Sale reports / Illinois / Walnut Livestock Auction / 2021-10-28

Walnut Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Walnut, Illinois · Thu, Oct 28
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2047
Receipts
200 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 200▲ 200 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 sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers, slaughter cows, and slaughter bulls were all 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
Bulls—Average1,83664.911,1927thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,06871.007582thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69855.829483thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29649.616436thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,30281.001,0552thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,263128.031,61730
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,067100.671,0747thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,458127.781,863113
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,194114.691,36914

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls——2,23076.44/cwt75.00–78.001,7052
Bulls——1,67860.30/cwt45.00–71.001,0125
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,36350.16/cwt47.00–55.006844
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15034.00/cwt34.00–34.003911
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,69855.82/cwt51.00–61.009483
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,06871.00/cwt71.00–71.007582
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,050110.20/cwt106.00–117.501,1573
SteersSelect and Choice—1,233115.92/cwt108.00–122.001,42911
SteersChoice—1,453129.37/cwt126.50–132.001,88098
SteersChoice—1,592135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,1492
SteersChoice—1,400116.63/cwt105.00–125.001,63310
Dairy SteersSelect—1,30281.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0552
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,17563.00/cwt63.00–63.007401
HeifersChoice—1,259129.91/cwt125.00–130.751,63625
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,075101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0861
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,066100.62/cwt91.00–105.001,0736
HeifersChoice—1,285118.62/cwt110.00–123.001,5245
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,735108.31/cwt105.00–110.001,8793

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.