Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 2.00 lower, feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 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 $108.25/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$108.25

152 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$21.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.71

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	451	116.24	524	49
Medium 2	481	109.98	529	40
Large 2	500	105.00	525	2thin
Small 1-2	459	103.98	477	41
Medium and Large 3	501	94.29	473	20

One grade step is worth $21.95/cwt here — about $52 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 sale152 hd

108.25

—

SC average5 barns · 456 hd

105.54

+2.71

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	—	Average	1,562	77.51	1,211	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	59.65	928	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	53.85	651	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	48.12	420	5thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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 3	—	368	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	123.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	95.01/cwt	92.00–98.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	95.21/cwt	95.00–96.00	452	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	421	107.42/cwt	100.00–110.00	452	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	524	103.83/cwt	99.00–106.00	544	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	567	108.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	126.22/cwt	124.00–130.00	529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	588	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	644	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	523	109.11/cwt	105.00–113.00	571	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	273	126.14/cwt	120.00–135.00	344	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	373	126.12/cwt	115.00–138.00	470	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	118.44/cwt	114.00–123.00	865	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	910	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,643	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	831.86/cwt	780.00–910.00	10,066	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	820	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	91.65/cwt	90.00–95.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	97.44/cwt	90.00–100.00	329	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	279	110.48/cwt	105.00–115.00	308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	109.65/cwt	100.00–111.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	113.59/cwt	108.00–119.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	110.53/cwt	106.00–115.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	567	107.97/cwt	104.00–112.00	612	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	515	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	505	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	101.54/cwt	98.00–105.00	582	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	106.74/cwt	105.00–110.00	390	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	660	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	95.71/cwt	93.00–97.00	548	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	835	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	7,849	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	755	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	110.99/cwt	106.00–113.00	572	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	458	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	520	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	477	104.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	498	8
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,551	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	1,287.00/cwt	1,287.00–1,287.00	21,236	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	137.83/cwt	120.00–150.00	517	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	152.40/cwt	137.50–162.50	424	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	627	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,056	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	4,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,013	388.45/cwt	380.00–396.00	3,935	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	718	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,728	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	5,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	985	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	87.07/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,567	5
Bulls	—	—	1,324	67.94/cwt	65.00–72.00	900	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	95.54/cwt	90.00–100.00	411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	428	116.80/cwt	112.50–124.00	500	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	633	101.51/cwt	101.00–102.00	643	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	579	100.99/cwt	97.00–106.00	585	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	663	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	674	93.70/cwt	91.00–97.00	632	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	640	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	346	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,132	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	61.70/cwt	60.00–63.00	996	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	49.75/cwt	40.00–69.00	570	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	96.96/cwt	95.00–99.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	120.60/cwt	102.00–126.00	451	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	46.65/cwt	41.00–50.00	434	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	49.87/cwt	48.00–52.00	708	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	59.14/cwt	48.00–69.00	764	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	924	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	476	120.73/cwt	111.00–126.00	575	18
Steers	Medium 2	—	527	115.03/cwt	114.00–117.00	606	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	445	115.50/cwt	111.00–120.00	514	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	112.90/cwt	110.00–125.00	435	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	318	109.33/cwt	102.50–115.00	348	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	327	103.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	339	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	479	103.78/cwt	100.00–107.00	497	9
Heifers	Large 2	—	485	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	608	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	135.97/cwt	127.00–142.00	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	102.93/cwt	101.00–105.00	443	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	865	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	813	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	106.51/cwt	100.00–110.00	453	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	620	119.06/cwt	115.00–123.00	738	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	326	129.11/cwt	120.00–135.00	421	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	128.58/cwt	127.00–132.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	148.91/cwt	140.00–155.00	485	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	423	110.65/cwt	109.00–113.00	468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	113.65/cwt	111.00–115.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	118.87/cwt	108.00–120.00	509	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	93.34/cwt	90.00–99.00	588	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	715	96.49/cwt	96.00–97.00	690	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	104.69/cwt	100.00–108.00	450	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	103.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	366	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	379	114.41/cwt	110.00–118.00	434	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	521	108.34/cwt	102.00–111.00	564	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	108.31/cwt	106.00–110.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	329	2

