Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago feeder steers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. 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 $116.11/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$116.11

135 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$21.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.02

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	447	121.76	544	72
Medium 2	463	113.18	524	38
Small 1-2	336	107.22	360	14thin
Medium and Large 3	371	100.53	373	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.23/cwt here — about $171 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 sale135 hd

116.11

—

SC average2 barns · 276 hd

115.09

+1.02

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	1,567	79.34	1,243	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,157	59.83	692	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	57.16	822	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	50.88	531	10

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Heifers	Medium 2	—	367	116.79/cwt	115.00–120.00	429	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	115.61/cwt	110.00–125.00	491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	285	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	630	104.26/cwt	101.00–108.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	307	116.63/cwt	115.00–118.00	358	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	278	117.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	326	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	501	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	453	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	97.60/cwt	95.00–100.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	124.33/cwt	121.00–129.00	638	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	124.29/cwt	122.00–130.00	579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	121.80/cwt	119.00–125.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	127.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	121.32/cwt	119.00–123.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	479	118.78/cwt	115.00–121.00	569	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	632	110.51/cwt	108.00–112.00	698	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	519	115.79/cwt	112.00–120.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	432	119.58/cwt	114.00–124.00	517	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	518	114.66/cwt	114.00–116.00	594	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	319	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	333	1
Bulls	—	—	1,287	66.16/cwt	55.00–77.00	851	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	55.01/cwt	45.00–57.00	600	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	54.48/cwt	54.00–55.00	782	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	45.93/cwt	44.00–51.00	475	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	58.95/cwt	57.00–63.00	849	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	63.16/cwt	58.00–73.00	759	29
Bulls	—	—	1,777	89.22/cwt	77.00–96.00	1,585	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	54.18/cwt	53.00–58.00	568	6
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	759.08/cwt	686.00–821.00	7,166	4
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	900	586.26/cwt	503.00–638.00	5,276	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	653	495.13/cwt	490.00–500.00	3,233	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	728	473.93/cwt	414.00–543.00	3,450	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	761.44/cwt	740.00–775.00	9,404	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	10,707	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	685.00/cwt	620.00–750.00	7,158	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	979	672.63/cwt	630.00–750.00	6,585	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,090	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,265	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	968	781.81/cwt	690.00–860.00	7,568	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	995	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,970	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	965	580.57/cwt	576.00–585.00	5,603	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	975	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	5,509	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	698	581.72/cwt	480.00–700.00	4,060	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	740	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	3,996	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,128	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,153.90/cwt	1,050.00–1,235.00	12,174	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	952.71/cwt	925.00–980.00	12,433	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,640	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	1,025	743.04/cwt	734.00–752.00	7,616	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	668	106.23/cwt	104.00–109.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	516	113.16/cwt	110.00–117.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	120.66/cwt	116.00–129.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	123.03/cwt	122.00–124.00	344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	122.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	120.03/cwt	118.00–123.00	379	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	122.50/cwt	119.00–126.00	448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	120.33/cwt	118.00–124.00	688	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	121.47/cwt	118.00–126.00	524	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	122.32/cwt	118.00–126.00	576	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	96.63/cwt	95.00–100.00	451	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	106.27/cwt	105.00–107.50	441	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	238	107.41/cwt	105.00–112.50	256	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	109.59/cwt	107.50–111.00	351	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	105.60/cwt	102.50–110.00	396	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	391	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	418	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	516	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	583	123.