Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder Steers and Bulls were steady to 4.00 higher, and feeder Heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 lower. Heavy offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.15/cwt on 241 head.

Average price

$108.15

241 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$22.61/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	472	116.61	550	77
Medium and Large 2	482	107.40	518	122
Small 1-2	442	94.94	420	37
Medium and Large 3	346	94.00	325	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.61/cwt here — about $224 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 sale241 hd

108.15

—

SC average5 barns · 703 hd

106.84

+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	1,451	62.52	907	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	45.74	658	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	44.75	507	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	881	42.36	373	6thin

Every lot, as filed

128 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	51.09/cwt	46.00–55.00	602	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	101.24/cwt	100.00–102.50	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	107.19/cwt	100.00–111.00	506	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	111.48/cwt	105.00–117.50	417	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	275	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	519	95.41/cwt	92.00–98.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	100.74/cwt	95.00–105.00	677	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	102.39/cwt	99.00–109.00	598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	111.36/cwt	105.00–115.00	354	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	114.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	696	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	250	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	123.56/cwt	120.00–129.00	457	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	111.33/cwt	108.00–116.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	115.00/cwt	113.00–118.00	596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	110.70/cwt	109.00–113.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	107.80/cwt	100.00–112.00	563	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	100.75/cwt	94.00–106.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	110.02/cwt	107.00–113.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	115.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	131.01/cwt	127.50–135.00	301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	574	93.61/cwt	90.00–100.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	114.52/cwt	112.00–120.00	539	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	111.49/cwt	104.00–115.00	465	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	117.15/cwt	116.00–119.00	500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	125.85/cwt	125.00–127.50	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	225	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	107.63/cwt	104.00–112.00	554	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	93.76/cwt	90.00–95.00	427	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	224	97.37/cwt	90.00–100.00	218	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	39.19/cwt	30.00–47.00	432	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	39.81/cwt	37.00–42.00	545	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	49.69/cwt	44.00–53.00	737	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	34.06/cwt	32.00–39.00	316	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	94.43/cwt	90.00–98.00	392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	126.90/cwt	121.00–132.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	132.40/cwt	126.00–138.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	405	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	447	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	47.49/cwt	47.00–48.00	407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.30/cwt	103.00–107.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	115.34/cwt	111.00–120.00	602	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	114.14/cwt	109.00–119.00	660	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	124.47/cwt	117.50–130.00	524	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	117.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	116.01/cwt	113.00–119.00	698	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	600	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	588	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	685	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	664	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	103.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	94.92/cwt	90.00–100.00	453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	107.31/cwt	104.00–111.00	662	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	524	103.21/cwt	99.00–105.00	541	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	462	109.36/cwt	105.00–113.00	505	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	112.11/cwt	110.00–115.00	482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	836	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	137.11/cwt	132.00–144.00	574	12
Bulls	—	—	1,306	59.67/cwt	47.00–69.00	779	11
Bulls	—	—	1,771	68.79/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,218	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.76/cwt	117.00–125.00	568	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,008	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	315.14/cwt	226.00–384.00	2,332	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	293	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	497	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	82.64/cwt	80.00–85.00	398	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,848	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,692	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,845	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	733	418.98/cwt	400.00–440.00	3,071	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,536	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	904	760.47/cwt	660.00–900.00	6,875	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	816	588.87/cwt	475.00–630.00	4,805	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	699	481.84/cwt	400.00–600.00	3,368	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	429.69/cwt	420.00–440.00	4,147	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	144.71/cwt	142.50–147.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.50/cwt	122.00–129.00	709	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	8,729	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,233	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	733	787.01/cwt	750.00–850.00	5,769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	150.90/cwt	146.00–156.