Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.92/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$140.92

67 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$48.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

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	414	163.86	678	16thin
Medium and Large 2	439	141.64	623	31
Small 1-2	338	124.54	421	13thin
Medium and Large 3	321	115.73	371	7thin

One grade step is worth $48.12/cwt here — about $307 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 sale67 hd

140.92

—

SC average5 barns · 272 hd

141.66

−0.73

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	1,538	83.04	1,277	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	65.69	928	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	60.96	683	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	881	55.26	487	10

Every lot, as filed

76 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 3	—	265	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	142.72/cwt	141.00–143.00	769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	126.72/cwt	124.00–130.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	121.52/cwt	115.00–126.00	617	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	55.26/cwt	49.00–60.00	487	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	63.56/cwt	58.00–67.00	845	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,150	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	63.08/cwt	57.00–69.00	715	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	53.46/cwt	45.00–56.00	577	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	71.59/cwt	70.00–75.00	843	7
Bulls	—	—	1,545	77.49/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,197	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	88.59/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,355	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	958.00/cwt	958.00–958.00	10,921	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,940	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	670	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,513	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	737.10/cwt	725.00–750.00	7,430	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	765	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	846	511.33/cwt	410.00–610.00	4,326	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	8,143	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	680	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,055	2,125.00/cwt	2,125.00–2,125.00	43,669	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	91.38/cwt	85.00–98.00	480	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	129.68/cwt	125.00–133.00	401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	150.02/cwt	147.50–152.50	335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	153.58/cwt	145.00–157.50	412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	127.50/cwt	126.00–129.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	570	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	105.08/cwt	100.00–110.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	108.76/cwt	107.50–110.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	147.09/cwt	140.00–155.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	166.36/cwt	160.00–175.00	717	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	158.32/cwt	157.50–160.00	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	158.41/cwt	153.00–164.00	749	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	113.73/cwt	112.50–115.00	318	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	598	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	491	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	113.32/cwt	110.00–120.00	427	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	122.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	334	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	125.58/cwt	118.00–132.50	414	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	222	126.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	154.30/cwt	147.50–158.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	151.40/cwt	144.00–160.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	122.69/cwt	118.00–127.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.77/cwt	129.00–144.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	112.99/cwt	109.00–115.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	119.60/cwt	115.00–123.00	435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	118.91/cwt	114.00–123.00	495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	118.53/cwt	115.00–124.00	382	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	333	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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 475Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 119Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	115.00–120.00	117.59
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
3	—	377	110.00–120.00	113.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	539	141.00–143.00	142.72
3	—	223	147.50–152.50	150.02
4	—	359	145.00–150.00	147.53
6	—	268	145.00–157.50	153.58
2	—	663	122.00–126.00	123.98
2	—	638	122.00–124.00	123.00
2	—	585	126.00–127.00	126.49
2	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.58
2	—	323	140.00–155.00	147.09
1	—	790	114.00	114.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	120.00–125.00	123.78
1	—	450	128.00	128.00
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
2	—	273	120.00–125.00	122.29
2	—	330	118.00–132.50	125.58
3	—	222	120.00–130.00	126.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	431	160.00–175.00	166.36
3	—	312	157.50–160.00	158.32
2	—	473	153.00–164.00	158.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	105.00	105.00
2	—	285	125.00–126.00	125.49
3	—	473	109.00–115.00	112.99
6	—	364	115.00–123.00	119.60
8	—	416	114.00–123.00	118.91
9	—	322	115.00–124.00	118.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	124.00–130.00	126.72
4	—	508	115.00–126.00	121.52
4	—	309	125.00–133.00	129.68
2	—	385	126.00–129.00	127.50
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	110.00	110.00
2	—	280	112.50–115.00	113.73
1	—	575	104.00	104.00
1	—	455	108.00	108.00
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	105.00	105.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	85.00–98.00	91.38
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	120.00–125.00	122.53
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	100.00–110.00	105.08
2	—	418	107.50–110.00	108.76
1	—	615	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
3	—	422	147.50–158.00	154.30
3	—	457	144.00–160.00	151.40
3	—	585	118.00–127.00	122.69
5	—	518	129.00–144.00	136.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	881	49.00–60.00	55.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,329	58.00–67.00	63.56
2	—	1,620	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,133	57.00–69.00	63.08
19	—	1,079	45.00–56.00	53.46
7	—	1,178	70.00–75.00	71.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	76.00–79.00	77.49
2	—	1,530	83.00–94.00	88.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	958.00	958.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	625	260.00	260.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	375.00	375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	725.00–750.00	737.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	846	410.00–610.00	511.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	705.00	705.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	575.00	575.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,055	2,125.00	2,125.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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