Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.40/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$115.40

125 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$30.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

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	480	122.55	589	62
Medium 2	431	114.34	493	35
Small 1-2	416	103.76	432	21
Medium and Large 3	400	92.29	369	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.26/cwt here — about $219 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 sale125 hd

115.40

—

SC average5 barns · 402 hd

114.69

+0.71

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	—	High	1,520	84.00	1,277	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	67.17	961	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	62.93	732	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,137	54.17	616	11

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	662	280.67/cwt	263.00–300.00	1,858	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	642	409.17/cwt	360.00–450.00	2,627	5
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,008	596.28/cwt	524.00–657.00	6,011	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	663	312.17/cwt	280.00–338.00	2,070	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	629	416.02/cwt	350.00–470.00	2,617	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	13,324	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	113.72/cwt	112.50–115.00	495	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	134.98/cwt	133.00–139.00	514	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	512	107.33/cwt	105.00–112.00	550	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	574	106.80/cwt	105.00–110.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	288	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	337	115.32/cwt	111.00–120.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	467	114.68/cwt	112.00–117.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	113.70/cwt	108.00–118.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	113.24/cwt	110.00–116.00	470	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	526	111.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	115.06/cwt	112.00–120.00	431	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	126.15/cwt	120.00–133.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	118.70/cwt	115.00–121.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	121.88/cwt	118.00–125.00	522	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	122.85/cwt	116.00–125.00	623	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	123.30/cwt	118.00–128.00	583	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	97.53/cwt	95.00–100.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	302	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	225	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	225	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	99.02/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,914	2
Bulls	—	—	1,174	70.34/cwt	65.00–76.00	826	4
Bulls	—	—	1,631	88.93/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,450	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	54.20/cwt	47.00–58.00	616	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	66.86/cwt	61.00–77.00	785	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	67.17/cwt	59.00–73.00	961	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	51.13/cwt	47.00–53.00	602	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	56.70/cwt	54.00–59.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	840	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	685	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	119.04/cwt	114.00–122.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	522	116.65/cwt	111.00–121.00	609	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	626	111.83/cwt	107.00–116.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	120.28/cwt	115.00–130.00	569	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	421	127.03/cwt	121.00–132.00	535	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	132.04/cwt	125.00–134.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	128.98/cwt	124.00–132.00	602	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	98.96/cwt	97.00–100.00	413	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	509	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	825	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,353	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	855	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,848	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,035	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,142	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	948	685.69/cwt	625.00–750.00	6,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	945	689.34/cwt	610.00–740.00	6,514	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,329	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	6,395	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	139.43/cwt	136.00–143.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	137.52/cwt	134.00–140.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	137.77/cwt	131.00–144.00	445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	130.51/cwt	128.00–133.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	136.93/cwt	134.00–140.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	145.30/cwt	140.00–153.00	402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	750	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	522	125.71/cwt	118.00–133.00	656	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	366	131.57/cwt	125.00–136.00	482	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	424	131.29/cwt	129.00–135.00	557	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	322	131.08/cwt	125.00–139.00	422	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	460	126.55/cwt	120.00–131.00	582	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	658	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	776	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	613	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	686	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	568	122.93/cwt	118.00–128.00	698	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	540	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	469	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	543	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	376	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	610	109.25/cwt	102.50–116.00	666	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	110.70/cwt	100.00–120.00	399	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	221	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	187	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	750	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	428	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	585	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	246	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	723	95.03/cwt	92.00–98.00	687	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	327	103.11/cwt	100.00–110.00	337	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	103.35/cwt	100.00–105.00	475	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	103.27/cwt	100.00–108.00	429	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	105.75/cwt	100.00–110.00	394	6
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1

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 Jun 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 489Last week 306Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	662	263.00–300.00	280.67
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	642	360.00–450.00	409.17
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	524.00–657.00	596.28
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	325.00	325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	663	280.00–338.00	312.17
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	629	350.00–470.00	416.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	935.00	935.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	690.00	690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	948	625.00–750.00	685.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	945	610.00–740.00	689.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	770.00	770.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	735	870.00	870.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	112.50–115.00	113.72
2	—	640	100.00	100.00
3	—	512	105.00–112.00	107.33
4	—	574	105.00–110.00	106.80
1	—	480	106.00	106.00
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
2	—	723	92.00–98.00	95.03
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
1	—	840	97.00	97.00
2	—	685	107.00–110.00	108.50
3	—	575	114.00–122.00	119.04
7	—	522	111.00–121.00	116.65
7	—	626	107.00–116.00	111.83
9	—	473	115.00–130.00	120.28
14	—	421	121.00–132.00	127.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	131.00	131.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
5	—	426	125.00–134.00	132.04
12	—	467	124.00–132.00	128.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	515	101.00	101.00
1	—	695	94.00	94.00
3	—	417	97.00–100.00	98.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	133.00–139.00	134.98
7	—	426	136.00–143.00	139.43
6	—	479	134.00–140.00	137.52
6	—	323	131.00–144.00	137.77
4	—	564	128.00–133.00	130.51
3	—	517	134.00–140.00	136.93
3	—	277	140.00–153.00	145.30
2	—	610	122.00–124.00	123.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	113.00	113.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	118.00–133.00	125.71
10	—	366	125.00–136.00	131.57
6	—	424	129.00–135.00	131.29
6	—	322	125.00–139.00	131.08
3	—	460	120.00–131.00	126.55
2	—	658	117.00–119.00	117.99
2	—	613	110.00–114.00	111.98
2	—	568	118.00–128.00	122.93
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	113.00	113.00
1	—	485	112.00	112.00
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
2	—	320	115.00–120.00	117.50
2	—	610	102.50–116.00	109.25
4	—	360	100.00–120.00	110.70
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	111.00	111.00
2	—	288	120.00–124.00	122.02
3	—	337	111.00–120.00	115.32
3	—	467	112.00–117.00	114.68
3	—	580	108.00–118.00	113.70
5	—	415	110.00–116.00	113.24
7	—	526	110.00–115.00	111.97
10	—	375	112.00–120.00	115.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	126.00	126.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
2	—	375	120.00–133.00	126.15
7	—	566	115.00–121.00	118.70
12	—	428	118.00–125.00	121.88
16	—	507	116.00–125.00	122.85
23	—	473	118.00–128.00	123.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	90.00	90.00
1	—	580	91.00	91.00
2	—	410	95.00–100.00	97.53
3	—	335	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	100.00	100.00
1	—	500	108.00	108.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	104.00	104.00
3	—	327	100.00–110.00	103.11
3	—	460	100.00–105.00	103.35
4	—	415	100.00–108.00	103.27
6	—	373	100.00–110.00	105.75
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	57.50	57.50
1	—	415	45.00	45.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	57.00	57.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	42.00	42.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	97.00–101.00	99.02
4	—	1,174	65.00–76.00	70.34
5	—	1,631	82.00–95.00	88.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,137	47.00–58.00	54.20
40	—	1,174	61.00–77.00	66.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,430	59.00–73.00	67.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,177	47.00–53.00	51.13
6	—	1,103	54.00–59.00	56.70

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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