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	134.76/cwt	133.00–136.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	152.10/cwt	145.00–155.00	573	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	153.73/cwt	145.00–160.00	498	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	116.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	150.47/cwt	145.00–155.00	418	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	123.68/cwt	120.00–130.00	583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	127.00/cwt	120.00–135.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	121.97/cwt	121.00–123.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	121.04/cwt	117.00–129.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	115.65/cwt	110.00–119.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	113.01/cwt	108.00–120.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	124.96/cwt	120.00–127.50	350	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	233	106.18/cwt	100.00–112.50	247	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	468	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	503	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	124.78/cwt	115.00–130.00	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	136.34/cwt	122.50–142.50	442	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	133.31/cwt	120.00–143.00	496	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	232	103.53/cwt	100.00–110.00	240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	105.70/cwt	100.00–110.00	296	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	382	94.86/cwt	90.00–100.00	362	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	97.32/cwt	90.00–102.50	314	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	612	94.66/cwt	94.00–95.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	820.22/cwt	746.00–910.00	10,843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	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 Dec 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 856Last week 692Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 173Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 21Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,178	46.00–55.00	51.09
32	—	1,103	30.00–47.00	39.19
1	—	965	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	37.00–42.00	39.81
3	—	1,483	44.00–53.00	49.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	32.00–39.00	34.06
1	—	785	57.00	57.00
2	—	858	47.00–48.00	47.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,306	47.00–69.00	59.67
5	—	1,771	65.00–74.00	68.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	100.00–102.50	101.24
1	—	370	87.50	87.50
1	—	305	90.00	90.00
1	—	250	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	472	100.00–111.00	107.19
15	—	374	105.00–117.50	111.48
9	—	672	95.00–105.00	100.74
8	—	584	99.00–109.00	102.39
8	—	318	105.00–115.00	111.36
6	—	284	110.00–118.00	114.04
4	—	757	92.00	92.00
1	—	700	95.00	95.00
22	—	522	100.00–112.00	107.80
8	—	612	94.00–106.00	100.75
22	—	417	104.00–115.00	111.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	92.00–98.00	95.41
1	—	765	91.00	91.00
1	—	250	95.00	95.00
5	—	574	90.00–100.00	93.61
4	—	455	90.00–95.00	93.76
4	—	224	90.00–100.00	97.37
5	—	415	90.00–98.00	94.43
6	—	382	90.00–100.00	94.86
3	—	323	90.00–102.50	97.32
3	—	612	94.00–95.00	94.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	370	120.00–129.00	123.56
9	—	620	108.00–116.00	111.33
9	—	518	113.00–118.00	115.00
8	—	567	109.00–113.00	110.70
2	—	680	107.00–113.00	110.02
2	—	285	110.00–120.00	115.18
2	—	230	127.50–135.00	131.01
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
19	—	471	112.00–120.00	114.52
7	—	427	116.00–119.00	117.15
4	—	325	125.00–127.50	125.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	104.00–112.00	107.63
1	—	425	113.00	113.00
2	—	233	100.00–112.50	106.18
2	—	468	105.00–110.00	107.57
1	—	635	103.00	103.00
1	—	250	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	606	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	142.50–147.00	144.71
2	—	565	122.00–129.00	125.50
4	—	418	146.00–156.00	150.90
4	—	526	133.00–136.00	134.76
9	—	377	145.00–155.00	152.10
13	—	324	145.00–160.00	153.73
4	—	637	116.00–120.00	116.98
5	—	278	145.00–155.00	150.47
2	—	673	121.00–123.00	121.97
3	—	737	117.00–129.00	121.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	120.00–130.00	123.68
5	—	434	120.00–135.00	127.00
2	—	233	125.00–130.00	127.53
3	—	618	110.00–119.00	115.65
3	—	718	108.00–120.00	113.01
5	—	280	120.00–127.50	124.96
7	—	515	115.00–130.00	124.78
8	—	324	122.50–142.50	136.34
12	—	372	120.00–143.00	133.31
1	—	675	123.00	123.00
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
1	—	310	105.00	105.00
2	—	363	110.00	110.00
3	—	232	100.00–110.00	103.53
3	—	280	100.00–110.00	105.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	163.00–165.00	163.99
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	121.00–132.00	126.90
8	—	473	126.00–138.00	132.40
3	—	570	115.00–120.00	117.94
3	—	602	113.00–119.00	116.01
12	—	419	132.00–144.00	137.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	100.00	100.00
5	—	477	90.00–100.00	94.92
1	—	570	95.00	95.00
1	—	700	93.00	93.00
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	103.00–107.00	105.30
8	—	522	111.00–120.00	115.34
16	—	578	109.00–119.00	114.14
11	—	421	117.50–130.00	124.47
2	—	703	99.00–101.00	100.00
3	—	617	104.00–111.00	107.31
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
9	—	470	117.00–125.00	120.76
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	98.00	98.00
1	—	685	97.00	97.00
2	—	563	100.00–108.00	103.98
5	—	524	99.00–105.00	103.21
3	—	462	105.00–113.00	109.36
5	—	430	110.00–115.00	112.11
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	85.00	85.00
1	—	585	85.00	85.00
3	—	482	80.00–85.00	82.64

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	320.00	320.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	226.00–384.00	315.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	733	400.00–440.00	418.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	230.00	230.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	420.00–440.00	429.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	480.00	480.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	904	660.00–900.00	760.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	816	475.00–630.00	588.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	699	400.00–600.00	481.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	510.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	733	750.00–850.00	787.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	690.00	690.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,322	746.00–910.00	820.22

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