Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold mixed, with steers 1.75 lower and heifers 2.50 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly lower, with Breakers 3.25 lower, Boners trading steady, and Leans 1.75 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Trade was active with moderate to 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	1,742	77.51	1,350	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	61.83	902	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	56.57	692	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	49.74	575	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,281	118.81	1,522	32
Heifers	Select	Average	1,005	56.00	563	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,383	119.12	1,647	20

Every lot, as filed

11 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
Bulls	—	—	1,927	83.97/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,618	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,050	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	756	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,281	118.81/cwt	115.00–120.75	1,522	32
Steers	Choice	—	1,383	119.12/cwt	115.00–121.75	1,647	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	56.57/cwt	55.00–61.00	692	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	60.68/cwt	58.00–65.00	884	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	49.74/cwt	45.00–55.00	575	5
Bulls	—	—	1,820	94.49/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,720	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,044	1
Bulls	—	—	1,564	64.17/cwt	60.00–71.00	1,004	4
Heifers	Select	—	960	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	384	1

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 27, 2021

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,927	81.00–89.00	83.97
2	—	1,820	94.00–95.00	94.49
4	—	1,564	60.00–71.00	64.17
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	72.00	72.00
1	—	960	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,281	115.00–120.75	118.81
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,383	115.00–121.75	119.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	55.00–61.00	56.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,457	58.00–65.00	60.68
1	—	1,470	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,157	45.00–55.00	49.74

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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