Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for holiday. Average offering and average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. However, a steady to firm undertone was noted on feeder cattle an slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.79/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$117.79

238 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

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

$29.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.21

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	496	123.05	610	158
Small 1-2	322	112.49	362	4thin
Medium and Large 2	524	111.55	584	57
Medium and Large 3	690	93.84	648	19thin

One grade step is worth $29.21/cwt here — about −$38 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 sale238 hd

117.79

—

SC average5 barns · 650 hd

115.58

+2.21

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	—	High	1,568	92.63	1,453	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	67.50	829	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	65.28	979	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	59.17	540	22

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	110.33/cwt	108.00–113.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	101.03/cwt	100.00–103.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.78/cwt	121.00–125.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.89/cwt	118.00–128.00	645	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	95.98/cwt	95.00–97.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	115.82/cwt	114.00–117.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	114.82/cwt	110.00–118.00	552	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	101.75/cwt	100.00–104.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	669	96.24/cwt	94.00–98.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	875	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	93.98/cwt	90.00–98.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	102.50/cwt	101.00–104.00	642	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	94.62/cwt	90.00–98.00	672	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	71.34/cwt	67.00–74.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	109.51/cwt	108.00–112.00	744	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,263	854.25/cwt	750.00–920.00	10,789	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	843	626.85/cwt	500.00–725.00	5,284	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	11,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	878	82.98/cwt	77.00–89.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	96.34/cwt	95.00–99.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	456	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	952	91.54/cwt	87.00–95.00	871	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,375	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	12,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	744.85/cwt	690.00–810.00	9,981	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	65.28/cwt	62.00–69.00	979	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	51.65/cwt	47.00–55.00	458	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	52.81/cwt	46.00–58.00	616	7
Bulls	—	—	1,889	105.39/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	113.82/cwt	110.00–116.00	592	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	131.33/cwt	125.00–138.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.33/cwt	120.00–137.00	607	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	96.48/cwt	95.00–99.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	103.97/cwt	100.00–106.00	751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	138.36/cwt	132.50–145.00	522	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	131.32/cwt	125.00–135.00	619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	115.28/cwt	110.00–118.00	477	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	111.37/cwt	110.00–113.00	688	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	119.50/cwt	115.00–123.00	452	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.72/cwt	120.00–138.00	553	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	134.06/cwt	130.00–136.00	366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	144.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	615	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	118.48/cwt	116.00–123.00	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	137.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	129.92/cwt	127.00–135.00	742	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	109.84/cwt	108.00–113.00	678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	120.23/cwt	115.00–125.00	690	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	123.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	583	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	127.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	477	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	142.91/cwt	140.00–149.00	670	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	118.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	676	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	106.25/cwt	105.00–108.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	144.29/cwt	138.00–146.00	695	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	136.51/cwt	134.00–143.00	721	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.23/cwt	119.00–129.00	658	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	159.94/cwt	155.00–170.00	534	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,048.02/cwt	1,000.00–1,085.00	12,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	826	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	156.37/cwt	150.00–164.00	572	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	134.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	124.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	133.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	699	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	660	656.26/cwt	650.00–670.00	4,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.81/cwt	130.00–138.00	756	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	822	783.20/cwt	710.00–835.00	6,438	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	649.02/cwt	560.00–725.00	5,517	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	574	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	111.22/cwt	110.00–112.50	365	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	105.52/cwt	105.00–106.00	654	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	673	103.97/cwt	103.00–105.00	700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	870	783.62/cwt	750.00–825.00	6,817	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	62.68/cwt	58.00–72.00	580	15
Bulls	—	—	1,619	96.08/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,556	7
Bulls	—	—	1,363	83.24/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,135	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	80.12/cwt	77.00–87.00	914	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	68.12/cwt	60.00–76.00	851	44
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	414	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	433	110.95/cwt	108.00–115.00	480	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	581	109.78/cwt	105.00–112.00	638	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	146.20/cwt	142.00–152.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	123.34/cwt	121.00–130.00	525	29

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 Jun 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 0Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 0Year ago 244

