Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher slaughter cows steady. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyers participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.71/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$122.71

206 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$23.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.82

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	458	129.16	592	130
Medium and Large 2	482	116.06	559	40
Small 1-2	446	108.00	481	21
Medium and Large 3	387	105.19	407	15thin

One grade step is worth $23.97/cwt here — about $185 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 sale206 hd

122.71

—

SC average5 barns · 638 hd

118.89

+3.82

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	1,464	67.73	991	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	62.05	938	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	58.74	716	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	44.80	426	10

Every lot, as filed

117 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 1-2	—	517	144.33/cwt	144.00–145.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	170.02/cwt	160.00–179.00	632	22
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.35/cwt	128.00–135.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	172.45/cwt	165.00–177.50	491	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	417	128.44/cwt	123.00–135.00	536	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	130.57/cwt	125.00–135.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	177.01/cwt	175.00–180.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	159.76/cwt	152.50–167.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	132.94/cwt	128.00–134.50	885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	139.38/cwt	130.00–149.00	666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	120.43/cwt	120.00–120.50	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.52/cwt	110.00–111.00	525	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.89/cwt	130.00–144.50	776	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	135.80/cwt	133.00–142.50	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	153.50/cwt	145.00–162.50	507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	147.07/cwt	140.00–155.00	553	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	101.90/cwt	97.50–110.00	547	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	168.00/cwt	165.00–171.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	171.38/cwt	167.50–175.00	374	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	695	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	6,047	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	720	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	966	867.87/cwt	810.00–940.00	8,384	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	830	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	7,553	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,146	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,632	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	11,439	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,084	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	72.78/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,032.79/cwt	1,000.00–1,096.00	14,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	160.86/cwt	155.00–167.50	674	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	150.70/cwt	144.00–155.00	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	134.97/cwt	133.00–140.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	145.65/cwt	142.00–152.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	324	185.73/cwt	180.00–193.00	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	184.88/cwt	181.00–189.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	185.12/cwt	180.00–190.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	181.25/cwt	180.00–182.50	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	848	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	834	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	120.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	510	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	720	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	774	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	785	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	844	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	120.35/cwt	112.50–125.00	575	8
Bulls	—	—	1,498	65.20/cwt	61.00–67.00	977	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	106.10/cwt	102.50–110.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.87/cwt	110.00–112.50	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.47/cwt	125.00–138.00	684	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	137.10/cwt	130.00–142.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	815.10/cwt	806.00–825.00	7,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	821	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	126.87/cwt	122.00–131.00	778	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.59/cwt	130.00–142.50	586	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	48.26/cwt	45.00–52.00	450	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	36.74/cwt	31.00–42.00	365	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	62.05/cwt	58.00–69.00	938	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	109.73/cwt	100.00–120.00	305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	124.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	653	26
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	107.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	508	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	278	111.19/cwt	110.00–112.50	309	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	109.58/cwt	105.00–112.50	469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	103.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	117.34/cwt	113.00–121.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	129.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	120.23/cwt	117.00–124.00	688	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.22/cwt	125.00–136.00	555	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	130.03/cwt	127.50–132.50	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	133.96/cwt	125.00–138.00	504	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	131.05/cwt	123.00–136.00	625	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	118.92/cwt	115.00–122.50	268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	118.69/cwt	115.00–122.50	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	115.48/cwt	114.00–117.50	312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	121.36/cwt	120.00–123.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	108.92/cwt	105.00–114.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	119.58/cwt	115.00–123.00	567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	102.00/cwt	101.00–104.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	113.49/cwt	111.00–115.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	116.89/cwt	110.00–119.50	616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	108.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	302	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	673	98.43/cwt	96.00–101.00	662	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	106.19/cwt	102.50–110.00	329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	44.44/cwt	43.00–45.00	488	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	60.24/cwt	48.00–70.00	742	38

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 591Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 116Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 64Year ago 0

