Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2021-08-12

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Aug 12
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
175 head
85 vs last sale 260 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.50 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.25 higher. Slaughter dairy steers, slaughter cows, and slaughter bulls were lightly tested. 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
BullsLow1,91476.671,4673thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,52275.851,1543thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33060.007981thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,512110.501,6713thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,261127.071,60334
SteersChoiceLow1,411128.921,819117
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165112.001,3052thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersChoice1,323122.27/cwt121.00–123.501,6182
HeifersChoice1,294121.97/cwt120.50–122.501,5784
Bulls1,77560.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0651
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,52275.85/cwt71.00–85.001,1543
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33060.00/cwt60.00–60.007981
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,650123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,0302
SteersChoice1,408129.14/cwt124.00–130.501,818113
HeifersChoice1,257127.75/cwt124.00–129.751,60630
SteersSelect and Choice1,165112.00/cwt101.00–122.001,3052
Dairy SteersChoice1,512110.50/cwt110.50–110.501,6713
Bulls1,98385.00/cwt85.00–85.001,6862

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.