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 309Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 116Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	90.00	90.00
3	—	468	90.00–95.00	91.65
4	—	338	90.00–100.00	97.44
1	—	435	99.00	99.00
3	—	573	93.00–97.00	95.71
2	—	535	95.00–99.00	96.96
1	—	670	91.00	91.00
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
3	—	630	90.00–99.00	93.34
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	279	105.00–115.00	110.48
5	—	573	98.00–105.00	101.54
4	—	365	105.00–110.00	106.74
1	—	660	97.00	97.00
5	—	327	100.00–110.00	103.54
9	—	479	100.00–107.00	103.78
2	—	715	96.00–97.00	96.49
4	—	430	100.00–108.00	104.69
7	—	515	100.00–105.00	103.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	100.00–111.00	109.65
2	—	630	108.00–119.00	113.59
10	—	374	102.00–126.00	120.60
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
6	—	473	111.00–115.00	113.65
19	—	428	108.00–120.00	118.87
3	—	557	106.00–110.00	108.31
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	106.00–115.00	110.53
5	—	567	104.00–112.00	107.97
2	—	608	106.00	106.00
6	—	423	109.00–113.00	110.65
1	—	325	112.50	112.50
6	—	379	110.00–118.00	114.41
12	—	521	102.00–111.00	108.34
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	98.00	98.00
1	—	485	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	120.00–130.00	123.00
1	—	575	113.00	113.00
5	—	419	124.00–130.00	126.22
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
2	—	533	115.00–116.00	115.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	92.00–98.00	95.01
5	—	475	95.00–96.00	95.21
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
4	—	430	90.00–100.00	95.54
1	—	575	94.00	94.00
4	—	674	91.00–97.00	93.70
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	100.00–110.00	107.42
6	—	524	99.00–106.00	103.83
8	—	477	100.00–110.00	104.50
2	—	615	100.00–102.00	101.02
8	—	579	97.00–106.00	100.99
2	—	663	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	95.00	95.00
6	—	567	105.00–110.00	108.30
9	—	515	106.00–113.00	110.99
2	—	458	112.00–115.00	113.52
12	—	428	112.50–124.00	116.80
2	—	633	101.00–102.00	101.51
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	109.00–110.00	109.51
3	—	523	105.00–113.00	109.11
7	—	385	110.00–125.00	112.90
3	—	318	102.50–115.00	109.33
1	—	490	105.00	105.00
1	—	865	94.00	94.00
3	—	425	100.00–110.00	106.51
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	109.00	109.00
3	—	273	120.00–135.00	126.14
16	—	373	115.00–138.00	126.12
18	—	476	111.00–126.00	120.73
3	—	527	114.00–117.00	115.03
2	—	445	111.00–120.00	115.50
2	—	620	115.00–123.00	119.06
7	—	326	120.00–135.00	129.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
2	—	730	114.00–123.00	118.44
9	—	375	120.00–150.00	137.83
7	—	278	137.50–162.50	152.40
3	—	472	120.00	120.00
1	—	825	112.00	112.00
6	—	608	125.50	125.50
8	—	441	127.00–142.00	135.97
1	—	230	162.50	162.50
2	—	523	118.00–120.00	119.02
5	—	563	127.00–132.00	128.58
7	—	326	140.00–155.00	148.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	90.00–95.00	92.53
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	90.00	90.00
2	—	430	101.00–105.00	102.93
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
2	—	313	100.00–110.00	105.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	730.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	478.00	478.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	380.00–396.00	388.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,210	780.00–910.00	831.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	47.00	47.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	375.00	375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	735.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	320.00	320.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	480.00	480.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	718	380.00	380.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	470.00	470.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	940.00	940.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	970.00	970.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	327.00	327.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,650	1,287.00	1,287.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,800	82.00–91.00	87.07
5	—	1,324	65.00–72.00	67.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	54.00	54.00
4	—	931	41.00–50.00	46.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	71.00	71.00
4	—	1,615	60.00–63.00	61.70
2	—	1,420	48.00–52.00	49.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,146	40.00–69.00	49.75
24	—	1,292	48.00–69.00	59.14

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