Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested, but a lower undertone was noted. Trade was active with moderate to 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	1,430	191.00	2,731	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,145	130.00	1,489	1thin
Bullocks	—	Average	1,395	170.00	2,372	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,646	133.15	2,191	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,404	152.14	2,137	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	129.27	1,998	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	126.00	1,728	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	85.25	941	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,228	99.85	1,226	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,306	195.42	2,553	64
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,077	174.33	1,878	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	955	123.56	1,180	2thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,423	197.16	2,805	116
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,241	164.87	2,046	8thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,415	140.00	1,981	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	988	129.92	1,284	2thin

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	—	—	1,730	150.51/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,604	4
Bulls	—	—	1,533	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,686	3
Bullocks	—	—	1,395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,372	1
Steers	Select	—	988	129.92/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Select	—	955	123.56/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,077	174.33/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,878	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	96.84/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,152	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,404	153.07/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,149	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,974	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	138.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,090	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	74.68/cwt	60.00–90.00	686	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	333	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,343	108.88/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,462	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	121.64/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,918	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	113.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,379	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,305	196.88/cwt	190.50–201.00	2,569	50
Heifers	Choice	—	1,400	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,856	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,452	183.42/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,663	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,420	198.13/cwt	191.00–202.00	2,813	103
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	130.33/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,796	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,330	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,430	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,731	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,145	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,489	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,241	164.87/cwt	150.00–185.00	2,046	8
Steers	Standard	—	1,415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,981	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,432	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,907	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,243	179.88/cwt	160.00–189.50	2,236	8

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 27, 2024

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

Receipts 272Last week 137Year ago 209

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,730	150.00–152.00	150.51
3	—	1,533	110.00	110.00
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	170.00	170.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	120.00–140.00	129.92
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,452	170.00–190.00	183.42
103	—	1,420	191.00–202.00	198.13
4	—	1,432	203.00	203.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,241	150.00–185.00	164.87
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	115.00–130.00	123.56
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,077	150.00–185.00	174.33
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,305	190.50–201.00	196.88
6	—	1,400	204.00	204.00
8	—	1,243	160.00–189.50	179.88
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,190	90.00–103.00	96.84
2	—	1,343	105.00–112.00	108.88
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,404	150.00–162.00	153.07
1	—	1,410	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,506	135.00–145.00	138.81
5	—	1,577	115.00–128.00	121.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	60.00–90.00	74.68
2	—	1,110	30.00	30.00
5	—	1,213	110.00–120.00	113.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,378	127.00–133.00	130.33
1	—	1,330	100.00	100.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	191.00	191.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	130.00	130.00

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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