Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 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 $111.45/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$111.45

138 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$17.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.46

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	461	117.82	543	54
Medium and Large 2	489	108.49	531	72
Small 1-2	339	100.51	341	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.31/cwt here — about $202 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 sale138 hd

111.45

—

SC average5 barns · 524 hd

107.99

+3.46

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	1,340	68.52	918	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	52.55	762	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	49.55	590	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	41.01	385	20

Every lot, as filed

123 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	675	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	106.09/cwt	100.00–111.00	507	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	120.67/cwt	116.00–125.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	113.99/cwt	111.00–118.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	456	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	93.82/cwt	90.00–97.50	359	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	106.45/cwt	103.00–110.00	606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	105.41/cwt	100.00–108.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	663.91/cwt	570.00–760.00	5,809	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	771.02/cwt	650.00–900.00	9,044	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	4,531	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	661.52/cwt	580.00–785.00	6,615	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,313	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	781	421.92/cwt	310.00–500.00	3,295	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	492.95/cwt	480.00–500.00	4,683	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	655.79/cwt	640.00–675.00	5,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	132.64/cwt	128.00–136.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	143.32/cwt	141.00–145.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	905.82/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	8,560	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	913.00/cwt	913.00–913.00	10,043	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	710	639.00/cwt	639.00–639.00	4,537	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	755	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	870	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,830	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	9,646	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	625.95/cwt	550.00–690.00	6,260	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	774	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	122.15/cwt	115.00–129.00	343	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	110.68/cwt	110.00–111.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	736	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	98.05/cwt	96.00–100.00	412	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	218	102.36/cwt	100.00–105.00	223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	110.43/cwt	106.00–114.00	469	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	115.66/cwt	110.00–119.00	434	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	844.44/cwt	775.00–965.00	10,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	171.85/cwt	170.00–175.00	648	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	124.86/cwt	119.00–131.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	142.29/cwt	137.00–147.50	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	159.08/cwt	145.00–167.50	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	667.98/cwt	660.00–675.00	6,533	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,145	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	783	393.35/cwt	320.00–460.00	3,080	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	685.70/cwt	660.00–710.00	8,009	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,846	3
Bulls	—	—	1,437	74.81/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,075	5
Bulls	—	—	1,218	60.65/cwt	53.00–68.00	739	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	103.27/cwt	100.00–105.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	118.57/cwt	112.00–122.00	573	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	122.87/cwt	119.00–127.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	313	100.89/cwt	100.00–102.50	316	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	106.50/cwt	102.00–110.00	557	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	43.47/cwt	40.00–49.00	403	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	875	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	315	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	63.01/cwt	62.00–65.00	747	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	36.43/cwt	24.00–44.00	349	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	50.73/cwt	45.00–59.00	615	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	54.91/cwt	51.00–59.00	842	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	39.80/cwt	35.00–43.00	441	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	291	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	216	138.86/cwt	135.00–147.50	300	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	610	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	594	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	735	98.51/cwt	98.00–99.00	724	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	469	110.45/cwt	105.00–115.00	518	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	154.62/cwt	150.00–159.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	119.59/cwt	115.00–126.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	163.02/cwt	157.50–169.00	610	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.22/cwt	120.00–132.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	174.37/cwt	171.00–177.50	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	131.50/cwt	125.00–137.00	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	139.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	111.32/cwt	110.00–112.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	101.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	434	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	650	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	426	113.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	116.92/cwt	114.00–119.00	615	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	130.35/cwt	123.00–136.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	112.48/cwt	111.00–114.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	122.23/cwt	110.00–130.00	521	6

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 856Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 123Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	640.00–675.00	655.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	800.00–1,000.00	905.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	550.00–690.00	625.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	570.00–760.00	663.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	290.00	290.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	781	310.00–500.00	421.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	425.00	425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	783	320.00–460.00	393.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,173	650.00–900.00	771.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	410.00	410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,238	775.00–965.00	844.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	660.00–710.00	685.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,000	580.00–785.00	661.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	480.00–500.00	492.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	660.00–675.00	667.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	978	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	913.00	913.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	639.00	639.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	260.00	260.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	100.00–111.00	106.09
1	—	675	106.00	106.00
1	—	245	115.00	115.00
11	—	569	103.00–110.00	106.45
7	—	614	100.00–108.00	105.41
1	—	730	106.00	106.00
12	—	425	106.00–114.00	110.43
8	—	375	110.00–119.00	115.66
4	—	326	110.00–117.00	113.53
16	—	523	102.00–110.00	106.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	116.00–125.00	120.67
3	—	503	111.00–118.00	113.99
2	—	383	118.00–120.00	119.01
9	—	281	115.00–129.00	122.15
3	—	570	110.00–111.00	110.68
2	—	663	110.00–112.00	111.00
20	—	483	112.00–122.00	118.57
5	—	635	110.00–112.00	111.01
3	—	327	119.00–127.00	122.87
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	90.00–97.50	93.82
1	—	550	95.00	95.00
2	—	420	96.00–100.00	98.05
2	—	218	100.00–105.00	102.36
3	—	313	100.00–102.50	100.89
2	—	270	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	150.00–153.00	151.50
1	—	545	136.00	136.00
4	—	331	145.00–167.50	159.08
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
1	—	285	155.00	155.00
12	—	374	157.50–169.00	163.02
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
6	—	560	125.00–137.00	131.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
1	—	235	122.50	122.50
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	128.00	128.00
2	—	385	120.00–122.50	121.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	170.00–175.00	171.85
3	—	327	171.00–177.50	174.37
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
2	—	375	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	119.00–131.00	124.86
2	—	328	137.00–147.50	142.29
1	—	260	132.50	132.50
4	—	216	135.00–147.50	138.86
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
2	—	468	120.00–132.00	126.22
1	—	585	121.00	121.00
2	—	378	135.00–145.00	139.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	120.00–125.00	122.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
3	—	613	110.00–112.00	111.32
11	—	526	114.00–119.00	116.92
2	—	563	111.00–114.00	112.48
6	—	426	110.00–130.00	122.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	128.00–136.00	132.64
2	—	430	138.00–140.00	138.97
5	—	576	115.00–126.00	119.59
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
5	—	517	123.00–136.00	130.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	141.00–145.00	143.32
3	—	415	150.00–159.00	154.62
1	—	580	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	105.00	105.00
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
1	—	635	96.00	96.00
1	—	475	103.00	103.00
3	—	427	100.00–105.00	101.70
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	100.00–105.00	103.27
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	545	109.00	109.00
2	—	735	98.00–99.00	98.51
8	—	469	105.00–115.00	110.45
1	—	670	97.00	97.00
5	—	426	110.00–120.00	113.06
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	50.00	50.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,437	72.00–84.00	74.81
4	—	1,218	53.00–68.00	60.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	928	40.00–49.00	43.47
7	—	958	24.00–44.00	36.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	36.00	36.00
7	—	1,533	51.00–59.00	54.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	62.00–65.00	63.01
32	—	1,212	45.00–59.00	50.73
8	—	1,108	35.00–43.00	39.80

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