Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers steady, Boners 6.00 lower, and Leans 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower on light weight bulls. 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	1,341	138.95	1,864	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,527	157.07	2,398	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	138.15	2,202	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,352	125.66	1,699	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	117.71	1,380	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,850	124.00	2,294	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,297	103.34	1,340	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	134.00	1,662	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,485	156.00	2,317	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,337	188.88	2,525	49
Steers	Choice	Average	1,550	190.22	2,948	42
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,315	167.14	2,198	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,415	136.00	1,924	1thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	—	1,410	151.78/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,140	3
Steers	Select	—	1,415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,924	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,485	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,317	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,315	167.14/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,198	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,662	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	117.71/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,380	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	680	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	340	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,395	178.39/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,489	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,385	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,550	190.22/cwt	181.00–192.00	2,948	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,501	164.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,463	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	147.08/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,275	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,290	129.33/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,668	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	122.10/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,893	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	124.77/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,712	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,850	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,294	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,451	116.68/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,693	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,537	154.27/cwt	147.00–158.00	2,371	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	138.74/cwt	134.00–143.00	2,246	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,333	189.56/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,527	46

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 May 16, 2024

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

Receipts 147Last week 175Year ago 165

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	148.00–158.00	151.78
4	—	1,290	125.00–134.00	129.33
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	136.00	136.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	159.00–173.00	167.14
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,550	181.00–192.00	190.22
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	156.00	156.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	117.00–118.00	117.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,430	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,372	123.00–128.00	124.77
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,501	160.00–170.00	164.08
10	—	1,537	147.00–158.00	154.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	146.00–148.00	147.08
2	—	1,550	116.00–129.00	122.10
9	—	1,619	134.00–143.00	138.74
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,451	111.00–121.00	116.68
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	176.00–180.00	178.39
46	—	1,333	182.00–192.00	189.56

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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