Name: Walnut Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Walnut, a solid offering of mostly double vaccinated and long timed weaned calves drove good demand and active trade. Sellers took advange of a higher trending market with increased buyer attendance and particpation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.17/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$254.17

195 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$971

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

$134.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.28

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	264.06	1,679	157
Medium and Large 1-2	539	243.40	1,311	20
Large 1-2	707	185.00	1,308	6thin
Medium and Large 2	758	184.70	1,400	10thin
Large 2	730	150.00	1,095	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	130.00	709	1thin

One grade step is worth $134.06/cwt here — about $971 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 sale195 hd

254.17

—

IL average5 barns · 1,554 hd

244.89

+9.28

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

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	274.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	899	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	707	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,308	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	255.47/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,857	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	267.78/cwt	266.00–269.00	1,674	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	228.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,486	2
Steers	Large 2	—	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	973	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,394	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	883	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	242.85/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,406	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	277.56/cwt	275.00–280.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	920	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	250.43/cwt	247.00–257.50	1,347	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	207.39/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,628	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	262.89/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,091	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	248.10/cwt	247.50–250.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	239.43/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,508	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	255.22/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,682	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	149.04/cwt	137.50–160.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,043	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	233.77/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,122	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	212.19/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	328.17/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,408	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	245.15/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	269.61/cwt	256.00–277.00	1,569	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	264.53/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,373	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	3

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 Feb 20, 2024

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

Receipts 382Last week 125Year ago 365

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	270.00–280.00	274.96
1	—	785	228.00	228.00
1	—	745	205.00	205.00
1	—	495	255.00	255.00
5	—	673	220.00–230.00	228.00
2	—	803	185.00	185.00
1	—	410	235.00	235.00
1	—	270	295.00	295.00
2	—	568	240.00–250.00	245.15
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	707	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	300.00	300.00
44	—	727	245.00–258.00	255.47
15	—	625	266.00–269.00	267.78
30	—	659	252.50–257.50	255.22
12	—	429	320.00–337.50	328.17
28	—	582	256.00–277.00	269.61
18	—	519	255.00–270.00	264.53
6	—	858	210.00	210.00
3	—	765	245.00	245.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	200.00	200.00
7	—	770	181.00	181.00
2	—	883	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	973	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	579	238.00–255.00	242.85
2	—	308	275.00–280.00	277.56
12	—	538	247.00–257.50	250.43
16	—	785	200.00–215.00	207.39
8	—	415	247.50–265.00	262.89
5	—	493	255.00	255.00
2	—	390	262.50	262.50
50	—	630	236.00–246.00	239.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	247.50–250.00	248.10
1	—	440	230.00	230.00
8	—	846	182.50	182.50
1	—	605	200.00	200.00
16	—	480	230.00–241.00	233.77
5	—	673	190.00–217.50	212.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	165.00	165.00
2	—	673	137.50–160.00	149.04
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	200.00–205.00	202.48
1	—	430	215.00	215.00

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