Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.54/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$111.54

171 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$25.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.39

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	501	118.03	591	75
Medium and Large 2	476	110.09	524	60
Small 1-2	394	103.58	408	26
Medium and Large 3	427	92.30	394	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.73/cwt here — about $197 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 sale171 hd

111.54

—

SC average5 barns · 691 hd

107.16

+4.39

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	1,478	73.57	1,088	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	53.39	746	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	52.34	609	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	45.20	455	12

Every lot, as filed

114 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 2	—	329	136.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	448	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	133.64/cwt	125.00–140.00	496	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	103.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	104.30/cwt	100.00–110.00	342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	103.35/cwt	102.50–105.00	396	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	270	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	382	119.71/cwt	115.00–125.00	457	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	383	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	568	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,758	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	905.23/cwt	900.00–910.00	11,768	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	978.00/cwt	978.00–978.00	9,584	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,521	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,997	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	559.60/cwt	550.00–570.00	6,939	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,660	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	273	105.55/cwt	102.50–110.00	288	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	101.28/cwt	100.00–105.00	327	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	393	105.36/cwt	100.00–109.00	414	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	102.94/cwt	100.00–106.00	441	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	466	103.32/cwt	99.00–106.00	481	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	157.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	126.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	151.22/cwt	148.00–154.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	148.94/cwt	145.00–154.00	426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	146.75/cwt	142.00–152.00	552	8
Bulls	—	—	1,464	56.16/cwt	50.00–68.00	822	5
Bulls	—	—	1,484	80.27/cwt	73.00–90.00	1,191	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	41.85/cwt	37.00–44.00	518	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	54.09/cwt	47.00–65.00	623	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	53.39/cwt	50.00–56.00	746	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	35.20/cwt	30.00–40.00	295	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	48.53/cwt	44.00–58.00	516	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	118.22/cwt	116.00–121.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	122.93/cwt	120.00–127.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	106.02/cwt	105.00–107.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	135.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	130.04/cwt	128.00–132.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	111.50/cwt	108.00–114.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	109.14/cwt	105.00–115.00	737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	124.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.36/cwt	106.00–117.50	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	103.33/cwt	100.00–109.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	121.57/cwt	112.50–128.00	564	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	125.30/cwt	120.00–132.50	528	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	113.75/cwt	110.00–123.00	592	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	101.55/cwt	100.00–103.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	92.48/cwt	90.00–100.00	472	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	565	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	522	108.32/cwt	105.00–112.50	565	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	622	96.94/cwt	93.00–100.00	603	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	431	117.50/cwt	115.00–119.00	506	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	113.84/cwt	108.00–117.00	550	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	129.47/cwt	125.00–132.50	356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	126.50/cwt	122.50–134.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	127.40/cwt	119.00–134.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	114.39/cwt	107.50–119.00	421	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	108.92/cwt	104.00–114.00	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	118.66/cwt	112.50–123.00	388	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	303	93.72/cwt	90.00–97.50	284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	91.50/cwt	91.00–92.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	91.64/cwt	90.00–95.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	92.55/cwt	90.00–97.50	430	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,963	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	644.79/cwt	640.00–650.00	7,338	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	3,696	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	3,959	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,724	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	568.35/cwt	500.00–630.00	5,513	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	356.96/cwt	300.00–425.00	2,677	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	759.00/cwt	759.00–759.00	7,021	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	799	358.92/cwt	328.00–425.00	2,868	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	135.57/cwt	130.00–139.00	728	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	150.53/cwt	145.00–155.00	476	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	105.99/cwt	102.00–115.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	104.53/cwt	100.00–110.00	552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	112.82/cwt	109.00–117.00	476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	102.28/cwt	99.00–105.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	103.61/cwt	102.00–107.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	120.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	582	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	124.03/cwt	119.00–126.00	531	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	109.38/cwt	107.00–114.00	626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	123.53/cwt	120.00–128.00	467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	116.84/cwt	114.00–120.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	108.61/cwt	107.00–110.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	1

