	1,302	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,186	99.14/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,176	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,521	79.78/cwt	77.50–80.25	1,213	11
Bulls	—	—	1,842	62.95/cwt	61.00–65.00	1,160	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,575	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	866	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	141	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,322	37.79/cwt	31.00–42.50	500	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,238	102.93/cwt	100.50–105.25	1,274	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,060	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	753	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	131	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	44.55/cwt	41.00–50.00	603	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	47.91/cwt	45.00–55.00	722	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	835	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	476	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,277	110.19/cwt	108.00–112.50	1,407	70

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.

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Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Thu Nov 21, 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 past two weeks, but a lower undertone noted. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,443	113.25	113.25
61	—	1,408	106.00–112.50	110.98
8	—	1,243	104.50–105.00	104.76
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,054	81.00–91.00	87.57
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,186	92.00–104.00	99.14
Dairy Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	51.00	51.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	986	84.00–95.00	85.84
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,325	113.00–113.50	113.07
4	—	1,238	100.50–105.25	102.93
70	—	1,277	108.00–112.50	110.19
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	38.00	38.00
1	—	1,060	71.00	71.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,650	40.00–55.00	47.60
3	—	1,842	61.00–65.00	62.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	35.00	35.00
1	—	1,575	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,310	10.00	10.00
7	—	1,354	41.00–50.00	44.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	37.50	37.50
1	—	1,405	10.00	10.00
13	—	1,507	45.00–55.00	47.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,037	15.00–25.00	21.38
5	—	1,322	31.00–42.50	37.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	57.00	57.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,521	77.50–80.25	79.78

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