Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.28/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$121.28

121 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$19.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	505	126.84	641	28
Medium 2	478	122.51	586	62
Small 1-2	392	115.37	452	25
Medium and Large 3	416	107.23	446	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $195 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 sale121 hd

121.28

—

SC average2 barns · 257 hd

122.90

−1.62

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

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	—	Low	1,429	69.51	994	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,672	60.95	1,019	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	59.49	735	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	55.50	524	10

Every lot, as filed

117 lots · USDA AMS · Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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 3	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	142.43/cwt	136.00–147.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	132.28/cwt	125.00–137.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	145.45/cwt	143.00–148.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	112.04/cwt	109.00–114.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	107.79/cwt	102.50–113.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	124.29/cwt	120.00–126.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	474	122.45/cwt	117.00–126.00	580	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	477	144.52/cwt	135.00–150.00	689	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	538	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	726	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	129.06/cwt	122.50–135.00	490	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	370	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	54.41/cwt	45.00–59.00	657	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	60.95/cwt	56.00–65.00	1,019	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	56.55/cwt	52.00–64.00	543	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	64.33/cwt	60.00–74.00	811	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	129.09/cwt	123.00–130.50	999	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	156.36/cwt	145.00–160.00	641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	139.45/cwt	133.00–152.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	552	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	825	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	513	124.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	142.49/cwt	126.00–153.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	128.49/cwt	126.00–131.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	477	134.66/cwt	123.00–148.00	642	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	721	112.78/cwt	108.00–116.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	427	136.80/cwt	130.00–143.00	584	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	152.29/cwt	142.50–155.00	646	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	200	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	128.18/cwt	122.50–131.00	487	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	114.47/cwt	111.00–120.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	566	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	681	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	369	117.43/cwt	105.00–125.00	433	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	118.70/cwt	117.50–120.00	395	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	129.97/cwt	126.00–134.00	617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	142.46/cwt	137.50–147.50	453	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	429	124.39/cwt	117.50–133.00	534	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.24/cwt	134.00–139.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	132.15/cwt	122.00–139.00	687	21
Bulls	Medium 2	—	621	118.38/cwt	115.00–122.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	803	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	130.67/cwt	127.00–135.00	742	12
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	4,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	1,153.64/cwt	960.00–1,310.00	15,436	2
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,020	887.00/cwt	887.00–887.00	9,047	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	864.00/cwt	864.00–864.00	11,664	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	458	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	113.03/cwt	111.00–115.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.95/cwt	126.00–135.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	677	118.44/cwt	110.00–123.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	863	97.46/cwt	95.00–100.00	841	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	381	145.47/cwt	140.00–152.00	554	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	438	142.86/cwt	140.00–146.00	626	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.50	392	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,380	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	660	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,574	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	332	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	113.79/cwt	105.00–118.00	541	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,743	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	910	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,038	682.89/cwt	600.00–760.00	7,088	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	797.77/cwt	750.00–875.00	9,278	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	833.59/cwt	700.00–1,080.00	9,194	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	758	431.88/cwt	425.00–440.00	3,274	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,341	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	970	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,499	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,171	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	632.99/cwt	550.00–750.00	7,146	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	864.37/cwt	800.00–925.00	9,404	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	327	142.52/cwt	140.00–147.00	466	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	288	153.97/cwt	153.00–155.00	443	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	294	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	74.60/cwt	65.00–85.00	280	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	577	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	424	115.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	61.30/cwt	55.00–64.00	726	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	84.30/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,469	3
Bulls	—	—	1,965	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,120	1
Bulls	—	—	1,178	66.55/cwt	66.00–67.00	784	2
Bulls	—	—	945	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	766	112.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	667	112.70/cwt	109.00–116.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	283	130.97/cwt	125.00–137.50	371	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	339	135.81/cwt	125.00–157.00	460	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	274	116.49/cwt	112.50–120.00	319	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,611	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	3,042	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,113	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	487.16/cwt	400.00–550.00	4,506	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	928	482.10/cwt	444.00–520.00	4,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	110.22/cwt	105.00–115.00	312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	157.84/cwt	146.00–170.00	595	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	158.40/cwt	152.00–165.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	163.81/cwt	157.50–167.50	444	4

