Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 5.00 lower, while slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher on the Boners and Leans, while breakers sold 13.00 higher ( see special note). Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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	—	Low	1,766	65.45	1,156	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,621	64.56	1,047	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,426	56.16	801	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,110	38.29	425	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,475	116.00	1,711	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,340	77.50	1,039	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,391	150.49	2,094	18
Heifers	Select	Average	988	89.67	886	3thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,524	149.12	2,272	95
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,282	126.48	1,622	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,203	112.95	1,358	10

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Heifers	Select	—	1,085	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,183	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	940	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	752	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,398	136.94/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,914	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	55.54/cwt	55.00–56.00	605	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	40.72/cwt	37.00–45.00	533	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	54.90/cwt	50.00–61.00	843	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,282	128.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,646	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	25.18/cwt	20.00–31.00	250	3
Steers	Select	—	1,214	104.90/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,273	5
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,191	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,441	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,454	133.40/cwt	110.00–142.00	1,940	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,536	150.13/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,306	79
Heifers	Choice	—	1,390	153.20/cwt	148.50–156.25	2,129	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,711	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,340	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,039	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,472	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,326	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,285	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,240	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,701	71.66/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,219	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	531	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	59.95/cwt	55.00–65.00	875	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	58.34/cwt	54.00–65.00	1,014	4
Bulls	—	—	1,803	74.94/cwt	71.50–77.00	1,351	3

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 Dec 15, 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
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	135.00–141.00	136.94
15	—	1,390	148.50–156.25	153.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	55.00–56.00	55.54
2	—	1,308	37.00–45.00	40.72
3	—	992	20.00–31.00	25.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,535	50.00–61.00	54.90
1	—	1,590	78.00	78.00
9	—	1,701	65.00–76.00	71.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	41.00	41.00
4	—	1,459	55.00–65.00	59.95
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,282	125.00–135.00	128.37
1	—	1,285	100.00	100.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,214	100.00–112.50	104.90
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	121.00	121.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,454	110.00–142.00	133.40
79	—	1,536	145.00–154.00	150.13
7	—	1,472	158.00	158.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	77.50	77.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,738	54.00–65.00	58.34
3	—	1,803	71.50–77.00	74.94

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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