Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 4.00 lower, slaughter cows 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. 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 $121.93/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$121.93

174 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$25.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

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	445	127.79	569	104
Medium and Large 2	483	116.68	564	47
Small 1-2	420	110.60	465	11thin
Medium and Large 3	450	102.05	459	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.74/cwt here — about $110 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 sale174 hd

121.93

—

SC average5 barns · 570 hd

118.89

+3.04

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	1,724	96.24	1,659	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	70.25	852	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	67.16	921	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	57.80	531	17

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Bulls	—	—	1,634	96.65/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,579	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,178	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	66.26/cwt	62.00–71.00	899	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	897	803.25/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,205	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,969	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	71.05/cwt	62.00–79.00	875	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	80.96/cwt	80.00–82.00	996	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	505	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,473	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	670	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	113.34/cwt	113.00–114.00	491	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	158.58/cwt	155.00–165.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	721	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,432	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	733	479.32/cwt	460.00–515.00	3,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	124.98/cwt	123.00–126.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	136.43/cwt	132.50–140.00	435	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.92/cwt	130.00–137.00	758	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	579.09/cwt	560.00–600.00	5,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	117.65/cwt	116.00–119.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	158.31/cwt	150.00–165.00	367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	143.51/cwt	138.00–149.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	139.37/cwt	136.00–146.00	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	126.84/cwt	125.00–131.00	781	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	111.46/cwt	109.00–114.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	655	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	133.92/cwt	130.00–139.00	489	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	158.90/cwt	150.00–169.00	437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	123.12/cwt	120.00–127.00	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	124.71/cwt	121.00–126.00	663	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	114.83/cwt	112.00–116.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	141.14/cwt	135.00–147.50	453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	140.32/cwt	135.00–147.00	528	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	125.91/cwt	122.00–129.00	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	116.84/cwt	116.00–118.00	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	119.53/cwt	115.00–123.00	514	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	125.38/cwt	120.00–127.50	349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	117.19/cwt	115.00–119.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	129.48/cwt	120.00–135.00	557	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	127.87/cwt	127.00–133.00	559	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	116.92/cwt	114.00–120.00	553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.45/cwt	124.00–132.50	610	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	103.67/cwt	103.00–104.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	136.45/cwt	130.00–143.00	570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	132.80/cwt	125.00–137.00	623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	612	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	128.29/cwt	122.00–134.00	663	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	106.67/cwt	106.00–107.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	102.03/cwt	100.00–105.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	113.90/cwt	110.00–117.50	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	124.15/cwt	118.00–127.50	462	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	112.98/cwt	109.00–116.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	374	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	61.16/cwt	55.00–65.00	555	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	568.40/cwt	560.00–575.00	5,201	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	913	598.19/cwt	580.00–620.00	5,461	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	102.02/cwt	99.00–105.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	113.29/cwt	110.00–118.00	417	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bulls	—	—	2,500	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	2,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	51.64/cwt	48.00–54.00	483	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	57.74/cwt	57.00–59.00	596	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	720	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,040	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	717	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	317	110.34/cwt	107.50–112.50	350	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	109.19/cwt	107.50–112.00	522	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	443	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	563	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	561.57/cwt	530.00–590.00	4,296	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	422	119.26/cwt	115.00–128.00	503	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	263	134.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	355	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	597	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	114.52/cwt	112.00–117.50	550	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	112.50/cwt	111.00–114.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	706	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	665	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,259	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	371	124.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	461	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	233	130.68/cwt	125.00–137.00	304	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	725	432.52/cwt	420.00–450.00	3,136	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	677.09/cwt	645.00–707.00	4,807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	148.92/cwt	147.00–152.00	630	3

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 421Year ago 489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 19Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 47Year ago 33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,634	89.00–101.00	96.65
1	—	1,935	106.00	106.00
1	—	2,500	82.00	82.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	77.00	77.00
11	—	1,357	62.00–71.00	66.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,231	62.00–79.00	71.05
2	—	1,230	80.00–82.00	80.96
4	—	1,033	57.00–59.00	57.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	908	55.00–65.00	61.16
6	—	936	48.00–54.00	51.64

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)	3	—	897	750.00–850.00	803.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	915	560.00–575.00	568.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	913	580.00–620.00	598.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,130	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	560.00–600.00	579.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	304.00	304.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	765	530.00–590.00	561.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	490.00	490.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	725	420.00–450.00	432.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	710	645.00–707.00	677.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	885.00	885.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	733	460.00–515.00	479.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	93.00	93.00
1	—	510	99.00	99.00
4	—	461	100.00–105.00	102.03
1	—	365	102.50	102.50
1	—	595	97.00	97.00
1	—	325	105.00	105.00
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
2	—	403	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	113.00–114.00	113.34
3	—	317	107.50–112.50	110.34
3	—	478	107.50–112.00	109.19
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	319	132.50–140.00	136.43
2	—	610	109.00–114.00	111.46
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
25	—	365	130.00–139.00	133.92
13	—	532	121.00–126.00	124.71
9	—	469	122.00–129.00	125.91
7	—	577	116.00–118.00	116.84
34	—	437	127.00–133.00	127.87
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	115.00–123.00	119.53
4	—	278	120.00–127.50	125.38
5	—	529	115.00–119.00	117.19
6	—	473	114.00–120.00	116.92
3	—	667	103.00–104.00	103.67
3	—	625	106.00–107.00	106.67
6	—	372	118.00–127.50	124.15
9	—	571	109.00–116.00	112.98
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	109.00	109.00
4	—	680	105.00–106.00	105.50
3	—	422	115.00–128.00	119.26
3	—	480	112.00–117.50	114.52
2	—	585	111.00–114.00	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	563	127.00–129.00	128.00
3	—	625	116.00–119.00	117.65
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
3	—	425	136.00–138.00	136.99
2	—	543	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	525	120.00–128.00	124.77
8	—	581	120.00–127.00	123.12
1	—	680	113.00	113.00
6	—	618	112.00–116.00	114.83
12	—	430	120.00–135.00	129.48
18	—	475	124.00–132.50	128.45
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	108.00–110.00	109.01
3	—	612	100.00–105.00	102.47
2	—	558	100.00–105.00	102.47
2	—	433	99.00–105.00	102.02
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	155.00–165.00	158.58
4	—	663	123.00–126.00	124.98
3	—	570	130.00–137.00	132.92
3	—	232	150.00–165.00	158.31
6	—	465	138.00–149.00	143.51
7	—	519	136.00–146.00	139.37
1	—	780	118.00	118.00
20	—	616	125.00–131.00	126.84
6	—	367	150.00–160.00	154.89
4	—	275	150.00–169.00	158.90
6	—	711	119.50	119.50
3	—	423	147.00–152.00	148.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	135.00–147.50	141.14
13	—	376	135.00–147.00	140.32
7	—	418	130.00–143.00	136.45
8	—	469	125.00–137.00	132.80
1	—	200	138.00	138.00
11	—	517	122.00–134.00	128.29
3	—	617	121.00–123.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	110.00	110.00
2	—	313	110.00–117.50	113.90
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
8	—	368	110.00–118.00	113.29
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	125.00–129.00	127.01
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
2	—	263	130.00–140.00	134.86
1	—	485	123.00	123.00
8	—	371	120.00–130.00	124.28
2	—	233	125.00–137.00	130.68
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	61.00	61.00

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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