Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers 4.00 lower, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Light offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.77/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$118.77

86 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$12.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

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	511	121.55	621	17thin
Medium 2	458	120.23	550	54
Small 1-2	471	111.49	526	9thin
Medium and Large 3	366	108.75	398	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.80/cwt here — about $223 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 sale86 hd

118.77

—

SC average5 barns · 333 hd

121.11

−2.34

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	—	Average	1,616	82.36	1,331	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	59.95	908	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	59.32	702	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	48.39	466	7thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1-2	—	377	156.90/cwt	153.00–161.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	150.30/cwt	145.00–157.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	168.95/cwt	168.00–170.00	532	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	481	133.90/cwt	129.00–142.00	644	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	266	157.03/cwt	152.50–160.00	418	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	534	136.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	728	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	134.67/cwt	130.00–142.00	570	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	575	129.48/cwt	127.00–132.00	745	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	444	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	228	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	348	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	593	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	655	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	113.72/cwt	112.50–115.00	418	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	399	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	120.56/cwt	115.00–125.00	576	14
Heifers	Medium 2	—	423	122.55/cwt	116.00–129.00	518	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	522	113.85/cwt	110.00–117.00	594	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	369	124.40/cwt	120.00–129.00	459	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	572	114.80/cwt	111.00–117.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	129.43/cwt	125.00–132.50	431	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	255	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	334	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	601	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	535	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	589	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	45.37/cwt	40.00–51.00	457	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	55.94/cwt	55.00–57.00	477	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	59.95/cwt	55.00–64.00	908	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	62.47/cwt	58.00–69.00	748	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	54.00/cwt	47.00–57.00	622	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,031	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	85.73/cwt	76.00–96.00	1,447	10
Bulls	—	—	1,253	65.51/cwt	64.00–67.00	821	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,748	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,233	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,026	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	847.05/cwt	770.00–975.00	9,987	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	904.79/cwt	875.00–930.00	10,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,851	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,706	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	860	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,160	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	432	135.22/cwt	126.00–142.00	584	9
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	635	496.00/cwt	496.00–496.00	3,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	914.00/cwt	914.00–914.00	9,734	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	975	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	4,943	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	605	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,360	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,227	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,696	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	995	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,209	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	920	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	605	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	3,751	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	115.20/cwt	112.00–118.00	766	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,070	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.90/cwt	137.00–147.00	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	137.41/cwt	134.00–143.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	144.95/cwt	142.00–147.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	127.03/cwt	122.00–131.00	724	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	712	112.64/cwt	111.00–115.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	126.32/cwt	124.00–129.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	120.13/cwt	117.00–124.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	105.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	113.66/cwt	110.00–117.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	141.32/cwt	135.00–147.00	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	152.94/cwt	144.00–158.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	147.82/cwt	144.00–154.00	775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	108.46/cwt	102.50–115.00	347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	528	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	427	123.48/cwt	117.50–127.50	527	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	462	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	127.30/cwt	126.00–128.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	633	115.94/cwt	114.00–119.00	734	3

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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 410Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 44Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	153.00–161.00	156.90
4	—	409	145.00–157.00	150.30
2	—	610	129.00–132.00	130.51
2	—	315	168.00–170.00	168.95
6	—	562	135.00–147.00	141.32
7	—	475	144.00–158.00	152.94
8	—	524	144.00–154.00	147.82
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	129.00–142.00	133.90
5	—	266	152.50–160.00	157.03
4	—	534	130.00–140.00	136.25
3	—	423	130.00–142.00	134.67
2	—	575	127.00–132.00	129.48
2	—	315	140.00–142.00	141.02
2	—	228	150.00–155.00	152.58
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
1	—	395	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	102.50	102.50
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
2	—	320	102.50–115.00	108.46
2	—	475	110.00–112.50	111.21
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
2	—	528	120.00	120.00
3	—	427	117.50–127.50	123.48
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	368	112.50–115.00	113.72
2	—	345	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	104.00	104.00
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	126.00	126.00
1	—	290	137.50	137.50
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
3	—	433	124.00–129.00	126.32
3	—	570	117.00–119.00	117.99
7	—	524	117.00–124.00	120.13
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	478	115.00–125.00	120.56
13	—	423	116.00–129.00	122.55
8	—	522	110.00–117.00	113.85
8	—	369	120.00–129.00	124.40
5	—	572	111.00–117.00	114.80
3	—	333	125.00–132.50	129.43
1	—	655	106.00	106.00
1	—	620	106.00	106.00
1	—	255	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	105.00	105.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	285	100.00–110.00	105.09
2	—	425	110.00–117.00	113.66
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	114.00–115.00	114.49
2	—	428	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	119.00	119.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	432	126.00–142.00	135.22
5	—	665	112.00–118.00	115.20
10	—	570	122.00–131.00	127.03
3	—	712	111.00–115.00	112.64
3	—	462	126.00–130.00	127.99
3	—	515	126.00–128.00	127.30
3	—	633	114.00–119.00	115.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	137.00–147.00	140.90
3	—	563	134.00–143.00	137.41
3	—	427	142.00–147.00	144.95
2	—	620	129.00–130.00	129.52
1	—	530	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,007	40.00–51.00	45.37
2	—	853	55.00–57.00	55.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	55.00–64.00	59.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,198	58.00–69.00	62.47
13	—	1,151	47.00–57.00	54.00
1	—	1,375	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,688	76.00–96.00	85.73
2	—	1,253	64.00–67.00	65.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	995	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	920	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	880.00	880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	605	620.00	620.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	830	485.00	485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	535.00	535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	480.00	480.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,179	770.00–975.00	847.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,173	875.00–930.00	904.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	620.00	620.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	600	340.00	340.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	605	390.00	390.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	496.00	496.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	914.00	914.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	507.00	507.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle