Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.99/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −72.02 against this barn's trailing median of $192.00.

Average price

$119.99

142 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$27.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

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	492	132.93	654	32
Medium and Large 2	501	121.79	610	58
Small 1-2	562	111.98	630	36
Medium and Large 3	517	105.56	545	16thin

One grade step is worth $27.37/cwt here — about $109 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.45, low $184.65, median $192.00 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale142 hd

119.99

—

SC average5 barns · 423 hd

117.51

+2.48

This barn, trailing median6 sales

192.00

−72.02

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	1,582	82.04	1,298	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	55.62	809	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,112	52.44	583	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	882	42.79	377	3thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	377	114.33/cwt	113.00–117.00	431	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	574	111.40/cwt	106.00–115.00	639	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	624	107.84/cwt	105.00–110.00	673	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	521	113.34/cwt	108.00–119.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	123.57/cwt	118.00–129.00	577	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	143.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	474	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	139.56/cwt	134.00–145.00	515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	142.14/cwt	136.00–155.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.07/cwt	134.00–138.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	339	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	4,655	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,956	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,797	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,348	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,881	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	10,002	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	853	1,157.30/cwt	1,135.00–1,180.00	9,872	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,515	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	870	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,613	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	959	1,119.67/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	10,738	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	968	854.57/cwt	800.00–910.00	8,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	131.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	124.39/cwt	121.00–130.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	129.54/cwt	123.00–134.00	552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	126.48/cwt	125.00–129.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	128.52/cwt	125.00–132.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	116.52/cwt	114.00–119.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	120.37/cwt	119.00–123.00	554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	121.74/cwt	119.00–127.00	515	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	116.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	106.56/cwt	102.00–109.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	115.20/cwt	111.00–118.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	109.66/cwt	106.00–112.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.02/cwt	116.00–123.00	456	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	114.84/cwt	109.00–117.00	545	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	101.25/cwt	97.50–105.00	299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	94.49/cwt	94.00–95.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	104.12/cwt	97.50–110.00	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	100.66/cwt	90.00–110.00	472	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	764.48/cwt	690.00–850.00	7,477	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	763	707.33/cwt	625.00–780.00	5,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	131.80/cwt	129.00–137.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.58/cwt	124.00–128.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	130.57/cwt	126.00–136.00	675	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	109.99/cwt	108.00–112.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.30/cwt	114.00–124.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.42/cwt	114.00–125.00	638	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	125.59/cwt	120.00–134.00	529	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	106.93/cwt	104.00–110.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	100.01/cwt	97.00–102.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	106.13/cwt	100.00–114.00	505	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	116.22/cwt	115.00–117.50	506	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	662	107.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	711	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	118.51/cwt	117.00–119.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	132.93/cwt	130.00–137.50	501	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	7,289	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	615	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,137	1
Bulls	—	—	1,368	75.65/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,035	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	86.30/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,489	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	46.81/cwt	44.00–49.00	535	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	54.31/cwt	52.00–57.00	598	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	55.62/cwt	52.00–59.00	809	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	38.69/cwt	37.00–41.00	340	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	93.99/cwt	92.00–97.00	582	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	110.19/cwt	108.00–112.50	510	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	106.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	401	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	278	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	340	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	778.00/cwt	778.00–778.00	6,302	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	17,794	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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 287Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 42Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 73Year ago 44

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average 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
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
9	—	329	140.00–150.00	143.98
6	—	369	134.00–145.00	139.56
5	—	471	136.00–155.00	142.14
3	—	668	118.00–119.00	118.66
2	—	518	134.00–138.00	136.07
2	—	443	138.00–139.00	138.50
2	—	238	140.00–145.00	142.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
1	—	285	136.00	136.00
1	—	240	137.50	137.50
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
4	—	333	125.00–135.00	131.24
4	—	461	121.00–130.00	124.39
4	—	519	120.00–128.00	124.02
9	—	426	123.00–134.00	129.54
20	—	377	130.00–137.50	132.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
2	—	543	110.00–112.00	111.00
9	—	375	100.00–110.00	106.98
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
2	—	278	120.00–125.00	122.43
2	—	370	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	113.00–117.00	114.33
1	—	515	111.00	111.00
2	—	463	108.00–112.50	110.19
2	—	565	106.00–107.00	106.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	125.00–129.00	126.48
6	—	373	125.00–132.00	128.52
6	—	507	114.00–119.00	116.52
8	—	460	119.00–123.00	120.37
11	—	423	119.00–127.00	121.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	121.00	121.00
1	—	340	123.00	123.00
2	—	608	105.00–106.00	105.50
4	—	274	115.00–120.00	116.95
5	—	579	102.00–109.00	106.56
6	—	426	111.00–118.00	115.20
9	—	524	106.00–112.00	109.66
11	—	380	116.00–123.00	120.02
14	—	475	109.00–117.00	114.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	97.50–105.00	101.25
2	—	320	105.00–110.00	107.50
2	—	663	94.00–95.00	94.49
3	—	527	103.00–105.00	104.01
4	—	385	97.50–110.00	104.12
4	—	469	90.00–110.00	100.66
4	—	619	92.00–97.00	93.99
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	574	106.00–115.00	111.40
7	—	624	105.00–110.00	107.84
7	—	521	108.00–119.00	113.34
2	—	435	115.00–117.50	116.22
5	—	662	105.00–110.00	107.39
6	—	480	117.00–119.00	118.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	467	118.00–129.00	123.57
2	—	663	115.00	115.00
2	—	713	108.00–112.00	109.99
3	—	635	114.00–116.00	115.00
6	—	575	114.00–124.00	118.30
12	—	530	114.00–125.00	120.42
18	—	421	120.00–134.00	125.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
5	—	486	129.00–137.00	131.80
5	—	568	124.00–128.00	126.58
12	—	517	126.00–136.00	130.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	139.50	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	105.00–110.00	107.54
2	—	513	104.00–110.00	106.93
2	—	583	107.00–110.00	108.52
3	—	632	97.00–102.00	100.01
7	—	476	100.00–114.00	106.13

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	506.00	506.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	430.00	430.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	530.00	530.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	630.00	630.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	690.00–850.00	764.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	830.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	763	625.00–780.00	707.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	1,135.00–1,180.00	1,157.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	959	950.00–1,200.00	1,119.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	800.00–910.00	854.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	1,240.00	1,240.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	645.00	645.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	510.00	510.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	810	778.00	778.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	74.00–77.00	75.65
3	—	1,725	84.00–88.00	86.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	44.00–49.00	46.81
9	—	1,102	52.00–57.00	54.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,454	52.00–59.00	55.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	51.00	51.00
2	—	878	37.00–41.00	38.69

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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