Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 lower based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $105.46/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$105.46

123 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$24.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.31

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	425	115.56	491	24
Medium and Large 2	473	106.54	504	65
Small 1-2	466	98.47	459	24
Medium and Large 3	459	91.00	417	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.56/cwt here — about $74 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 sale123 hd

105.46

—

SC average5 barns · 666 hd

104.16

+1.31

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	1,584	66.42	1,052	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	52.38	741	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	49.82	626	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	41.66	454	16

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	39.12/cwt	32.00–44.00	435	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	47.26/cwt	45.00–51.00	494	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	52.38/cwt	49.00–58.00	741	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	52.69/cwt	48.00–58.00	659	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	44.44/cwt	42.00–47.00	562	8
Bulls	—	—	1,473	62.41/cwt	50.00–71.00	919	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	74.44/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	461	96.33/cwt	93.00–100.00	444	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	98.36/cwt	95.00–100.00	423	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	621	95.76/cwt	93.00–99.00	595	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	358	101.51/cwt	100.00–102.50	363	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	533	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	533	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	103.83/cwt	102.50–105.00	332	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	89.66/cwt	89.00–90.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	93.01/cwt	90.00–96.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	105.57/cwt	101.00–109.00	553	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	104.72/cwt	102.00–109.00	494	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	107.29/cwt	104.00–112.00	448	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	106.80/cwt	104.00–110.00	609	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	110.72/cwt	108.00–114.00	411	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	107.90/cwt	107.00–110.00	339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	102.66/cwt	101.00–105.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	120.05/cwt	116.00–125.00	389	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	120.78/cwt	117.50–125.00	331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	106.67/cwt	106.00–107.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	114.28/cwt	113.00–116.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	107.49/cwt	106.00–109.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	118.52/cwt	115.00–122.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	102.76/cwt	94.00–110.00	486	16
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	574	102.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	589	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	101.99/cwt	95.00–105.00	533	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	429	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	451	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	95.53/cwt	92.00–99.00	607	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	97.00/cwt	91.00–100.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	93.93/cwt	90.00–102.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	107.32/cwt	105.00–111.00	560	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	105.79/cwt	103.00–110.00	600	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	104.80/cwt	100.00–108.00	705	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	104.57/cwt	103.00–106.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	115.00/cwt	113.00–117.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	104.68/cwt	102.00–108.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	115.35/cwt	115.00–116.00	487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	127.23/cwt	123.00–134.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	562	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	775	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,185	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	803	506.10/cwt	440.00–580.00	4,064	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,124	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	778	356.88/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,777	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,784	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	780	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,315	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	9,468	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	496.66/cwt	460.00–540.00	5,056	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	908	451.74/cwt	420.00–480.00	4,102	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,526	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	805.69/cwt	708.00–900.00	7,727	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	372	115.53/cwt	112.50–119.00	430	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	112.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	141.21/cwt	140.00–142.50	336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	126.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	120.20/cwt	119.00–124.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	121.61/cwt	119.00–124.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	142.59/cwt	135.00–147.50	398	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	147.12/cwt	138.00–157.00	480	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	142.19/cwt	134.00–154.00	523	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	128.38/cwt	125.00–132.50	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	122.19/cwt	120.00–128.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	127.28/cwt	120.00–132.00	476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	131.11/cwt	125.00–137.50	346	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	101.17/cwt	100.00–102.50	324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	103.77/cwt	102.50–105.00	405	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	233	121.18/cwt	120.00–122.50	282	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	263	113.79/cwt	110.00–117.50	299	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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 578Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 103Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 69Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,111	32.00–44.00	39.12
5	—	1,045	45.00–51.00	47.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,414	49.00–58.00	52.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,251	48.00–58.00	52.69
8	—	1,265	42.00–47.00	44.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,473	50.00–71.00	62.41
2	—	1,805	74.00–75.00	74.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	93.00–100.00	96.33
6	—	430	95.00–100.00	98.36
4	—	621	93.00–99.00	95.76
3	—	358	100.00–102.50	101.51
2	—	533	100.00	100.00
2	—	320	102.50–105.00	103.83
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	89.00–90.00	89.66
2	—	518	90.00–96.00	93.01
2	—	428	90.00	90.00
2	—	375	90.00–95.00	92.50
1	—	555	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	524	101.00–109.00	105.57
13	—	472	102.00–109.00	104.72
10	—	418	104.00–112.00	107.29
9	—	570	104.00–110.00	106.80
7	—	371	108.00–114.00	110.72
4	—	314	107.00–110.00	107.90
3	—	627	101.00–105.00	102.66
1	—	670	101.00	101.00
1	—	265	112.50	112.50
1	—	230	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	116.00–125.00	120.05
4	—	274	117.50–125.00	120.78
3	—	613	106.00–107.00	106.67
3	—	422	113.00–116.00	114.28
2	—	730	107.00–108.00	107.49
2	—	658	106.00–109.00	107.49
2	—	358	115.00–122.00	118.52
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	94.00–110.00	102.76
9	—	574	100.00–105.00	102.66
8	—	523	95.00–105.00	101.99
6	—	429	100.00–110.00	105.12
2	—	635	92.00–99.00	95.53
1	—	675	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	91.00–100.00	97.00
3	—	478	90.00–102.00	93.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	522	105.00–111.00	107.32
10	—	567	103.00–110.00	105.79
9	—	673	100.00–108.00	104.80
7	—	619	103.00–106.00	104.57
4	—	465	113.00–117.00	115.00
3	—	718	102.00–108.00	104.68
3	—	422	115.00–116.00	115.35
1	—	785	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	123.00–134.00	127.23
2	—	530	115.00	115.00
2	—	468	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	112.50–119.00	115.53
2	—	323	110.00–115.00	112.60
2	—	233	120.00–122.50	121.18
2	—	263	110.00–117.50	113.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	127.00	127.00
1	—	820	118.00	118.00
2	—	238	140.00–142.50	141.21
2	—	655	125.00–129.00	126.98
4	—	629	119.00–124.00	120.20
5	—	574	119.00–124.00	121.61
6	—	279	135.00–147.50	142.59
12	—	326	138.00–157.00	147.12
14	—	368	134.00–154.00	142.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	132.50	132.50
1	—	460	119.00	119.00
1	—	570	113.00	113.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
1	—	905	103.00	103.00
2	—	533	111.00–112.00	111.49
3	—	327	125.00–132.50	128.38
4	—	418	120.00–128.00	122.19
5	—	374	120.00–132.00	127.28
7	—	264	125.00–137.50	131.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
2	—	320	100.00–102.50	101.17
2	—	390	102.50–105.00	103.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	540.00	540.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	803	440.00–580.00	506.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	778	340.00–370.00	356.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,018	460.00–540.00	496.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	908	420.00–480.00	451.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	430.00	430.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	810.00	810.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	959	708.00–900.00	805.69

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle