Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparisons to the last two weeks. Trade was active with moderate 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	1,894	101.93	1,931	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,360	152.97	2,080	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	103.35	1,575	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	93.48	1,205	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	77.29	898	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,584	154.31	2,444	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,306	173.74	2,269	70
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	162.14	1,841	18
Steers	Choice	Low	1,504	174.61	2,626	38
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,271	159.96	2,033	8thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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 and Choice	—	1,175	161.68/cwt	152.00–168.00	1,900	11
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,073	162.87/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,748	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,218	165.23/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,013	16
Heifers	Choice	—	1,332	176.26/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,348	54
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,584	154.31/cwt	153.50–157.00	2,444	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,448	157.71/cwt	145.00–168.50	2,284	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	97.24/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,496	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,360	152.97/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,080	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,271	159.96/cwt	153.00–166.50	2,033	8
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,742	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,996	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	109.45/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,654	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	82.59/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,122	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	106.11/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,491	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	96.73/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,184	9
Bulls	—	—	1,870	97.83/cwt	80.00–109.00	1,829	8
Bulls	—	—	1,990	118.32/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,355	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,481	175.87/cwt	170.50–180.50	2,605	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	81.84/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,012	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	358	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,542	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,806	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 Nov 30, 2023

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

Receipts 207Last week 97Year ago 225

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,175	152.00–168.00	161.68
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,073	159.00–169.00	162.87
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,218	159.00–168.00	165.23
54	—	1,332	169.00–180.00	176.26
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	153.50–157.00	154.31
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	145.00–168.50	157.71
29	—	1,481	170.50–180.50	175.87
3	—	1,542	182.00	182.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,271	153.00–166.50	159.96
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,742	172.00	172.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,538	90.00–102.00	97.24
7	—	1,511	104.00–115.00	109.45
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	149.00–157.00	152.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,359	78.00–89.00	82.59
2	—	1,405	104.00–108.00	106.11
9	—	1,224	91.00–102.00	96.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,236	78.00–85.00	81.84
1	—	715	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,870	80.00–109.00	97.83
2	—	1,990	117.00–120.00	118.32

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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