Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,625	180.76	2,937	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,908	129.33	2,468	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,469	161.18	2,368	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	145.35	2,138	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	139.15	1,773	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,085	117.73	1,278	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	129.00	1,658	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	119.14	1,317	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,551	165.26	2,563	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,302	149.00	1,940	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,269	187.40	2,379	58
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,159	176.54	2,046	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	923	134.69	1,243	3thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,514	192.08	2,908	63
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,291	165.26	2,134	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,041	146.12	1,520	4thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	2,075	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,216	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,587	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	845	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,018	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Select	—	923	134.69/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,243	3
Steers	Select	—	1,063	123.24/cwt	114.00–135.00	1,310	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	121.18/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,406	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,457	158.25/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,306	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,499	168.50/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,526	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,632	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	107.92/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,101	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	987	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,658	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	145.35/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,138	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	121.18/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,328	173.99/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,311	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,260	189.55/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,388	50
Steers	Choice	—	1,215	180.85/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,197	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	134.91/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,804	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,791	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,125	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,643	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,625	180.76/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,937	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,551	165.26/cwt	160.00–169.50	2,563	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,159	176.54/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,046	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,291	165.26/cwt	149.00–179.00	2,134	7
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,302	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,940	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,534	192.84/cwt	185.00–195.50	2,958	59

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 Jun 6, 2024

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

Receipts 194Last week 234Year ago 166

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,075	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,960	183.00	183.00
1	—	1,690	50.00	50.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	169.00	169.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	114.00–135.00	123.24
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,215	176.00–183.00	180.85
59	—	1,534	185.00–195.50	192.84
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,291	149.00–179.00	165.26
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	126.00–140.00	134.69
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,328	160.00–180.00	173.99
50	—	1,260	185.00–195.00	189.55
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	167.00–180.00	176.54
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	114.00–124.00	121.18
1	—	889	111.00	111.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	129.00	129.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,457	153.00–160.00	158.25
4	—	1,499	165.00–171.00	168.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	128.00–130.00	128.99
3	—	1,020	104.00–110.00	107.92
2	—	1,003	114.00–126.00	121.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	140.00–149.00	145.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	131.00–138.00	134.91
1	—	1,235	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	146.00	146.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	180.00–183.00	180.76
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,551	160.00–169.50	165.26
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,302	149.00	149.00

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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