Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers too few to trend, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.71/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −65.49 against this barn's trailing median of $191.20.

Average price

$125.71

116 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$31.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.21

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	547	131.01	717	64
Medium and Large 2	573	120.59	691	47
Small 1-2	510	107.38	548	4thin
Medium and Large 3	645	100.00	645	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.01/cwt here — about $72 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

7 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.45, low $184.65, median $191.20 across 7 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 sale116 hd

125.71

—

SC average5 barns · 442 hd

115.50

+10.21

This barn, trailing median7 sales

191.20

−65.49

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	1,513	94.77	1,434	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	67.22	1,039	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	65.80	777	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,280	57.64	738	3thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,215	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	55.08/cwt	49.00–58.00	556	4
Bulls	—	—	1,540	96.67/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,489	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	103.99/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,756	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	67.22/cwt	61.00–71.00	1,039	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	590	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	108.52/cwt	108.00–109.00	521	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	105.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	556	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	413	109.69/cwt	105.00–114.00	453	3
Bulls	—	—	1,135	74.45/cwt	70.00–80.00	845	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	745	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	6,891	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	388	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	422	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	690	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	614	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	528	116.42/cwt	113.00–120.00	615	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	715	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	636	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	705	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,054	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,981	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	313	114.80/cwt	112.50–117.00	359	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	727.88/cwt	670.00–790.00	6,187	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	790	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	895.00/cwt	870.00–920.00	8,368	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	974.45/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	12,210	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	457	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,923	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	742	466.13/cwt	400.00–535.00	3,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	140.44/cwt	138.00–143.00	744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	154.09/cwt	147.50–158.00	421	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	657	441.07/cwt	400.00–500.00	2,898	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	695	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,031	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	839.07/cwt	810.00–875.00	10,094	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	157.63/cwt	155.00–161.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	134.41/cwt	130.00–137.00	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	127.80/cwt	122.50–131.00	619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	113.91/cwt	109.00–119.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	134.68/cwt	134.00–135.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	125.17/cwt	122.00–131.00	527	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	138.14/cwt	133.00–147.00	662	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	127.73/cwt	124.00–134.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	112.96/cwt	110.00–117.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	124.75/cwt	119.00–129.00	659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	144.66/cwt	139.00–150.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.51/cwt	115.00–123.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.51/cwt	111.00–112.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	819	95.74/cwt	94.00–97.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	105.30/cwt	101.00–108.00	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	134.98/cwt	132.50–140.00	320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	122.15/cwt	119.00–127.00	759	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	119.38/cwt	115.00–127.00	682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	126.38/cwt	123.00–129.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	150.22/cwt	145.00–153.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	126.34/cwt	123.00–129.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.21/cwt	118.00–125.00	629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	114.33/cwt	111.00–118.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	134.08/cwt	131.00–140.00	697	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	151.55/cwt	144.00–160.00	562	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	126.38/cwt	122.00–131.00	469	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	140.37/cwt	137.50–143.00	397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	124.74/cwt	121.00–134.00	584	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	153.26/cwt	147.50–160.00	345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	135.33/cwt	133.00–137.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.66/cwt	126.00–133.00	746	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	726.00/cwt	726.00–726.00	7,986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	134.89/cwt	130.00–137.50	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	136.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	123.53/cwt	117.00–127.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	136.17/cwt	135.00–137.50	372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	114.33/cwt	112.00–116.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	112.16/cwt	110.00–114.00	653	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,598	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	101.68/cwt	100.00–103.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	115.40/cwt	110.00–119.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	116.84/cwt	115.00–118.00	436	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	617.78/cwt	590.00–646.00	6,011	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	617.21/cwt	590.00–630.00	6,110	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	66.83/cwt	62.00–72.00	814	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	855.00/cwt	855.00–855.00	8,892	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	74.91/cwt	73.00–77.00	912	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	61.46/cwt	58.00–66.00	817	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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 401Last week 358Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 19Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 57Year ago 22

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	780.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	990	590.00–630.00	617.21
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	742	400.00–535.00	466.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,253	950.00–1,000.00	974.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,203	810.00–875.00	839.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	726.00	726.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	670.00–790.00	727.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	580.00	580.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	935	870.00–920.00	895.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	855.00	855.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	657	400.00–500.00	441.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	590.00–646.00	617.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	49.00–58.00	55.08
15	—	1,218	62.00–72.00	66.83
3	—	1,218	73.00–77.00	74.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,546	61.00–71.00	67.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,330	58.00–66.00	61.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	94.00–100.00	96.67
4	—	1,689	102.00–106.00	103.99
2	—	1,135	70.00–80.00	74.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
2	—	480	108.00–109.00	108.52
1	—	425	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	130.00–137.00	134.41
8	—	484	122.50–131.00	127.80
4	—	668	110.00–117.00	112.96
8	—	528	119.00–129.00	124.75
4	—	819	94.00–97.00	95.74
3	—	723	106.00–108.00	106.98
6	—	623	111.00–118.00	114.33
7	—	578	117.00–127.00	123.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	479	133.00–147.00	138.14
9	—	422	139.00–150.00	144.66
6	—	665	115.00–123.00	117.51
2	—	720	111.00–112.00	111.51
12	—	621	119.00–127.00	122.15
13	—	520	131.00–140.00	134.08
11	—	575	126.00–133.00	129.66
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	100.00–110.00	105.89
3	—	413	105.00–114.00	109.69
2	—	388	107.50–110.00	108.77
1	—	690	89.00	89.00
1	—	715	89.00	89.00
2	—	313	112.50–117.00	114.80
1	—	790	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	421	122.00–131.00	125.17
3	—	237	132.50–140.00	134.98
1	—	345	132.50	132.50
9	—	571	115.00–127.00	119.38
9	—	523	118.00–125.00	120.21
3	—	607	110.00–112.00	110.99
8	—	371	122.00–131.00	126.38
2	—	283	137.50–143.00	140.37
12	—	468	121.00–134.00	124.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	624	101.00–108.00	105.30
3	—	533	112.00–116.00	114.33
6	—	582	110.00–114.00	112.16
3	—	673	100.00–103.00	101.68
4	—	436	114.00–120.00	116.98
3	—	477	110.00–119.00	115.40
3	—	373	115.00–118.00	116.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	96.00	96.00
1	—	420	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
2	—	528	113.00–120.00	116.42
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	112.00	112.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	530	138.00–143.00	140.44
3	—	273	147.50–158.00	154.09
1	—	495	139.00	139.00
3	—	325	155.00–161.00	157.63
4	—	416	145.00–153.00	150.22
3	—	605	123.00–129.00	126.34
10	—	371	144.00–160.00	151.55
3	—	225	147.50–160.00	153.26
3	—	570	133.00–137.00	135.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	109.00–119.00	113.91
3	—	463	134.00–135.00	134.68
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
3	—	533	124.00–134.00	127.73
6	—	568	123.00–129.00	126.38
4	—	378	130.00–137.50	134.89
3	—	320	135.00–140.00	136.59
2	—	273	135.00–137.50	136.17
1	—	430	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	162.50	162.50
1	—	360	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	105.00	105.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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Slaughter Cattle

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