Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.18/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$120.18

104 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$33.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

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	480	124.40	597	81
Medium and Large 2	513	109.30	560	18thin
Medium and Large 3	608	90.99	553	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.41/cwt here — about $43 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 sale104 hd

120.18

—

SC average5 barns · 365 hd

116.25

+3.93

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	1,713	85.68	1,468	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	59.03	862	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	58.97	734	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	57.71	527	8thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	Small 1-2	—	488	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	122.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	771	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	690	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,210	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	858	623.27/cwt	585.00–660.00	5,348	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	635	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,175	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	129.48/cwt	129.00–130.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	129.08/cwt	125.00–132.50	492	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	122.52/cwt	118.00–126.00	642	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	110.99/cwt	108.00–116.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.02/cwt	115.00–124.00	682	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	151.00/cwt	147.00–156.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	137.69/cwt	135.00–139.00	441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	153.31/cwt	150.00–156.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	317	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	380	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	119.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	466	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	902	76.84/cwt	75.00–80.00	693	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,060	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	48.18/cwt	45.00–51.00	448	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	60.89/cwt	57.50–65.00	553	6
Bulls	—	—	1,620	74.41/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,205	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	91.32/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	90.97/cwt	89.00–93.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	905	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,410	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	11,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	12,461	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,337	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	14,042	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,172.56/cwt	1,170.00–1,175.00	10,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	716	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	49.67/cwt	42.00–53.00	572	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	61.45/cwt	57.00–65.00	780	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	59.03/cwt	58.00–60.00	862	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	963	750.90/cwt	725.00–780.00	7,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	112.84/cwt	110.00–114.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	880	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	107.99/cwt	105.00–111.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	111.56/cwt	109.00–114.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	810	86.48/cwt	85.00–88.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	130.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.35/cwt	119.00–125.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	104.10/cwt	100.00–110.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.39/cwt	112.00–121.00	622	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	113.06/cwt	105.00–118.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	118.10/cwt	110.00–125.00	553	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	119.43/cwt	114.00–125.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	127.05/cwt	122.00–133.00	549	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	124.35/cwt	120.00–131.00	596	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	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 Jul 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 394Year ago 581

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 82Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 13Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	100.00	100.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	122.00–125.00	122.99
3	—	627	120.00–126.00	122.93
3	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.61
2	—	480	129.00–130.00	129.48
2	—	525	123.00–125.00	124.02
2	—	658	119.00–120.00	119.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	115.00	115.00
6	—	678	110.00–114.00	112.84
2	—	708	105.00–111.00	107.99
15	—	525	112.00–121.00	118.39
3	—	577	105.00–118.00	113.06
12	—	468	110.00–125.00	118.10
7	—	421	114.00–125.00	119.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	91.00	91.00
1	—	565	90.00	90.00
1	—	905	89.00	89.00
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
1	—	880	88.00	88.00
2	—	810	85.00–88.00	86.48
2	—	463	92.00–93.00	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	123.00–125.00	124.02
3	—	625	124.00–126.00	125.01
1	—	765	118.00	118.00
3	—	370	147.00–156.00	151.00
4	—	318	150.00–156.00	153.31
1	—	805	119.00	119.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	117.50	117.50
1	—	310	122.50	122.50
4	—	390	118.00–120.00	119.49
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	141.00	141.00
1	—	245	142.50	142.50
2	—	338	145.00	145.00
1	—	660	108.00	108.00
2	—	368	125.00–135.00	130.17
3	—	530	119.00–125.00	122.35
1	—	780	114.00	114.00
1	—	995	104.00	104.00
2	—	435	125.00–127.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	381	125.00–132.50	129.08
17	—	524	118.00–126.00	122.52
3	—	620	108.00–116.00	110.99
12	—	573	115.00–124.00	119.02
4	—	320	135.00–139.00	137.69
16	—	432	122.00–133.00	127.05
20	—	479	120.00–131.00	124.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
5	—	524	109.00–114.00	111.56
1	—	425	118.00	118.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
6	—	567	100.00–110.00	104.10
1	—	395	119.00	119.00
1	—	630	102.00	102.00
1	—	315	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	90.00	90.00
2	—	660	89.00–93.00	90.97
1	—	770	93.00	93.00
1	—	435	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,185.00	1,185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	1,170.00–1,175.00	1,172.56
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	585.00–660.00	623.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	500.00	500.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	902	75.00–80.00	76.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	885.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	630.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,410	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	963	725.00–780.00	750.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	1,170.00	1,170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	45.00–51.00	48.18
6	—	908	57.50–65.00	60.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	42.00–53.00	49.67
15	—	1,270	57.00–65.00	61.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,461	58.00–60.00	59.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	70.00–80.00	74.41
4	—	1,760	86.00–95.00	91.32

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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Williamston Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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