Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for holidays. Moderate 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 $119.27/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$119.27

156 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$20.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.22

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	435	124.72	542	96
Medium and Large 2	485	114.11	553	35
Small 1-2	430	108.16	465	10thin
Medium and Large 3	360	103.81	374	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.91/cwt here — about $169 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 sale156 hd

119.27

—

SC average2 barns · 322 hd

117.05

+2.22

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	1,391	73.32	1,020	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	54.37	776	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	52.01	622	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	43.15	423	16

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	654.32/cwt	640.00–670.00	7,610	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	963	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,430	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	880	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	460.04/cwt	440.00–470.00	4,232	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	590.86/cwt	570.00–610.00	6,174	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,895	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	640	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,760	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	758	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,274	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,533	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	655	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,439	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	910.41/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,452	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	653.19/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,140	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	813.01/cwt	800.00–825.00	6,911	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	805	524.38/cwt	500.00–550.00	4,221	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	918	913.50/cwt	890.00–930.00	8,386	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	129.82/cwt	121.00–134.00	678	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.77/cwt	130.00–147.50	524	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	242	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	228	126.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	287	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	367	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	308	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,719	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,741	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	552	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	675	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,881	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	655	290.43/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,902	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	878	538.94/cwt	413.00–624.00	4,732	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	741.06/cwt	707.00–790.00	6,373	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	690.75/cwt	550.00–810.00	8,027	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	411	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	773	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	618	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	78.46/cwt	77.00–80.00	494	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	634	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	142.57/cwt	137.00–150.00	730	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.09/cwt	129.00–140.00	746	8
Bulls	—	—	1,477	78.09/cwt	73.00–85.00	1,153	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	17,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	176.94/cwt	173.00–184.00	641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	176.58/cwt	173.00–180.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	181.02/cwt	178.00–184.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	165.57/cwt	161.00–170.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.70/cwt	135.00–142.50	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	557	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	434	121.59/cwt	117.50–125.00	528	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	111.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	111.67/cwt	108.00–115.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	150.86/cwt	145.00–156.00	643	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	146.89/cwt	140.00–156.00	676	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	—	—	1,190	62.19/cwt	58.00–67.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	122.78/cwt	119.00–127.50	705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	131.22/cwt	125.00–136.00	611	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	53.33/cwt	49.00–57.00	803	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	127.63/cwt	122.50–133.00	662	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	117.02/cwt	116.00–119.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	127.31/cwt	121.00–134.00	472	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	45.57/cwt	43.00–50.00	454	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	37.83/cwt	34.00–40.00	357	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	52.86/cwt	47.00–61.00	635	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	43.61/cwt	42.00–46.00	500	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	58.26/cwt	58.00–59.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	129.15/cwt	122.50–134.00	424	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	118.19/cwt	117.00–120.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	111.66/cwt	110.00–114.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	120.58/cwt	118.00–124.00	628	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	513	101.54/cwt	100.00–103.00	521	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	636	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	102.03/cwt	100.00–105.00	439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	113.88/cwt	110.00–119.00	650	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	498	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	421	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	116.41/cwt	115.00–119.00	440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	103.90/cwt	100.00–107.50	331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	115.79/cwt	110.00–119.00	486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	112.66/cwt	109.00–116.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.58/cwt	132.00–145.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	144.03/cwt	137.50–150.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	125.95/cwt	120.00–134.00	529	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	123.66/cwt	119.00–129.00	587	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	114.80/cwt	109.00–118.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	154.03/cwt	147.00–158.00	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	158.19/cwt	154.00–166.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	135.94/cwt	130.00–145.00	436	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	138.48/cwt	132.00–142.50	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	136.39/cwt	132.50–140.00	374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	165.50/cwt	160.00–170.00	536	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.95/cwt	131.00–145.00	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.72/cwt	140.00–154.00	752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	163.09/cwt	150.00–170.00	608	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	164.68/cwt	157.50–170.00	456	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	114.12/cwt	112.50–115.00	426	3