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Mon May 6, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
2	—	283	105.00–115.00	110.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	136.00–147.00	142.43
4	—	666	125.00–137.00	132.28
2	—	465	143.00–148.00	145.45
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
10	—	774	123.00–130.50	129.09
6	—	410	145.00–160.00	156.36
4	—	611	133.00–152.00	139.45
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	126.00	126.00
10	—	377	146.00–170.00	157.84
5	—	328	152.00–165.00	158.40
4	—	271	157.50–167.50	163.81
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	135.00–150.00	144.52
2	—	538	130.00–140.00	135.02
1	—	570	134.00	134.00
9	—	381	140.00–152.00	145.47
3	—	438	140.00–146.00	142.86
1	—	765	121.00	121.00
5	—	327	140.00–147.00	142.52
2	—	288	153.00–155.00	153.97
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	122.00	122.00
3	—	380	122.50–135.00	129.06
2	—	323	120.00–122.50	121.32
1	—	240	122.50	122.50
2	—	465	120.00–128.00	124.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	552	149.50	149.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	109.00–114.00	112.04
15	—	474	117.00–126.00	122.45
9	—	380	122.50–131.00	128.18
3	—	515	111.00–120.00	114.47
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
4	—	566	120.00–121.00	120.25
14	—	429	117.50–133.00	124.39
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
6	—	667	109.00–116.00	112.70
2	—	283	125.00–137.50	130.97
4	—	339	125.00–157.00	135.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	102.50–113.00	107.79
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
2	—	385	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	511	120.00–126.00	124.29
2	—	605	118.00–119.00	118.50
3	—	563	120.00–122.00	121.33
1	—	755	123.00	123.00
10	—	475	126.00–134.00	129.97
2	—	318	137.50–147.50	142.46
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
1	—	200	110.00	110.00
5	—	369	105.00–125.00	117.43
2	—	333	117.50–120.00	118.70
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
4	—	475	105.00–118.00	113.79
1	—	550	116.00	116.00
5	—	424	110.00–120.00	115.81
5	—	274	112.50–120.00	116.49
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	120.00–130.00	124.93
2	—	588	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
2	—	458	120.00–126.00	123.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
2	—	630	111.00–115.00	113.03
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	126.00–153.00	142.49
2	—	658	126.00–131.00	128.49
10	—	424	142.50–155.00	152.29
4	—	575	134.00–139.00	137.24
4	—	628	126.00–135.00	131.95
1	—	725	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	477	123.00–148.00	134.66
4	—	721	108.00–116.00	112.78
11	—	427	130.00–143.00	136.80
21	—	520	122.00–139.00	132.15
5	—	621	115.00–122.00	118.38
2	—	803	112.00–114.00	113.00
12	—	568	127.00–135.00	130.67
5	—	677	110.00–123.00	118.44
2	—	863	95.00–100.00	97.46
5	—	766	110.00–115.00	112.63
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	80.00	80.00
2	—	375	65.00–85.00	74.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	46.00	46.00
9	—	960	52.00–64.00	56.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,208	45.00–59.00	54.41
21	—	1,261	60.00–74.00	64.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	56.00–65.00	60.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	55.00–64.00	61.30
3	—	1,743	78.00–89.00	84.30
1	—	1,965	57.00	57.00
2	—	1,178	66.00–67.00	66.55
1	—	945	60.00	60.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	527.00	527.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	887.00	887.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	864.00	864.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,338	960.00–1,310.00	1,153.64
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	390.00	390.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	758	425.00–440.00	431.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	530.00	530.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	385.00	385.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	930	510.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	680.00	680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	600.00–760.00	682.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	970	670.00	670.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	928	444.00–520.00	482.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,163	750.00–875.00	797.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,103	700.00–1,080.00	833.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,129	550.00–750.00	632.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	800.00–925.00	864.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	400.00–550.00	487.16

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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