Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.21/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$115.21

84 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$25.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.36

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	450	123.01	554	33
Medium and Large 2	442	115.06	508	31
Small 1-2	415	109.87	455	8thin
Medium and Large 3	423	97.68	413	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.33/cwt here — about $141 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 sale84 hd

115.21

—

SC average5 barns · 388 hd

112.85

+2.36

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	1,553	88.91	1,380	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	67.48	1,045	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,107	65.63	727	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	58.29	557	8thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	572	113.35/cwt	112.00–115.00	648	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	108.78/cwt	107.50–110.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	684	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	58.29/cwt	52.00–70.00	557	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	104.77/cwt	100.00–110.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	94.81/cwt	90.00–100.00	316	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	958	677.55/cwt	675.00–680.00	6,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	118.87/cwt	115.00–123.00	616	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	1,324.27/cwt	1,285.00–1,360.00	13,349	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,081.06/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	12,562	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	67.48/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,045	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	57.00/cwt	56.00–58.00	681	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	962	813.95/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,830	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	951.28/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	144.27/cwt	142.00–150.00	531	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	683	909.34/cwt	875.00–950.00	6,211	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	367	120.25/cwt	115.00–124.00	441	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	112.32/cwt	111.00–114.00	578	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	957	1,105.33/cwt	825.00–1,225.00	10,578	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,778	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	112.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	433	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	583	107.01/cwt	102.00–109.00	624	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	572	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	628	109.01/cwt	106.00–112.00	685	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	118.75/cwt	117.50–120.00	404	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	511	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	687	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	551	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	705	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	726	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	114.42/cwt	112.00–117.00	549	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	370	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	93.32/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,498	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	66.64/cwt	60.00–75.00	731	17
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	522	111.53/cwt	105.00–116.00	582	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	111.94/cwt	110.00–115.00	470	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,226	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	5,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	130.78/cwt	129.00–132.50	347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	423	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	782	981.34/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	7,674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	157.01/cwt	152.50–160.00	513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	109.43/cwt	105.00–114.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	148.74/cwt	147.50–150.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	12,939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	120.17/cwt	117.00–129.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	133.24/cwt	125.00–139.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	116.54/cwt	114.00–120.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	119.43/cwt	117.00–123.00	570	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.97/cwt	122.00–127.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	113.66/cwt	111.00–115.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	109.35/cwt	106.00–114.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	121.93/cwt	121.00–124.00	457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	116.40/cwt	112.00–119.00	433	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	135.73/cwt	130.00–143.00	445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	989	1,216.96/cwt	975.00–1,360.00	12,036	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	355	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	99.03/cwt	98.00–100.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	96.23/cwt	95.00–97.50	274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	116.54/cwt	114.00–119.00	660	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	117.09/cwt	114.00–120.00	371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	107.32/cwt	106.00–110.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	122.50/cwt	121.00–125.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	122.35/cwt	122.00–123.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	117.81/cwt	115.00–120.00	501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	133.34/cwt	133.00–134.00	413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	120.32/cwt	115.00–125.00	575	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	115.30/cwt	114.00–116.00	544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	598	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 May 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 461Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 23Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 40Year ago 24

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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	112.00–115.00	113.35
1	—	455	114.00	114.00
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
6	—	367	115.00–124.00	120.25
3	—	515	111.00–114.00	112.32
2	—	628	106.00–112.00	109.01
2	—	340	117.50–120.00	118.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	117.00	117.00
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
5	—	374	125.00–139.00	133.24
3	—	674	111.00–115.00	113.66
5	—	328	130.00–143.00	135.73
2	—	585	117.00	117.00
3	—	516	122.00–123.00	122.35
2	—	435	122.00–125.00	123.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	107.50–110.00	108.78
2	—	378	100.00–110.00	104.77
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	157.50	157.50
5	—	368	142.00–150.00	144.27
6	—	327	152.50–160.00	157.01
2	—	278	147.50–150.00	148.74
1	—	425	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	96.00	96.00
2	—	375	100.00	100.00
2	—	333	90.00–100.00	94.81
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	91.00	91.00
2	—	515	98.00–100.00	99.03
2	—	285	95.00–97.50	96.23
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	110.00–116.00	112.98
1	—	550	104.00	104.00
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	111.00	111.00
1	—	520	106.00	106.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	129.00–132.50	130.78
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
6	—	529	117.00–129.00	120.17
4	—	569	114.00–120.00	116.54
9	—	477	117.00–123.00	119.43
3	—	375	121.00–124.00	121.93
4	—	428	121.00–125.00	122.50
3	—	310	133.00–134.00	133.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	115.00	115.00
7	—	372	112.00–119.00	116.40
2	—	520	110.00–114.00	111.98
2	—	558	113.00	113.00
3	—	317	114.00–120.00	117.09
3	—	618	106.00–110.00	107.32
6	—	425	115.00–120.00	117.81
7	—	472	114.00–116.00	115.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	95.00	95.00
1	—	735	93.00	93.00
1	—	750	96.00	96.00
1	—	650	96.00	96.00
1	—	620	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	115.00–123.00	118.87
3	—	723	104.00–106.00	104.99
2	—	670	105.00–114.00	109.43
3	—	618	106.00–114.00	109.35
9	—	566	114.00–119.00	116.54
7	—	478	115.00–125.00	120.32
5	—	426	120.00–130.00	124.92
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	102.00–109.00	107.01
1	—	675	104.00	104.00
1	—	705	103.00	103.00
2	—	480	112.00–117.00	114.42
7	—	522	105.00–116.00	111.53
4	—	420	110.00–115.00	111.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	130.00–134.00	132.35
4	—	609	116.00–118.00	117.00
5	—	570	122.00–127.00	124.97
2	—	410	138.00–140.00	139.02
2	—	460	129.00–131.00	130.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	956	52.00–70.00	58.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	65.00–71.00	67.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	56.00–58.00	57.00
17	—	1,097	60.00–75.00	66.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	58.00	58.00
7	—	1,605	85.00–99.00	93.32

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)	2	—	958	675.00–680.00	677.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	962	750.00–850.00	813.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	980	900.00–1,000.00	951.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	1,285.00–1,360.00	1,324.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	957	825.00–1,225.00	1,105.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	989	975.00–1,360.00	1,216.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,162	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,081.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	683	875.00–950.00	909.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	782	950.00–1,000.00	981.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	575.00	575.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	715.00	715.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	1,130.00	1,130.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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Slaughter Cattle

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