Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower . Slaughter cows an bulls were steady.

Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $110.70/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$110.70

64 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$8.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.78

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	115.91	556	22
Medium 2	489	108.56	531	24
Small 1-2	418	107.20	448	18thin

One grade step is worth $8.72/cwt here — about $108 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 sale64 hd

110.70

—

SC average4 barns · 313 hd

113.49

−2.78

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	1,414	81.65	1,154	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	63.35	738	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	61.87	880	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	55.03	504	32

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	517	130.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	677	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	773.06/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,006	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	864.73/cwt	775.00–940.00	10,852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	149.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	402	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	369	127.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	471	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	688	116.51/cwt	114.00–119.00	802	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	605	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	723	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	533	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	653	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	338	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	448	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.50	471	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	379	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	417	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	102.05/cwt	101.00–104.00	526	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	268	116.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	312	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	568	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	117.62/cwt	116.00–120.00	550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	113.21/cwt	112.00–116.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	117.81/cwt	117.00–120.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	713	92.70/cwt	89.00–97.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	374	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	122.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	573	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	885	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	488	102.97/cwt	101.00–105.00	502	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	121.11/cwt	119.00–125.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	118.79/cwt	118.00–120.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	110.66/cwt	109.00–112.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	112.34/cwt	111.00–114.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	629	105.37/cwt	100.00–109.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	685	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	578	110.66/cwt	110.00–111.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	483	113.63/cwt	111.00–115.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	425	118.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	528	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	581	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	59.30/cwt	55.00–67.00	557	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	47.91/cwt	40.00–52.00	420	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	61.87/cwt	55.00–66.00	880	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	65.51/cwt	59.00–73.00	770	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	51.11/cwt	45.00–55.00	568	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	76.32/cwt	75.00–79.00	920	3
Bulls	—	—	1,280	75.44/cwt	68.00–83.00	966	5
Bulls	—	—	1,637	92.00/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,506	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	833	530.44/cwt	470.00–585.00	4,419	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	770	427.50/cwt	425.00–430.00	3,292	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	930	586.17/cwt	530.00–635.00	5,451	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	975	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,069	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	908.64/cwt	875.00–970.00	11,249	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	12,282	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	965.00/cwt	965.00–965.00	12,642	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,025	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,790	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,010	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,868	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	943	1,062.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	10,021	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	805	822.19/cwt	800.00–850.00	6,619	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	905	913.26/cwt	900.00–925.00	8,265	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,132.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	13,399	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,063	1,157.91/cwt	1,060.00–1,250.00	12,309	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	468	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	134.52/cwt	133.00–137.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	143.09/cwt	140.00–145.00	472	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 Sep 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 451Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 144Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower . Slaughter cows an bulls were steady.

Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand

for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	130.00–133.00	130.99
3	—	353	135.00–140.00	137.49
3	—	217	155.00	155.00
2	—	570	125.00–129.00	127.04
2	—	268	145.00–155.00	149.95
4	—	421	133.00–137.00	134.52
4	—	330	140.00–145.00	143.09
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	125.00–130.00	127.69
2	—	688	114.00–119.00	116.51
2	—	605	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	533	122.00–123.00	122.50
2	—	338	130.00–135.00	132.48
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	105.00–110.00	107.46
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	100.00–102.50	100.66
4	—	379	110.00	110.00
3	—	515	101.00–104.00	102.05
3	—	268	115.00–120.00	116.58
2	—	565	100.00–101.00	100.50
2	—	325	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	116.00–120.00	117.62
6	—	522	112.00–116.00	113.21
6	—	428	117.00–120.00	117.81
2	—	555	111.00–112.00	111.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	110.00–115.00	112.59
4	—	713	89.00–97.00	92.70
4	—	374	114.00–115.00	114.49
3	—	468	110.00–112.00	110.97
3	—	333	120.00–125.00	122.97
2	—	573	105.00–107.00	105.97
1	—	885	80.00	80.00
1	—	670	90.00	90.00
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	101.00–105.00	102.97
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	119.00–125.00	121.11
6	—	417	125.00–135.00	129.86
5	—	517	118.00–120.00	118.79
3	—	672	109.00–112.00	110.66
3	—	632	111.00–114.00	112.34
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	100.00–109.00	105.37
3	—	685	100.00–102.00	101.00
3	—	578	110.00–111.00	110.66
3	—	483	111.00–115.00	113.63
3	—	425	115.00–120.00	118.39
2	—	528	109.00–111.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,165	700.00–850.00	773.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	775.00–940.00	864.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,238	875.00–970.00	908.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	965.00	965.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	470.00–585.00	530.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	770	425.00–430.00	427.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	530.00–635.00	586.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	680.00	680.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,062.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	805	800.00–850.00	822.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	900.00–925.00	913.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,183	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,132.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,157.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	940	55.00–67.00	59.30
12	—	877	40.00–52.00	47.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,422	55.00–66.00	61.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,176	59.00–73.00	65.51
9	—	1,111	45.00–55.00	51.11
3	—	1,205	75.00–79.00	76.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,280	68.00–83.00	75.44
3	—	1,637	86.00–99.00	92.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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