Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.96/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$119.96

92 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$23.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

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	450	126.34	569	33
Medium and Large 2	435	119.70	521	44
Small 1-2	451	108.14	487	11thin
Medium and Large 3	419	102.75	430	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.59/cwt here — about $139 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 sale92 hd

119.96

—

SC average5 barns · 446 hd

116.09

+3.88

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	1,503	84.70	1,273	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	61.58	884	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	60.05	689	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	49.44	504	14

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	319	169.50/cwt	165.00–174.00	541	8
Bulls	—	—	1,270	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.58/cwt	140.00–146.50	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	167.63/cwt	162.50–177.50	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.50/cwt	145.00–157.00	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.00/cwt	130.00–142.50	726	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	833.93/cwt	785.00–890.00	10,424	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	705	304.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,148	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	960	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,568	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,665	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,880	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	357	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	815	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	469	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	473	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	276	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Steers	Small 1-2Full	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	136.54/cwt	130.00–142.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.87/cwt	147.50–155.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	145.53/cwt	140.00–157.50	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	123.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	169.89/cwt	162.50–182.50	494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	176.21/cwt	175.00–177.50	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.48/cwt	140.00–152.50	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.69/cwt	121.00–132.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	164.16/cwt	158.00–168.00	686	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	54.14/cwt	49.00–59.00	612	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	43.18/cwt	38.00–46.00	377	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	61.58/cwt	56.00–69.00	884	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	62.85/cwt	54.00–69.00	727	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	43.23/cwt	35.00–49.00	473	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	88.55/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	362	110.86/cwt	107.50–112.50	401	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	528	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	568	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	355	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,355	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	582.76/cwt	540.00–620.00	5,699	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	11,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	130.25/cwt	127.00–135.00	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	127.17/cwt	126.00–129.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	121.78/cwt	119.00–124.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	123.50/cwt	121.00–126.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	130.88/cwt	130.00–132.50	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	111.28/cwt	110.00–112.50	582	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	528	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	785	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	777	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	139.21/cwt	132.50–142.50	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.95/cwt	116.00–124.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.04/cwt	122.50–136.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	613	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	123.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	457	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.30/cwt	117.50–126.00	524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	118.74/cwt	115.00–122.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	116.36/cwt	116.00–117.50	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	124.23/cwt	120.00–129.00	355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	110.34/cwt	109.00–111.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	121.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	103.01/cwt	102.00–104.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	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 Feb 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 501Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 0

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	319	165.00–174.00	169.50
1	—	475	147.00	147.00
1	—	405	155.00	155.00
11	—	520	140.00–146.50	145.58
6	—	377	162.50–177.50	167.63
5	—	291	162.50–182.50	169.89
2	—	228	175.00–177.50	176.21
1	—	645	137.00	137.00
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	100.00–110.00	104.88
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
1	—	275	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	130.00–142.00	136.54
3	—	373	147.50–155.00	150.87
3	—	322	140.00–157.50	145.53
2	—	623	120.00–127.00	123.57
2	—	583	134.00	134.00
1	—	745	122.00	122.00
1	—	695	123.00	123.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	127.50	127.50
6	—	418	132.50–142.50	139.21
2	—	578	116.00–124.00	119.95
2	—	475	122.50–136.00	129.04
1	—	700	109.00	109.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	145.00–157.00	152.50
6	—	522	130.00–142.50	139.00
6	—	473	140.00–152.50	145.48
4	—	568	121.00–132.00	126.69
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	158.00–168.00	164.16
1	—	535	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00–112.50	111.28
2	—	418	125.00–127.50	126.26
1	—	785	99.00	99.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	86.00	86.00
1	—	815	57.50	57.50
1	—	630	75.00	75.00
1	—	345	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	107.50–112.50	110.86
2	—	528	107.50	107.50
2	—	323	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	104.00	104.00
1	—	595	103.00	103.00
1	—	275	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	127.00–135.00	130.25
6	—	474	126.00–129.00	127.17
5	—	558	119.00–124.00	121.78
4	—	533	121.00–126.00	123.50
4	—	323	130.00–131.00	130.49
3	—	278	130.00–132.50	130.88
2	—	380	129.00	129.00
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	106.00	106.00
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
1	—	340	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	370	120.00–127.00	123.38
9	—	425	117.50–126.00	123.30
6	—	478	115.00–122.00	118.74
4	—	516	116.00–117.50	116.36
4	—	286	120.00–129.00	124.23
3	—	607	109.00–111.00	110.34
3	—	342	115.00–125.00	121.73
2	—	685	102.00–104.00	103.01
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,620	88.00–89.00	88.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,131	49.00–59.00	54.14
6	—	872	38.00–46.00	43.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,435	56.00–69.00	61.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,156	54.00–69.00	62.85
4	—	1,093	35.00–49.00	43.23

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	—	1,250	785.00–890.00	833.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	880.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	620.00	620.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	540.00–620.00	582.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	300.00–310.00	304.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	580.00	580.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	800.00	800.00

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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Williamston Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle