Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Light 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 $112.70/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$112.70

104 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$21.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

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	456	119.05	543	47
Medium 2	484	111.70	540	27
Small 1-2	447	105.61	472	23
Medium and Large 3	447	97.20	434	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.86/cwt here — about $109 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 sale104 hd

112.70

—

SC average5 barns · 362 hd

109.77

+2.93

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	1,503	89.94	1,352	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,636	65.14	1,066	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	62.84	728	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,248	55.14	688	11

Every lot, as filed

92 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 and Large 1-2	—	630	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	130.07/cwt	128.00–132.50	365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	128.03/cwt	125.00–132.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	124.70/cwt	120.00–135.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	118.67/cwt	116.00–124.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	113.27/cwt	112.00–118.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	117.61/cwt	116.00–120.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	114.41/cwt	110.00–118.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	94.69/cwt	90.00–99.00	450	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	200	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	205	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	278	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	725	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	674	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	355	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	524	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	668	103.97/cwt	103.00–105.00	695	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	102.24/cwt	100.00–107.00	591	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	427	106.76/cwt	105.00–110.00	456	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	378	107.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	406	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	377	121.84/cwt	121.00–122.50	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	151.18/cwt	150.00–152.50	401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	129.95/cwt	126.00–134.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	123.42/cwt	120.00–127.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	131.10/cwt	128.00–136.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	128.96/cwt	124.00–134.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	145.36/cwt	135.00–150.00	472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	136.32/cwt	130.00–142.50	515	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	328	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	810	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	697	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	294	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	478	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	538	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	820	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	7,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,090.16/cwt	1,074.00–1,105.00	13,442	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,000	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	985.31/cwt	950.00–1,020.00	14,070	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,825	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	357.83/cwt	330.00–390.00	2,469	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,323	58.61/cwt	55.00–64.00	775	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	50.97/cwt	46.00–53.00	590	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	63.17/cwt	57.00–71.00	1,032	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,234	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	64.31/cwt	59.00–75.00	780	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	54.45/cwt	51.00–57.00	561	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	881	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	87.93/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,284	5
Bulls	—	—	1,720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	663	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	621	107.54/cwt	104.00–112.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	479	110.99/cwt	109.00–113.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	578	108.98/cwt	108.00–111.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	113.82/cwt	110.00–115.00	381	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	528	113.04/cwt	109.00–117.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	412	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	362	118.00/cwt	117.50–119.00	427	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	110.99/cwt	109.00–114.00	519	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	613	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	671	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	433	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	465	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	639	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	96.41/cwt	93.00–100.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	93.78/cwt	92.50–95.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	128.20/cwt	124.00–135.00	537	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	120.11/cwt	118.00–122.00	749	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	123.41/cwt	116.00–126.00	702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	123.12/cwt	119.00–126.00	645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	126.44/cwt	120.00–133.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	485	117.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	423	119.10/cwt	115.00–122.00	504	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 Aug 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	112.00–113.00	112.50
4	—	281	128.00–132.50	130.07
4	—	319	125.00–132.00	128.03
6	—	366	120.00–135.00	124.70
6	—	422	116.00–124.00	118.67
7	—	566	112.00–118.00	113.27
8	—	477	116.00–120.00	117.61
10	—	526	110.00–118.00	114.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	95.00	95.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
1	—	660	96.00	96.00
2	—	418	100.00	100.00
2	—	475	90.00–99.00	94.69
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	102.50	102.50
1	—	265	105.00	105.00
1	—	725	93.00	93.00
2	—	323	110.00	110.00
2	—	485	106.00–110.00	107.96
2	—	668	103.00–105.00	103.97
3	—	578	100.00–107.00	102.24
5	—	427	105.00–110.00	106.76
6	—	378	105.00–110.00	107.36
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	104.00–112.00	107.54
5	—	479	109.00–113.00	110.99
4	—	578	108.00–111.00	108.98
4	—	335	110.00–115.00	113.82
3	—	528	109.00–117.00	113.04
3	—	412	112.00–114.00	113.00
3	—	362	117.50–119.00	118.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	124.00	124.00
3	—	377	121.00–122.50	121.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
1	—	335	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
1	—	520	137.00	137.00
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
2	—	265	150.00–152.50	151.18
2	—	440	126.00–134.00	129.95
2	—	583	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	723	120.00–127.00	123.42
3	—	622	128.00–136.00	131.10
3	—	690	124.00–134.00	128.96
4	—	325	135.00–150.00	145.36
9	—	378	130.00–142.50	136.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	102.50	102.50
2	—	328	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	115.00	115.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	810	86.00	86.00
2	—	280	105.00	105.00
2	—	478	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
1	—	905	94.00	94.00
2	—	663	113.00	113.00
5	—	485	115.00–120.00	117.30
3	—	423	115.00–122.00	119.10
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	109.00–114.00	110.99
2	—	613	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	433	105.00–110.00	107.49
1	—	680	94.00	94.00
1	—	550	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	93.00–100.00	96.41
2	—	425	92.50–95.00	93.78
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	104.00	104.00
1	—	595	97.50	97.50
1	—	490	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	419	124.00–135.00	128.20
9	—	624	118.00–122.00	120.11
9	—	569	116.00–126.00	123.41
8	—	524	119.00–126.00	123.12
5	—	483	120.00–133.00	126.44
1	—	665	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	820	880.00	880.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,233	1,074.00–1,105.00	1,090.16
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,428	950.00–1,020.00	985.31
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	690	330.00–390.00	357.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,323	55.00–64.00	58.61
5	—	1,157	46.00–53.00	50.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,634	57.00–71.00	63.17
1	—	1,645	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,213	59.00–75.00	64.31
8	—	1,031	51.00–57.00	54.45
2	—	1,088	81.00	81.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	80.00–94.00	87.93
1	—	1,720	100.00	100.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle