Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.50 lower . Slaughter heifers sold 2.50 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 6.50 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were not reported last week for a price comparison. 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	1,395	72.93	1,017	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,190	82.00	976	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,697	57.74	980	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	49.95	655	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,137	38.50	438	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,628	86.93	1,415	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	109.66	1,426	60
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,115	91.00	1,015	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,116	71.68	800	3thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,420	111.28	1,580	120
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,150	90.52	1,041	2thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Heifers	Choice	—	1,324	112.40/cwt	109.00–113.75	1,488	45
Heifers	Choice	—	1,229	101.45/cwt	91.00–105.50	1,247	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,015	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	49.07/cwt	48.00–50.00	819	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	53.87/cwt	51.00–59.00	699	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	42.12/cwt	41.00–45.00	565	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,190	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	976	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	32.00/cwt	31.00–33.00	363	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	513	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	59.47/cwt	52.00–61.00	1,012	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,628	86.93/cwt	82.25–89.00	1,415	13
Heifers	Select	—	1,116	71.68/cwt	61.00–81.00	800	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,347	104.48/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,407	26
Steers	Choice	—	1,436	113.36/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,628	93
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,825	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,734	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,150	90.52/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,041	2
Bulls	—	—	1,095	60.71/cwt	47.00–73.00	665	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	81.07/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,293	3

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 May 21, 2020

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

Receipts 240Last week 100Year ago 190

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,324	109.00–113.75	112.40
15	—	1,229	91.00–105.50	101.45
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,116	61.00–81.00	71.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	48.00–50.00	49.07
10	—	1,702	52.00–61.00	59.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,297	51.00–59.00	53.87
3	—	1,342	41.00–45.00	42.12
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	82.00	82.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	31.00–33.00	32.00
2	—	1,140	45.00	45.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,628	82.25–89.00	86.93
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,347	95.00–107.00	104.48
93	—	1,436	109.00–115.00	113.36
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	95.00	95.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	90.00–91.00	90.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	47.00–73.00	60.71
3	—	1,595	76.00–85.00	81.07

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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