Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested to last weeks low number sold. 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	—	Average	1,394	114.85	1,601	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,332	142.94	1,904	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	111.98	1,650	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	94.52	1,189	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,197	76.07	910	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,606	155.46	2,497	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,370	145.00	1,987	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,260	114.00	1,436	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,261	185.98	2,346	93
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,189	160.68	1,910	16
Steers	Choice	Low	1,407	186.92	2,630	71
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,227	150.60	1,848	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,150	115.00	1,323	2thin

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	Choice	—	1,263	186.34/cwt	180.00–189.50	2,353	91
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,293	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,213	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,296	141.17/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,830	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	751	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	944	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,227	150.60/cwt	130.00–162.50	1,848	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	75.48/cwt	70.00–81.00	920	10
Steers	Select	—	1,150	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,323	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,345	168.27/cwt	159.00–177.00	2,263	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,406	187.39/cwt	179.00–189.50	2,635	67
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,189	160.68/cwt	145.00–175.00	1,910	16
Heifers	Choice	—	1,185	169.73/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,011	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,987	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,260	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,436	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,606	155.46/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,497	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,502	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,854	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,869	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	111.47/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,665	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	87.03/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,042	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,600	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	960	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	105.84/cwt	96.00–120.00	1,355	9
Bulls	—	—	1,394	114.85/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,601	6

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 Jul 20, 2023

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

Receipts 277Last week 182Year ago 220

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,263	180.00–189.50	186.34
2	—	1,185	165.00–175.00	169.73
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,189	145.00–175.00	160.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,460	128.00	128.00
10	—	1,494	106.00–118.00	111.47
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,296	131.00–146.00	141.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,015	93.00	93.00
10	—	1,219	70.00–81.00	75.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,197	80.00–90.00	87.03
1	—	1,600	60.00	60.00
9	—	1,280	96.00–120.00	105.84
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,227	130.00–162.50	150.60
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	115.00	115.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	159.00–177.00	168.27
67	—	1,406	179.00–189.50	187.39
2	—	1,502	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,606	150.00–156.00	155.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,394	111.00–117.00	114.85

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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