Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2020-10-22

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Oct 22
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
160 head
60 vs last sale 220 150 vs year ago 310 · 48.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 2.75 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 4.75 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows were lightly tested. 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69253.929125thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17041.074803thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09540.004381thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,62794.641,5408thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,275101.801,29845
SteersChoiceAverage1,471103.331,52090
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,18094.501,1152thin

Every lot, as filed

9 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06533.10/cwt31.00–35.003532
HeifersChoice1,28092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1781
CowsLean 85-90%1,09540.00/cwt40.00–40.004381
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69253.92/cwt50.00–59.009125
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38057.00/cwt57.00–57.007871
SteersChoice1,471103.33/cwt100.50–104.501,52090
HeifersChoice1,275102.02/cwt98.00–103.501,30144
SteersSelect and Choice1,18094.50/cwt94.50–94.501,1152
Dairy SteersChoice1,62794.64/cwt94.25–95.001,5408

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.