Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2021-04-22

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Apr 22
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
130 head
27 vs last sale 103 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Not test to two weeks ago for slaughter cows and bulls. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,65081.001,3371thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,396104.261,4565thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39066.9093011
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10453.915957thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12527.333083thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,360123.341,67821
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,205117.001,4101thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,431125.251,79245
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,319111.601,47213

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Bulls1,65081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,3371
HeifersSelect and Choice1,205117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,4101
SteersSelect and Choice1,319111.60/cwt91.00–114.001,47213
HeifersChoice1,364124.33/cwt123.00–125.001,69618
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,379102.83/cwt102.00–105.001,4184
SteersChoice1,452126.63/cwt122.50–128.251,83940
HeifersChoice1,338117.41/cwt117.00–118.001,5713
CowsLean 85-90%1,07031.00/cwt31.00–31.003321
CowsBoner 80-85%99041.00/cwt41.00–41.004061
CowsLean 85-90%96010.00/cwt10.00–10.00961
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12356.06/cwt51.00–61.006306
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35764.99/cwt60.00–70.008829
CowsLean 85-90%1,34541.00/cwt41.00–41.005511
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,465110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6121
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54075.47/cwt75.00–76.001,1622
SteersChoice1,264114.19/cwt112.00–119.001,4435

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.