Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 higher. Average 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 $127.85/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$127.85

108 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$30.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.37

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	424	131.24	556	80
Medium and Large 2	379	122.33	463	19thin
Small 1-2	414	113.41	469	6thin
Medium and Large 3	433	101.17	438	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.07/cwt here — about $118 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 sale108 hd

127.85

—

SC average5 barns · 587 hd

121.48

+6.37

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	1,919	82.73	1,588	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	61.86	712	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,542	58.93	909	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	51.91	495	15

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	121.36/cwt	120.00–123.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	145.10/cwt	140.00–152.50	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	121.36/cwt	119.00–125.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	135.02/cwt	125.00–142.00	644	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	1
Bulls	—	—	1,953	80.96/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,581	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,620	1
Bulls	—	—	2,100	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,223	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,930	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	741	287.47/cwt	260.00–310.00	2,130	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	968	601.86/cwt	520.00–700.00	5,826	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	787	488.49/cwt	400.00–595.00	3,844	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	123.26/cwt	122.50–124.00	629	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	690.02/cwt	600.00–770.00	7,590	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	927	588.71/cwt	520.00–680.00	5,457	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,882	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	485.17/cwt	375.00–550.00	3,906	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	70.13/cwt	69.00–72.50	331	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	296	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	422	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	130.85/cwt	128.00–135.00	556	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	121.29/cwt	117.00–128.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	112.25/cwt	112.00–112.50	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	123.76/cwt	120.00–128.00	462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	132.13/cwt	130.00–135.00	489	14
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	123.07/cwt	120.00–125.00	398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	390	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	129.22/cwt	125.00–133.00	607	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	133.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	433	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	124.84/cwt	120.00–129.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	289	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	131.31/cwt	130.00–133.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	125.02/cwt	123.00–127.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.29/cwt	137.50–139.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	128.33/cwt	124.00–132.00	684	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	149.50/cwt	145.00–154.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	160.54/cwt	157.00–165.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	102.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	431	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	763	106.67/cwt	106.00–107.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	139.02/cwt	135.00–143.00	720	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	60.69/cwt	49.00–69.00	691	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	51.91/cwt	46.00–62.00	495	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	45.02/cwt	44.00–46.00	466	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	574	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	73.27/cwt	72.00–75.00	919	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	61.58/cwt	58.00–65.00	971	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	166.55/cwt	160.00–172.50	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	165.06/cwt	155.00–172.00	626	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.45/cwt	132.50–146.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	361	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	288	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	156.23/cwt	152.50–158.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	759	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.25/cwt	142.50–144.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	338	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	329	130.74/cwt	125.00–135.00	430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	161.25/cwt	155.00–165.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	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 Jan 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 472Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	114.00	114.00
4	—	506	120.00–123.00	121.36
18	—	425	128.00–135.00	130.85
2	—	283	130.00–134.00	131.98
4	—	569	117.00–128.00	121.29
14	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.13
13	—	470	125.00–133.00	129.22
2	—	753	107.00–109.00	108.00
10	—	324	130.00–140.00	133.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	138.00	138.00
8	—	370	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	114.00–115.00	114.66
1	—	545	114.00	114.00
1	—	350	112.50	112.50
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	112.00–112.50	112.25
6	—	373	120.00–128.00	123.76
1	—	265	122.50	122.50
5	—	323	120.00–125.00	123.07
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
4	—	419	120.00–129.00	124.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	101.00	101.00
1	—	400	97.50	97.50
1	—	275	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	118.00	118.00
14	—	456	166.50	166.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
4	—	384	140.00–152.50	145.10
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
1	—	280	147.50	147.50
3	—	465	132.50–146.00	138.45
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
2	—	430	142.50–144.00	143.25
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	135.00	135.00
2	—	510	122.50–124.00	123.26
2	—	288	130.00–140.00	134.87
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
4	—	329	125.00–135.00	130.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	140.00	140.00
5	—	325	160.00–172.50	166.55
9	—	379	155.00–172.00	165.06
2	—	530	147.00–148.00	147.50
3	—	482	152.50–158.00	156.23
1	—	565	144.00	144.00
3	—	430	155.00–165.00	161.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	300	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	109.00	109.00
3	—	583	119.00–125.00	121.36
12	—	477	125.00–142.00	135.02
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
2	—	423	137.50–139.00	138.29
11	—	533	124.00–132.00	128.33
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
3	—	672	118.00–119.00	118.66
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	104.00	104.00
1	—	475	112.50	112.50
3	—	763	106.00–107.00	106.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	130.00–133.00	131.31
3	—	623	123.00–127.00	125.02
2	—	455	145.00–154.00	149.50
6	—	418	157.00–165.00	160.54
1	—	680	121.00	121.00
5	—	518	135.00–143.00	139.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	100.00–105.00	102.62
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	69.00–72.50	70.13
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	74.00	74.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	55.00	55.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,953	79.00–83.00	80.96
1	—	1,670	97.00	97.00
1	—	2,100	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,138	49.00–69.00	60.69
3	—	1,035	44.00–46.00	45.02
8	—	1,254	72.00–75.00	73.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	953	46.00–62.00	51.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	43.00	43.00
6	—	1,577	58.00–65.00	61.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,175	870.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	770.00	770.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	741	260.00–310.00	287.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	787	400.00–595.00	488.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	520.00–700.00	601.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	600.00–770.00	690.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	620.00	620.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	927	520.00–680.00	588.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	805	375.00–550.00	485.17

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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