Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested, but a higher undertone noted. Trade was active with very 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	1,835	100.38	1,842	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,638	133.80	2,192	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	118.41	1,725	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	104.48	1,377	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	84.65	918	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,369	176.12	2,411	45
Steers	Choice	Low	1,608	180.21	2,898	65
Steers	Select	Average	990	156.00	1,544	1thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	990	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,544	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,420	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,400	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,611	180.39/cwt	175.00–185.50	2,906	64
Heifers	Choice	—	1,340	164.18/cwt	150.00–171.00	2,200	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,376	179.11/cwt	173.00–183.50	2,465	36
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,638	133.80/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,192	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	765	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	87.80/cwt	86.00–89.00	931	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	118.41/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,725	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	104.48/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,377	5
Bulls	—	—	1,835	100.38/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,842	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 Jan 25, 2024

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

Receipts 134Last week 79Year ago 118

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested, but a higher undertone noted. Trade was active with very good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	156.00	156.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	169.00	169.00
64	—	1,611	175.00–185.50	180.39
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,340	150.00–171.00	164.18
36	—	1,376	173.00–183.50	179.11
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	131.00–140.00	133.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,095	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,060	86.00–89.00	87.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,457	112.00–126.00	118.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,318	101.00–109.00	104.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	94.00–106.00	100.38

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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