Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were

unevenly steady. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer

participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.73/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$119.73

169 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

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

$31.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.85

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	456	125.10	571	107
Medium and Large 2	426	114.07	486	42
Small 1-2	369	108.03	398	13thin
Medium and Large 3	660	93.39	616	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.70/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale169 hd

119.73

—

SC average5 barns · 628 hd

122.58

−2.85

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	1,548	80.92	1,253	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	62.62	777	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	61.43	916	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	56.63	521	20

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	169.77/cwt	165.00–175.00	458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	128.63/cwt	121.00–136.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	159.56/cwt	155.00–164.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	166.37/cwt	160.00–175.00	394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	379	108.70/cwt	105.00–110.00	412	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	287	110.84/cwt	107.50–115.00	318	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	102.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	480	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	454	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	313	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	671	95.94/cwt	93.00–99.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	505	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,238	769.60/cwt	730.00–850.00	9,528	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,063	750.64/cwt	720.00–780.00	7,979	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	381	124.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	474	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	277	131.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	365	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	129.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	420	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	134.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	715	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	151.06/cwt	142.50–155.00	576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	128.03/cwt	122.00–133.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	141.79/cwt	135.00–149.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	148.79/cwt	145.00–155.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	505	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	646	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	477	113.24/cwt	108.00–120.00	540	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	119.64/cwt	110.00–125.00	512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	131.53/cwt	127.50–137.50	293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	127.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	133.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	360	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	108.51/cwt	105.00–111.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	133.73/cwt	125.00–140.00	423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	120.68/cwt	115.00–127.00	689	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	128.26/cwt	125.00–135.00	548	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	120.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	624	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	125.82/cwt	120.00–131.00	586	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	118.27/cwt	117.50–120.00	270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	121.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	107.27/cwt	105.00–111.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	118.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	108.26/cwt	105.00–110.00	568	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,428	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,045	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,643	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.51/cwt	128.00–135.00	757	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	58.86/cwt	53.00–65.00	536	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	43.96/cwt	41.00–48.00	428	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	61.43/cwt	57.00–65.00	916	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	62.70/cwt	55.00–71.00	768	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,570	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,146	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	50.03/cwt	49.00–51.00	655	2
Bulls	—	—	1,622	87.49/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,419	9
Bulls	—	—	1,453	72.48/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,053	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	115.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	481	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	112.60/cwt	110.00–116.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	118.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	252	145.79/cwt	140.00–152.50	367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	145.87/cwt	142.50–150.00	306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	162.81/cwt	160.00–171.00	588	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	150.48/cwt	148.00–155.00	804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	145.29/cwt	140.00–151.00	822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	165.61/cwt	160.00–171.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	169.75/cwt	163.00–176.00	545	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	139.63/cwt	135.00–145.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	157.77/cwt	150.00–168.00	659	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	150.24/cwt	145.00–158.00	705	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	113.76/cwt	110.00–119.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	124.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	641	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	117.44/cwt	114.00–121.00	664	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	140.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	592	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	131.31/cwt	125.00–140.00	625	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	551	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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 358Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were

unevenly steady. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle 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
4	—	270	165.00–175.00	169.77
3	—	612	121.00–136.00	128.63
3	—	470	155.00–164.00	159.56
3	—	237	160.00–175.00	166.37
1	—	665	132.00	132.00
18	—	361	160.00–171.00	162.81
8	—	534	148.00–155.00	150.48
7	—	566	140.00–151.00	145.29
7	—	421	160.00–171.00	165.61
7	—	321	163.00–176.00	169.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	185.00	185.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	120.00–130.00	124.35
3	—	277	130.00–135.00	131.60
2	—	323	125.00–135.00	129.96
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	532	130.00–140.00	134.41
7	—	381	142.50–155.00	151.06
5	—	580	122.00–133.00	128.03
4	—	483	135.00–149.00	141.79
4	—	438	145.00–155.00	148.79
4	—	335	145.00–155.00	150.67
3	—	252	140.00–152.50	145.79
3	—	210	142.50–150.00	145.87
2	—	823	105.00–110.00	107.54
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	105.00–110.00	108.70
3	—	287	107.50–115.00	110.84
2	—	468	100.00–105.00	102.57
2	—	428	105.00–107.00	105.98
2	—	313	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	93.00–99.00	95.94
1	—	790	85.00	85.00
1	—	635	86.00	86.00
1	—	510	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	223	127.50–137.50	131.53
5	—	362	125.00–135.00	127.93
6	—	270	130.00–140.00	133.23
6	—	615	105.00–111.00	108.51
7	—	316	125.00–140.00	133.73
12	—	571	115.00–127.00	120.68
16	—	427	125.00–135.00	128.26
20	—	518	115.00–125.00	120.39
31	—	466	120.00–131.00	125.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	103.00	103.00
2	—	620	100.00–102.00	101.02
3	—	228	117.50–120.00	118.27
3	—	272	120.00–125.00	121.56
3	—	570	105.00–111.00	107.27
4	—	324	115.00–120.00	118.67
4	—	525	105.00–110.00	108.26
9	—	417	110.00–120.00	115.38
7	—	481	110.00–116.00	112.60
6	—	376	115.00–120.00	118.35
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	112.00	112.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
2	—	595	107.00–110.00	108.50
7	—	477	108.00–120.00	113.24
8	—	428	110.00–125.00	119.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	85.00	85.00
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
1	—	490	90.00	90.00
1	—	505	85.00	85.00
1	—	565	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
4	—	580	128.00–135.00	130.51
7	—	519	135.00–145.00	139.63
10	—	418	150.00–168.00	157.77
12	—	469	145.00–158.00	150.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	109.00–111.00	109.99
5	—	622	110.00–119.00	113.76
8	—	516	120.00–130.00	124.17
9	—	565	114.00–121.00	117.44
10	—	421	130.00–145.00	140.50
12	—	476	125.00–140.00	131.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,238	730.00–850.00	769.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,063	720.00–780.00	750.64
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	540.00	540.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	911	53.00–65.00	58.86
3	—	973	41.00–48.00	43.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,491	57.00–65.00	61.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,225	55.00–71.00	62.70
2	—	1,570	73.00	73.00
2	—	1,310	49.00–51.00	50.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,622	82.00–95.00	87.49
7	—	1,453	65.00–78.00	72.48

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle