Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $111.81/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$111.81

103 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$18.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

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	473	116.87	553	32
Medium and Large 2	511	110.59	565	58
Small 1-2	472	107.44	507	9thin
Medium and Large 3	353	98.75	348	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.12/cwt here — about $205 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 sale103 hd

111.81

—

SC average5 barns · 383 hd

112.25

−0.45

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	1,546	86.55	1,338	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	63.04	936	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	58.99	696	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	54.16	529	7thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	795	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	3,474	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	895	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,341	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	469	111.09/cwt	107.50–114.00	521	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	100.36/cwt	96.00–105.00	657	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	617	102.37/cwt	100.00–106.00	632	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	433	113.79/cwt	112.50–115.00	493	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	123.62/cwt	118.00–129.00	588	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	115.63/cwt	109.00–120.00	666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	123.54/cwt	119.00–129.00	545	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	110.00/cwt	105.00–113.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	116.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.17/cwt	130.00–147.00	638	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.41/cwt	125.00–136.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	139.50/cwt	137.00–142.50	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	118.02/cwt	114.00–121.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	130.04/cwt	126.00–134.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	138.80/cwt	137.50–140.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	450	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	782.00/cwt	782.00–782.00	7,194	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	117.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	116.50/cwt	114.00–118.00	548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	113.30/cwt	112.00–115.00	603	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	116.93/cwt	112.00–122.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	111.85/cwt	109.00–115.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	105.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	114.89/cwt	111.00–117.00	487	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	109.76/cwt	107.00–114.00	575	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	109.08/cwt	105.00–112.00	620	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	358	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	417	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	107.02/cwt	105.00–109.00	524	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	528	103.01/cwt	102.00–104.00	544	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	406	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,190	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	865	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,066	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	713	556.22/cwt	515.00–610.00	3,966	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	10,665	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	960	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,238.36/cwt	1,065.00–1,385.00	11,455	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	776.45/cwt	750.00–800.00	9,069	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	785.13/cwt	770.00–800.00	9,265	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	893.63/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,215	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	1,005.16/cwt	900.00–1,110.00	12,806	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,643	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	987	792.01/cwt	760.00–810.00	7,817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,479	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,006	938.65/cwt	775.00–1,085.00	9,443	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	905	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	820	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,264	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	798	789.78/cwt	780.00–800.00	6,302	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,330	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,184	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	859.94/cwt	810.00–905.00	11,411	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	987	553.93/cwt	490.00–585.00	5,467	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	929	617.17/cwt	595.00–660.00	5,734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	132.15/cwt	127.50–135.00	370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	132.37/cwt	128.00–137.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	155.05/cwt	152.50–157.50	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	146.75/cwt	142.00–154.00	552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	54.16/cwt	51.00–57.00	529	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	63.04/cwt	62.00–64.00	936	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	60.12/cwt	53.00–68.00	714	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	49.61/cwt	49.00–50.00	550	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	87.96/cwt	78.00–96.00	1,399	11
Bulls	—	—	1,060	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	606	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 Apr 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 202Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 34Year ago 0

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	437.00	437.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	485.00	485.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	535.00	535.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	470.00	470.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	713	515.00–610.00	556.22
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,327	810.00–905.00	859.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	987	490.00–585.00	553.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	929	595.00–660.00	617.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	920	782.00	782.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	1,065.00–1,385.00	1,238.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,168	750.00–800.00	776.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,180	770.00–800.00	785.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,255	800.00–1,000.00	893.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,274	900.00–1,110.00	1,005.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	987	760.00–810.00	792.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,006	775.00–1,085.00	938.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	520.00	520.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	798	780.00–800.00	789.78
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	725.00	725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	107.50–114.00	111.09
3	—	655	96.00–105.00	100.36
3	—	617	100.00–106.00	102.37
2	—	433	112.50–115.00	113.79
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	95.00	95.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	476	118.00–129.00	123.62
8	—	576	109.00–120.00	115.63
7	—	441	119.00–129.00	123.54
6	—	626	105.00–113.00	110.00
3	—	512	110.00–120.00	116.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	130.00–147.00	135.17
7	—	520	125.00–136.00	129.41
5	—	419	137.00–142.50	139.50
3	—	608	114.00–121.00	118.02
2	—	560	126.00–134.00	130.04
1	—	665	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	137.50–140.00	138.80
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
1	—	405	129.00	129.00
1	—	460	131.00	131.00
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	115.00	115.00
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
1	—	250	162.50	162.50
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
2	—	520	128.00–137.00	132.37
2	—	565	122.00–124.00	123.01
5	—	332	152.50–157.50	155.05
6	—	376	142.00–154.00	146.75
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
1	—	475	155.00	155.00
1	—	430	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	115.00–120.00	117.31
8	—	470	114.00–118.00	116.50
13	—	532	112.00–115.00	113.30
1	—	385	126.00	126.00
2	—	565	112.00–114.00	113.00
3	—	280	127.50–135.00	132.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	96.00	96.00
6	—	377	112.00–122.00	116.93
7	—	482	109.00–115.00	111.85
8	—	609	100.00–108.00	105.01
10	—	424	111.00–117.00	114.89
13	—	524	107.00–114.00	109.76
13	—	568	105.00–112.00	109.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	105.00	105.00
1	—	340	105.00	105.00
1	—	395	95.00	95.00
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	117.50	117.50
2	—	375	110.00–112.50	111.23
2	—	490	105.00–109.00	107.02
2	—	528	102.00–104.00	103.01
2	—	580	103.00–104.00	103.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	976	51.00–57.00	54.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	62.00–64.00	63.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,188	53.00–68.00	60.12
3	—	1,108	49.00–50.00	49.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,590	78.00–96.00	87.96
1	—	1,060	71.00	71.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle