Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparisons to the last two weeks. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,828	101.40	1,854	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,598	77.51	1,238	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	62.81	752	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,557	129.48	2,016	29
Heifers	Choice	High	1,265	137.30	1,737	16
Steers	Choice	Low	1,468	148.46	2,180	65
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,362	136.47	1,859	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,128	104.88	1,183	3thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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	—	—	2,035	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,954	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	62.81/cwt	61.00–65.00	752	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,352	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,014	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,294	142.56/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,845	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,338	134.47/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,799	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,655	127.24/cwt	123.00–129.50	2,106	20
Steers	Choice	—	1,408	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	2,006	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,362	136.47/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,859	7
Steers	Select	—	1,128	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,183	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,470	148.65/cwt	143.00–151.50	2,185	63
Heifers	Choice	—	1,211	128.69/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,558	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,905	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,257	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	79.15/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,230	7
Bulls	—	—	1,725	104.10/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,796	2

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 19, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Receipts 155Last week 175Year ago 171

No price comparisons to the last two weeks. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,725	101.00–108.00	104.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	61.00–65.00	62.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	66.00	66.00
7	—	1,554	75.00–85.00	79.15
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,352	149.00	149.00
7	—	1,294	140.00–144.00	142.56
7	—	1,211	126.00–135.00	128.69
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,338	131.00–135.00	134.47
20	—	1,655	123.00–129.50	127.24
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	142.50	142.50
63	—	1,470	143.00–151.50	148.65
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,362	125.00–140.00	136.47
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	100.00–110.00	104.88

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