Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction with removal of low weight feeder bull *

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.31/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$124.31

49 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$25.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.22

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	430	131.30	565	31
Medium and Large 2	504	115.38	582	12thin
Small 1-2	560	106.07	594	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.23/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale49 hd

124.31

—

SC average5 barns · 246 hd

119.09

+5.22

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	1,556	77.47	1,206	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,524	55.07	839	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	53.28	628	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	44.78	499	23

Every lot, as filed

59 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	Small 1-2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	337	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,191	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	855	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	7,998	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	4,192	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	566.89/cwt	550.00–585.00	6,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	129.53/cwt	124.00–134.00	623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.49/cwt	125.00–137.00	556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	135.93/cwt	133.00–139.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	134.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	104.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.50/cwt	116.00–128.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	130.53/cwt	124.00–137.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	136.25/cwt	132.50–140.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	747	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	69.31/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,069	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	733.11/cwt	675.00–785.00	7,463	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	55.25/cwt	49.00–61.00	655	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	45.39/cwt	40.00–48.00	520	11
Bulls	—	—	1,564	82.13/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,285	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	152.10/cwt	145.00–157.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	134.81/cwt	131.00–140.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	147.41/cwt	143.00–153.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	115.68/cwt	114.00–117.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	114.00/cwt	111.00–119.00	605	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	473	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	108.49/cwt	108.00–109.00	570	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	623	103.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	169.50/cwt	167.00–171.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.37/cwt	136.00–145.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	151.89/cwt	145.00–162.50	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	130.16/cwt	127.50–132.50	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	130.13/cwt	125.00–133.00	373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	129.07/cwt	120.00–137.00	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	42.07/cwt	35.00–46.00	453	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	49.87/cwt	47.00–55.00	590	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	56.08/cwt	54.00–59.00	850	8

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 114Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 2Year ago 0

*Correction with removal of low weight feeder bull *

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
5	—	270	120.00–130.00	124.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	167.00–171.00	169.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
2	—	440	145.00–150.00	147.47
2	—	478	134.00–135.00	134.50
2	—	520	136.00–145.00	140.37
5	—	381	145.00–162.50	151.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	142.50	142.50
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
2	—	320	127.50–132.50	130.16
3	—	287	125.00–133.00	130.13
4	—	375	120.00–137.00	129.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	112.50	112.50
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	481	124.00–134.00	129.53
9	—	423	125.00–137.00	131.49
6	—	378	133.00–139.00	135.93
2	—	575	120.00–124.00	121.97
2	—	305	135.00–140.00	137.54
2	—	285	130.00–140.00	134.82
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	122.50	122.50
1	—	425	121.00	121.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
3	—	488	114.00–117.00	115.68
6	—	531	111.00–119.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	107.50	107.50
2	—	525	108.00–109.00	108.49
3	—	623	100.00–108.00	103.98
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	100.00–110.00	104.90
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	116.00–128.00	123.50
2	—	493	124.00–137.00	130.53
2	—	440	132.50–140.00	136.25
1	—	630	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	145.00–157.00	152.10
5	—	558	131.00–140.00	134.81
4	—	469	143.00–153.00	147.41
2	—	505	137.00	137.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	645.00	645.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	405.00	405.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,083	550.00–585.00	566.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	675.00–785.00	733.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	47.00	47.00
8	—	1,516	54.00–59.00	56.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,186	49.00–61.00	55.25
11	—	1,146	40.00–48.00	45.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,077	35.00–46.00	42.07
8	—	1,183	47.00–55.00	49.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	65.00–72.00	69.31
7	—	1,564	75.00–88.00	82.13

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle