Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers traded steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher on a good set. Slaughter cows and bulls were again lightly tested. 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	1,427	74.84	1,068	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	54.25	740	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	854	36.30	310	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,726	130.28	2,249	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,323	151.96	2,010	59
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,273	125.00	1,591	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,437	148.94	2,140	49
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,538	140.00	2,153	2thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,845	89.05/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,643	2
Bulls	—	—	1,008	60.63/cwt	45.00–75.00	611	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	62.84/cwt	59.00–65.00	839	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	45.67/cwt	45.00–47.00	636	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	44.72/cwt	40.00–50.00	424	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	792	30.68/cwt	25.00–35.00	243	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,762	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,026	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,718	133.68/cwt	130.00–135.50	2,297	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,316	152.42/cwt	147.50–158.75	2,006	41
Heifers	Choice	—	1,491	159.69/cwt	159.50–159.75	2,381	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,273	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,217	143.90/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,751	10
Steers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	620	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,538	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,153	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,453	150.96/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,193	46
Steers	Choice	—	1,333	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,893	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 Nov 3, 2022

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	87.00–91.00	89.05
2	—	1,008	45.00–75.00	60.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	59.00–65.00	62.84
3	—	1,392	45.00–47.00	45.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	40.00–50.00	44.72
3	—	792	25.00–35.00	30.68
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,762	115.00	115.00
9	—	1,718	130.00–135.50	133.68
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,316	147.50–158.75	152.42
8	—	1,491	159.50–159.75	159.69
10	—	1,217	141.00–146.00	143.90
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	125.00	125.00
Steers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	70.00	70.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	140.00	140.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,453	147.00–157.00	150.96
2	—	1,333	142.00	142.00

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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