Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 t0 17.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Trade and demand were moderate.

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	1,887	91.67	1,730	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,548	103.36	1,600	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	90.54	1,461	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	70.99	891	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,350	52.50	709	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,313	166.13	2,181	45
Steers	Choice	Average	1,561	168.77	2,634	55
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,352	158.16	2,138	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,230	123.00	1,513	1thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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	—	—	1,900	114.09/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,168	2
Bulls	—	—	1,878	76.73/cwt	60.00–90.00	1,441	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	72.45/cwt	70.00–80.00	919	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	693	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	86.99/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,378	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	105.58/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,779	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,395	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	558	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,548	103.36/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,600	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	72.90/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,319	166.85/cwt	162.00–169.50	2,201	42
Heifers	Choice	—	1,228	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,916	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,561	168.77/cwt	164.00–170.50	2,634	55
Steers	Select	—	1,230	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,513	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,352	158.16/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,138	13

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Walnut Auction Sales Slaughter Cattle - Walnut, IL

Thu Mar 30, 2023

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

Receipts 163Last week 156Year ago 120

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 t0 17.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Trade and demand were moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	110.00–118.00	114.09
3	—	1,878	60.00–90.00	76.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,268	70.00–80.00	72.45
2	—	1,155	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,584	81.00–92.00	86.99
4	—	1,685	102.00–108.00	105.58
2	—	1,575	68.00–78.00	72.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,395	40.00	40.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	95.00–110.00	103.36
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,319	162.00–169.50	166.85
3	—	1,228	156.00	156.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,561	164.00–170.50	168.77
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	123.00	123.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,352	152.00–160.00	158.16

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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