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 Nov 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 571Last week 630Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 101Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	329	130.00–140.00	136.04
10	—	371	125.00–140.00	133.64
4	—	568	116.00–121.00	118.22
4	—	514	120.00–127.00	122.93
2	—	670	116.00	116.00
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	230	137.50	137.50
5	—	275	125.00–132.50	129.47
5	—	430	122.50–134.00	126.50
5	—	476	119.00–134.00	127.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	107.50	107.50
3	—	272	100.00–110.00	103.13
3	—	328	100.00–110.00	104.30
3	—	383	102.50–105.00	103.35
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	112.50	112.50
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	114.00	114.00
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
8	—	382	115.00–125.00	119.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	160.00–165.00	162.50
4	—	378	155.00–160.00	157.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	139.00	139.00
1	—	730	128.00	128.00
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
1	—	920	107.00	107.00
2	—	570	125.00–129.00	126.95
2	—	613	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	873	104.00–106.00	105.00
3	—	417	148.00–154.00	151.22
5	—	286	145.00–154.00	148.94
8	—	376	142.00–152.00	146.75
12	—	537	130.00–139.00	135.57
10	—	316	145.00–155.00	150.53
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	89.00	89.00
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
1	—	645	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	102.50–110.00	105.55
4	—	323	100.00–105.00	101.28
4	—	393	100.00–109.00	105.36
6	—	428	100.00–106.00	102.94
8	—	466	99.00–106.00	103.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	368	107.50–119.00	114.39
9	—	473	104.00–114.00	108.92
10	—	327	112.50–123.00	118.66
7	—	579	102.00–115.00	105.99
7	—	528	100.00–110.00	104.53
7	—	422	109.00–117.00	112.82
4	—	671	99.00–105.00	102.28
4	—	634	102.00–107.00	103.61
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	90.00–97.50	93.72
2	—	518	91.00–92.00	91.50
3	—	412	90.00–95.00	91.64
3	—	465	90.00–97.50	92.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	481	115.00–125.00	120.92
18	—	428	119.00–126.00	124.03
10	—	572	107.00–114.00	109.38
7	—	378	120.00–128.00	123.53
6	—	520	114.00–120.00	116.84
5	—	675	107.00–109.00	108.00
5	—	613	107.00–110.00	108.61
2	—	740	105.00–107.00	106.00
1	—	345	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	105.00–107.00	106.02
3	—	423	135.00–138.00	135.99
4	—	465	128.00–132.00	130.04
4	—	624	108.00–114.00	111.50
6	—	675	105.00–115.00	109.14
9	—	527	120.00–130.00	124.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	104.00	104.00
6	—	570	106.00–117.50	112.36
6	—	626	100.00–109.00	103.33
9	—	464	112.50–128.00	121.57
13	—	421	120.00–132.50	125.30
14	—	520	110.00–123.00	113.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
2	—	475	100.00–103.00	101.55
4	—	510	90.00–100.00	92.48
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	100.00–102.00	100.98
3	—	522	105.00–112.50	108.32
3	—	622	93.00–100.00	96.94
4	—	431	115.00–119.00	117.50
8	—	483	108.00–117.00	113.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	900.00–910.00	905.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	978.00	978.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	670.00	670.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	550.00–570.00	559.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	640.00–650.00	644.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	960	385.00	385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	477.00	477.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	470.00	470.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	540.00	540.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	500.00–630.00	568.35
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	330.00	330.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	750	300.00–425.00	356.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	759.00	759.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	799	328.00–425.00	358.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,464	50.00–68.00	56.16
13	—	1,484	73.00–90.00	80.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	37.00–44.00	41.85
36	—	1,151	47.00–65.00	54.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,397	50.00–56.00	53.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	838	30.00–40.00	35.20
9	—	1,063	44.00–58.00	48.53

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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