Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 4.50 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher with Breakers selling 16.25 higher, Boners 8.50 higher, and Leans 4.25 higher. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested to two weeks ago. 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,790	70.44	1,261	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	67.63	1,058	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,358	66.59	904	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	52.21	634	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	34.94	342	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	91.66	1,339	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,275	82.50	1,052	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,263	119.32	1,508	47
Heifers	Select	Average	1,100	61.00	671	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,451	120.94	1,755	65
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,140	107.43	1,225	2thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	922	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,768	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,326	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	187	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,288	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	786	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	53.67/cwt	51.00–58.50	638	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	68.82/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,051	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	35.92/cwt	31.00–41.00	340	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	40.49/cwt	40.00–41.00	485	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	56.79/cwt	55.00–60.00	916	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	546	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,428	72.17/cwt	72.00–72.50	1,031	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,443	122.50/cwt	118.50–124.75	1,768	55
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,678	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,821	2
Bulls	—	—	1,917	80.25/cwt	77.00–82.50	1,538	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	578	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,312	122.20/cwt	118.00–124.25	1,603	38
Heifers	Choice	—	1,083	109.21/cwt	107.50–116.00	1,183	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,100	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	671	2
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	1,010	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,040	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,448	113.30/cwt	101.00–117.50	1,641	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,140	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,225	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,275	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,052	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,438	90.69/cwt	83.00–93.75	1,304	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,562	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,500	2

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 Feb 20, 2020

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	64.00	64.00
8	—	1,189	51.00–58.50	53.67
2	—	1,198	40.00–41.00	40.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	75.00	75.00
15	—	1,527	65.00–71.00	68.82
3	—	1,613	55.00–60.00	56.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	21.00	21.00
5	—	946	31.00–41.00	35.92
1	—	1,240	44.00	44.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,428	72.00–72.50	72.17
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,443	118.50–124.75	122.50
8	—	1,448	101.00–117.50	113.30
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	108.50	108.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	105.00–110.00	107.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,917	77.00–82.50	80.25
1	—	1,410	41.00	41.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,312	118.00–124.25	122.20
6	—	1,083	107.50–116.00	109.21
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	61.00	61.00
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	103.00	103.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	82.50	82.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,438	83.00–93.75	90.69
2	—	1,562	96.00	96.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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