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	717	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	640	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	768	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	478	124.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	593	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	516	125.82/cwt	118.00–131.00	649	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	379	126.22/cwt	122.50–130.00	478	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	317	127.11/cwt	120.00–133.00	403	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	143.37/cwt	138.00–153.00	407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	139.33/cwt	136.00–144.00	444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	137.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	139.11/cwt	130.00–144.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	134.90/cwt	130.00–139.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	134.70/cwt	131.00–139.00	496	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.33/cwt	129.00–137.00	770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	393	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	110.94/cwt	110.00–112.00	355	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	534	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	113.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	249	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	116.37/cwt	115.00–119.00	436	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	443	113.65/cwt	112.00–117.00	503	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 Jul 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 526Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 178Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	115.00–120.00	116.79
7	—	425	110.00–125.00	115.61
3	—	630	101.00–108.00	104.26
3	—	307	115.00–118.00	116.63
2	—	278	115.00–120.00	117.34
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
4	—	668	104.00–109.00	106.23
5	—	516	110.00–117.00	113.16
6	—	478	110.00–115.00	112.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	124.00	124.00
3	—	617	116.00–129.00	120.66
4	—	280	122.00–124.00	123.03
4	—	526	120.00–125.00	122.71
6	—	316	118.00–123.00	120.03
8	—	366	119.00–126.00	122.50
9	—	572	118.00–124.00	120.33
13	—	431	118.00–126.00	121.47
24	—	471	118.00–126.00	122.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	105.00	105.00
2	—	315	100.00–105.00	102.46
2	—	423	100.00–101.00	100.51
3	—	277	100.00–105.00	101.66
3	—	467	95.00–100.00	96.63
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	105.00–107.50	106.27
3	—	238	105.00–112.50	107.41
4	—	320	107.50–111.00	109.59
5	—	375	102.50–110.00	105.60
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	106.00–108.00	107.01
2	—	410	110.00–111.00	110.49
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	100.00	100.00
2	—	578	94.00–95.00	94.50
2	—	418	95.00–100.00	97.60
1	—	820	95.00	95.00
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	513	121.00–129.00	124.33
7	—	466	122.00–130.00	124.29
5	—	561	119.00–125.00	121.80
5	—	431	125.00–130.00	127.36
3	—	610	119.00–123.00	121.32
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	115.00–121.00	118.78
6	—	632	108.00–112.00	110.51
6	—	519	112.00–120.00	115.79
5	—	580	115.00–120.00	117.58
5	—	432	114.00–124.00	119.58
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	114.00–116.00	114.66
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
2	—	320	110.00–112.00	110.94
2	—	475	110.00–115.00	112.50
3	—	220	110.00–115.00	113.33
3	—	375	115.00–119.00	116.37
3	—	443	112.00–117.00	113.65
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	132.50	132.50
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	418	122.00–125.00	123.51
2	—	583	120.00–126.00	123.01
2	—	640	118.00–122.00	119.98
4	—	478	120.00–126.00	124.05
4	—	516	118.00–131.00	125.82
7	—	379	122.50–130.00	126.22
8	—	317	120.00–133.00	127.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
2	—	615	136.00–137.00	136.49
4	—	284	138.00–153.00	143.37
5	—	319	136.00–144.00	139.33
5	—	533	135.00–140.00	137.23
6	—	433	130.00–144.00	139.11
6	—	469	130.00–139.00	134.90
7	—	368	131.00–139.00	134.70
8	—	573	129.00–137.00	134.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	107.50	107.50
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
2	—	365	105.00–110.00	107.57
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,287	55.00–77.00	66.16
8	—	1,777	77.00–96.00	89.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,091	45.00–57.00	55.01
29	—	1,202	58.00–73.00	63.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	54.00–55.00	54.48
3	—	1,440	57.00–63.00	58.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,035	44.00–51.00	45.93
6	—	1,048	53.00–58.00	54.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	295.00	295.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	944	686.00–821.00	759.08
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	503.00–638.00	586.26
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	653	490.00–500.00	495.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	728	414.00–543.00	473.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,235	740.00–775.00	761.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	620.00–750.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	979	630.00–750.00	672.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	968	690.00–860.00	781.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	995	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	576.00–585.00	580.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	565.00	565.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	698	480.00–700.00	581.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	540.00	540.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	1,050.00–1,235.00	1,153.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	925.00–980.00	952.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,440	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,025	734.00–752.00	743.04

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