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher slaughter cows steady. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyers participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	144.00–145.00	144.33
22	—	372	160.00–179.00	170.02
5	—	618	128.00–135.00	132.35
6	—	285	165.00–177.50	172.45
4	—	336	175.00–180.00	177.01
4	—	463	152.50–167.00	159.76
7	—	666	128.00–134.50	132.94
23	—	575	130.00–144.50	134.89
2	—	430	165.00–171.00	168.00
2	—	218	167.50–175.00	171.38
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	122.50	122.50
1	—	585	116.00	116.00
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
3	—	417	123.00–135.00	128.44
4	—	365	125.00–135.00	130.57
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	152.50	152.50
8	—	478	130.00–149.00	139.38
8	—	619	120.00–120.50	120.43
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
4	—	529	133.00–142.50	135.80
5	—	330	145.00–162.50	153.50
5	—	376	140.00–155.00	147.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	110.00–111.00	110.52
1	—	380	112.50	112.50
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
2	—	278	100.00–120.00	109.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	324	180.00–193.00	185.73
3	—	373	181.00–189.00	184.88
3	—	278	180.00–190.00	185.12
2	—	245	180.00–182.50	181.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	579	146.50	146.50
4	—	604	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	97.50–110.00	101.90
3	—	432	100.00–105.00	103.32
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
4	—	278	105.00–110.00	108.69
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
2	—	310	102.50–110.00	106.19
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	99.00	99.00
2	—	473	105.00–110.00	107.41
4	—	278	110.00–112.50	111.19
6	—	428	105.00–112.50	109.58
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
2	—	673	96.00–101.00	98.43
3	—	383	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	525	120.00–129.00	124.46
3	—	625	113.00–121.00	117.34
5	—	332	125.00–135.00	129.73
9	—	572	117.00–124.00	120.23
23	—	423	125.00–136.00	131.22
3	—	288	127.50–132.50	130.03
24	—	376	125.00–138.00	133.96
37	—	477	123.00–136.00	131.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	115.00–122.50	118.92
2	—	310	115.00–122.50	118.69
3	—	270	114.00–117.50	115.48
3	—	435	120.00–123.00	121.36
3	—	613	105.00–114.00	108.92
12	—	474	115.00–123.00	119.58
3	—	677	101.00–104.00	102.00
4	—	579	111.00–115.00	113.49
8	—	527	110.00–119.50	116.89
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
4	—	425	115.00–125.00	120.01
2	—	720	105.00–110.00	107.55
1	—	785	107.50	107.50
8	—	478	112.50–125.00	120.35
1	—	645	112.00	112.00
1	—	555	111.00	111.00
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	419	155.00–167.50	160.86
8	—	466	144.00–155.00	150.70
5	—	572	133.00–140.00	134.97
3	—	512	142.00–152.00	145.65
10	—	613	122.00–131.00	126.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	174.00	174.00
1	—	450	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	102.50–110.00	106.10
3	—	420	110.00–112.50	110.87
1	—	725	104.00	104.00
1	—	635	104.00	104.00
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	520	125.00–138.00	131.47
8	—	474	130.00–142.00	137.10
3	—	720	112.00–116.00	113.98
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
2	—	570	127.00–128.00	127.50
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
6	—	423	130.00–142.50	138.59
1	—	625	122.00	122.00

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	—	695	870.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	400.00	400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	966	810.00–940.00	867.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	910.00	910.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	435.00	435.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	285.00	285.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	930.00	930.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	720.00	720.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,378	1,000.00–1,096.00	1,032.79
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	955	806.00–825.00	815.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	72.00–74.00	72.78
6	—	1,498	61.00–67.00	65.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	933	45.00–52.00	48.26
3	—	993	31.00–42.00	36.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,511	58.00–69.00	62.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,098	43.00–45.00	44.44
38	—	1,232	48.00–70.00	60.24

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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