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 0Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	108.00–113.00	110.33
3	—	715	100.00–103.00	101.03
11	—	481	110.00–118.00	114.82
4	—	626	101.00–104.00	102.50
12	—	520	110.00–116.00	113.82
2	—	673	100.00–101.00	100.51
1	—	830	95.00	95.00
4	—	776	95.00–99.00	96.48
2	—	345	120.00–125.00	122.50
8	—	414	110.00–118.00	115.28
7	—	378	115.00–123.00	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	95.00–97.00	95.98
4	—	669	94.00–98.00	96.24
5	—	710	90.00–98.00	94.62
2	—	790	90.00–92.00	91.00
1	—	510	96.00	96.00
2	—	878	77.00–89.00	82.98
3	—	628	95.00–99.00	96.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	99.00	99.00
3	—	273	130.00–136.00	134.06
7	—	617	108.00–113.00	109.84
20	—	473	120.00–130.00	123.34
11	—	374	125.00–132.00	127.44
26	—	568	115.00–125.00	118.94
4	—	654	105.00–108.00	106.25
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
51	—	521	119.00–129.00	126.23
4	—	339	130.00–137.50	134.67
1	—	795	103.00	103.00
29	—	426	121.00–130.00	123.34
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	110.00–112.50	111.22
1	—	385	107.50	107.50
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	121.00–125.00	122.78
6	—	631	114.00–117.00	115.82
1	—	225	142.50	142.50
3	—	712	110.00–115.00	112.31
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
5	—	435	125.00–138.00	131.33
13	—	377	132.50–145.00	138.36
8	—	471	125.00–135.00	131.32
2	—	568	120.00–125.00	122.44
1	—	665	111.00	111.00
2	—	280	130.00–145.00	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	165.00	165.00
4	—	665	118.00–122.00	120.02
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
2	—	700	120.00–123.00	121.50
22	—	482	138.00–146.00	144.29
17	—	528	134.00–143.00	136.51
9	—	334	155.00–170.00	159.94
17	—	366	150.00–164.00	156.37
6	—	618	120.00–130.00	124.76
2	—	260	169.00–170.00	169.51
10	—	565	130.00–138.00	133.81
6	—	421	142.00–152.00	146.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	603	137.00	137.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
2	—	390	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	525	118.00–128.00	122.89
4	—	770	100.00–104.00	101.75
6	—	679	108.00–112.00	109.51
23	—	473	120.00–137.00	128.33
6	—	722	100.00–106.00	103.97
8	—	618	110.00–113.00	111.37
1	—	825	95.00	95.00
17	—	423	120.00–138.00	130.72
12	—	574	115.00–125.00	120.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	98.00	98.00
1	—	875	94.00	94.00
2	—	658	90.00–98.00	93.98
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
1	—	480	95.00	95.00
1	—	755	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	140.00–150.00	144.04
8	—	616	116.00–123.00	118.48
1	—	720	103.00	103.00
15	—	571	127.00–135.00	129.92
8	—	469	140.00–149.00	142.91
15	—	523	130.00–140.00	133.73
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	620	105.00–106.00	105.52
2	—	673	103.00–105.00	103.97
4	—	433	108.00–115.00	110.95
4	—	581	105.00–112.00	109.78
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	74.00	74.00
3	—	490	67.00–74.00	71.34

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,263	750.00–920.00	854.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	843	500.00–725.00	626.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,340	690.00–810.00	744.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	850	560.00–725.00	649.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,190.00	1,190.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	1,000.00–1,085.00	1,048.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	660	650.00–670.00	656.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	750.00–825.00	783.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	952	87.00–95.00	91.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	822	710.00–835.00	783.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,499	62.00–69.00	65.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	887	47.00–55.00	51.65
15	—	925	58.00–72.00	62.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,167	46.00–58.00	52.81
6	—	1,141	77.00–87.00	80.12
44	—	1,249	60.00–76.00	68.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,889	102.00–108.00	105.39
7	—	1,619	90.00–100.00	96.08
8	—	1,363	76.00–87.00	83.24

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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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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Replacement Cattle

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