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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 591Last week 449Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 114Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 72Year ago 0

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for holidays. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	640.00–670.00	654.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	460.00	460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	920	440.00–470.00	460.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	570.00–610.00	590.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	630	300.00	300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	640	275.00	275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	758	300.00	300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	430.00	430.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	600.00–700.00	653.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	800.00–825.00	813.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	918	890.00–930.00	913.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	500.00–550.00	524.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,148	800.00–1,050.00	910.41
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	655	250.00–320.00	290.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	878	413.00–624.00	538.94
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	860	707.00–790.00	741.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,162	550.00–810.00	690.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,570	1,100.00	1,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
2	—	430	120.00	120.00
3	—	228	120.00–130.00	126.02
3	—	367	120.00–125.00	123.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	121.00–134.00	129.82
12	—	375	130.00–147.50	139.77
2	—	425	132.00–145.00	138.58
2	—	225	137.50–150.00	144.03
6	—	321	130.00–145.00	135.94
4	—	468	132.00–142.50	138.48
4	—	274	132.50–140.00	136.39
2	—	588	124.00–127.00	125.51
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	110.00	110.00
2	—	293	100.00–110.00	104.96
3	—	373	112.50–115.00	114.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	120.00	120.00
6	—	480	147.00–158.00	154.03
4	—	430	154.00–166.00	158.19
17	—	324	160.00–170.00	165.50
8	—	576	131.00–145.00	136.95
8	—	523	140.00–154.00	143.72
18	—	373	150.00–170.00	163.09
7	—	277	157.50–170.00	164.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	173.00–184.00	176.94
4	—	415	173.00–180.00	176.58
2	—	508	156.00–158.00	157.00
2	—	338	178.00–184.00	181.02
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	80.00	80.00
5	—	437	94.00	94.00
2	—	773	80.00	80.00
2	—	630	77.00–80.00	78.46
1	—	710	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	120.00–122.00	120.67
2	—	483	120.00–121.00	120.50
4	—	434	117.50–125.00	121.59
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	512	137.00–150.00	142.57
8	—	565	129.00–140.00	132.09
14	—	426	145.00–156.00	150.86
13	—	460	140.00–156.00	146.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	161.00–170.00	165.57
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	135.00–142.50	138.70
10	—	574	119.00–127.50	122.78
4	—	466	125.00–136.00	131.22
14	—	519	122.50–133.00	127.63
3	—	628	116.00–119.00	117.02
2	—	660	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	105.00–108.00	106.51
4	—	423	110.00–115.00	111.30
3	—	478	108.00–115.00	111.67
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	371	121.00–134.00	127.31
13	—	328	122.50–134.00	129.15
5	—	560	117.00–120.00	118.19
3	—	628	110.00–114.00	111.66
1	—	255	122.50	122.50
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
15	—	521	118.00–124.00	120.58
26	—	420	120.00–134.00	125.95
16	—	475	119.00–129.00	123.66
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	100.00–103.00	101.54
1	—	630	101.00	101.00
1	—	480	107.50	107.50
2	—	433	115.00	115.00
2	—	383	110.00	110.00
2	—	265	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	100.00–105.00	102.03
1	—	375	107.50	107.50
1	—	240	105.00	105.00
5	—	319	100.00–107.50	103.90
2	—	290	105.00–110.00	107.50
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	110.00–119.00	113.88
5	—	378	115.00–119.00	116.41
2	—	635	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	333	110.00–115.00	112.56
7	—	420	110.00–119.00	115.79
6	—	522	109.00–116.00	112.66
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
5	—	481	109.00–118.00	114.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,477	73.00–85.00	78.09
3	—	1,190	58.00–67.00	62.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,506	49.00–57.00	53.33
1	—	1,125	43.00	43.00
4	—	1,425	58.00–59.00	58.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	997	43.00–50.00	45.57
5	—	945	34.00–40.00	37.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,201	47.00–61.00	52.86
6	—	1,146	42.00–46.00	43.61

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