Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings 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 $113.42/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$113.42

57 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$21.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.71

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	365	128.74	470	13thin
Small 1-2	393	117.49	461	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	702	107.01	751	27
Medium and Large 3	419	106.91	447	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.83/cwt here — about $22 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 sale57 hd

113.42

—

SC average4 barns · 230 hd

123.13

−9.71

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	—	High	1,450	84.98	1,233	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	75.21	1,109	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	68.74	793	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	53.39	486	9thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bulls	—	—	1,685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,685	1
Bulls	—	—	1,367	69.47/cwt	65.00–74.00	950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,453	90.24/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,311	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	982	58.80/cwt	58.00–59.00	577	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	81.65/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,011	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	67.62/cwt	60.00–78.00	782	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	78.91/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,188	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	72.03/cwt	64.00–76.00	1,044	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	45.23/cwt	39.00–49.00	370	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	57.47/cwt	53.00–63.00	549	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	326	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	114.30/cwt	112.00–118.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	116.41/cwt	115.00–119.00	434	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	371	119.27/cwt	115.00–124.00	442	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	121.79/cwt	121.00–122.50	384	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	108.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	128.94/cwt	122.50–135.00	414	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	121.02/cwt	119.00–123.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	113.72/cwt	112.50–115.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	123.50/cwt	121.00–126.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	113.08/cwt	110.00–116.00	645	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	116.05/cwt	114.00–118.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.53/cwt	134.00–135.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	95.28/cwt	90.00–96.00	791	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	962	87.03/cwt	86.00–90.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	94.43/cwt	91.00–98.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	139.20/cwt	137.00–143.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	141.31/cwt	137.50–145.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	374	102.93/cwt	100.00–106.00	385	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	108.01/cwt	107.00–109.00	459	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	106.47/cwt	106.00–107.00	344	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	590	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	578	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	99.43/cwt	94.00–105.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	96.19/cwt	92.50–100.00	313	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	728	460.89/cwt	446.00–475.00	3,355	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,889	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	524.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	3,930	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	701.97/cwt	590.00–800.00	7,146	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,246	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	730.73/cwt	680.00–780.00	7,490	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,348	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	665	768.52/cwt	700.00–835.00	5,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	900	832.50/cwt	819.00–846.00	7,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	109.49/cwt	108.00–111.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	128.48/cwt	125.00–134.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.89/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	470	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	113.11/cwt	110.00–116.00	469	2

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 279Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week no trends available due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,367	65.00–74.00	69.47
6	—	1,453	85.00–95.00	90.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	982	58.00–59.00	58.80
8	—	1,238	79.00–86.00	81.65
48	—	1,157	60.00–78.00	67.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,505	76.00–83.00	78.91
7	—	1,449	64.00–76.00	72.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	39.00–49.00	45.23
6	—	956	53.00–63.00	57.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	137.00	137.00
1	—	490	129.00	129.00
1	—	515	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	127.00	127.00
1	—	565	109.00	109.00
1	—	665	107.00	107.00
2	—	620	108.00–111.00	109.49
4	—	469	125.00–134.00	128.48
4	—	528	115.00–120.00	116.89
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	110.00–116.00	113.08
2	—	483	114.00–118.00	116.05
2	—	415	110.00–116.00	113.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	77.50	77.50
1	—	350	74.00	74.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	94.00	94.00
3	—	432	90.00–100.00	94.98
2	—	480	95.00	95.00
2	—	370	94.00–105.00	99.43
2	—	325	92.50–100.00	96.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	112.00–118.00	114.30
3	—	373	115.00–119.00	116.41
2	—	430	112.50–115.00	113.72
1	—	575	103.00	103.00
1	—	545	108.00	108.00
1	—	315	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	111.00–112.00	111.50
2	—	405	121.00–126.00	123.50
2	—	388	120.00–124.00	121.99
1	—	490	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	100.00–106.00	102.93
2	—	425	107.00–109.00	108.01
2	—	323	106.00–107.00	106.47
1	—	590	98.00	98.00
1	—	470	103.00	103.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	115.00–124.00	119.27
2	—	315	121.00–122.50	121.79
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	105.00–110.00	108.43
2	—	523	103.00	103.00
2	—	475	100.00–105.00	102.45
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
1	—	295	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	122.50–135.00	128.94
2	—	540	119.00–123.00	121.02
2	—	370	134.00–135.00	134.53
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	830	90.00–96.00	95.28
4	—	962	86.00–90.00	87.03
2	—	783	94.00–95.00	94.50
2	—	725	91.00–98.00	94.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	137.00–143.00	139.20
2	—	335	137.50–145.00	141.31
1	—	520	132.00	132.00
1	—	415	143.00	143.00
1	—	250	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	728	446.00–475.00	460.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	750	500.00–550.00	524.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	590.00–800.00	701.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	680.00–780.00	730.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	665	700.00–835.00	768.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	855	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	900	819.00–846.00	832.50

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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