Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Walnut, a light offering offering of locally produced feeder calves was met with light demand for the second reported feeder special of the year. Demand for heifer calves was noticably light. Feeder steers 400-600lbs traded lower 8.00 as compared to a month ago. No available price comparisons for heifer calves as compared to one month ago.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $217.31/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$217.31

97 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,431

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$361

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$106.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.54

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	233.31	1,469	69
Medium and Large 1-2	638	206.91	1,320	11thin
Medium and Large 2	778	163.33	1,270	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	873	127.00	1,108	2thin

One grade step is worth $106.31/cwt here — about $361 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale97 hd

217.31

—

IL average5 barns · 1,861 hd

228.85

−11.54

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

38 lots · USDA AMS · Walnut Auction Sales Feeder Cattle Special - 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	229.33/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,319	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,169	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	241.11/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,668	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	161.44/cwt	150.00–177.50	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	190.42/cwt	185.00–192.50	925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	169.96/cwt	165.00–180.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,285	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	227.72/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	243.37/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,129	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	192.11/cwt	190.50–193.00	1,226	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	817	157.06/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	777	4

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Walnut Auction Sales Feeder Cattle Special - Walnut, IL

Tue Dec 19, 2023

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

Receipts 185Last week 279Year ago 365

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	772	126.00	126.00
1	—	540	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	185.00	185.00
1	—	510	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	130.00	130.00
1	—	910	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	150.00	150.00
1	—	880	150.00	150.00
4	—	940	155.00	155.00
1	—	645	170.00	170.00
5	—	726	175.00	175.00
1	—	405	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	575	229.00–231.00	229.33
9	—	725	220.00	220.00
24	—	692	232.00–243.00	241.11
5	—	630	220.00–233.00	227.72
6	—	464	232.50–252.50	243.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	210.00	210.00
2	—	600	193.00	193.00
8	—	685	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	702	166.50	166.50
5	—	528	150.00–177.50	161.44
3	—	393	165.00–180.00	169.96
1	—	755	175.00	175.00
1	—	920	130.00	130.00
6	—	817	154.00–160.00	157.06
1	—	1,095	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	693	150.00	150.00
2	—	833	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	185.00–192.50	190.42
1	—	590	187.00	187.00
5	—	659	195.00	195.00
1	—	520	197.00	197.00
17	—	638	190.50–193.00	192.11
4	—	426	180.00–185.00	182.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	118.00	118.00

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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