Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls too few to trend, feeder heifers 3.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate offering of average 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 $117.53/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$117.53

132 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$24.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

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	459	126.98	583	40
Medium and Large 2	547	116.85	639	61
Small 1-2	538	109.41	589	19thin
Medium and Large 3	473	102.38	484	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.60/cwt here — about $99 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 sale132 hd

117.53

—

SC average5 barns · 497 hd

118.26

−0.73

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	1,676	87.34	1,464	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	67.82	775	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	66.21	989	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	802	51.64	414	4thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	532	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	845	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	133.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	124.30/cwt	121.00–127.00	649	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	126.08/cwt	124.00–128.00	617	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	603	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	4,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	126.38/cwt	122.50–130.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	126.32/cwt	124.00–129.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	124.70/cwt	122.00–127.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	162.45/cwt	152.50–170.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	111.62/cwt	110.00–114.00	584	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	121.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	115.86/cwt	115.00–117.50	548	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	620	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	4,650	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	155.61/cwt	149.00–163.00	593	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	205	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	246	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	461	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	641	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	40.90/cwt	36.00–45.00	323	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	578	112.36/cwt	109.00–114.00	649	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	613	106.18/cwt	105.00–107.00	651	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	110.35/cwt	109.00–113.00	596	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	668	107.97/cwt	107.00–109.00	721	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	723	100.99/cwt	97.00–105.00	730	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	622	110.33/cwt	108.00–113.00	686	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	549	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	66.21/cwt	60.00–73.00	989	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	62.38/cwt	59.00–66.00	507	2
Bulls	—	—	1,676	87.34/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,464	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,371	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	672.00/cwt	672.00–672.00	6,182	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,770	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	68.36/cwt	60.00–75.00	785	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	55.93/cwt	55.00–57.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.94/cwt	98.00–106.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	108.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	467	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	98.03/cwt	95.00–101.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	119.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	112.32/cwt	110.00–113.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	123.67/cwt	119.00–127.00	524	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	117.85/cwt	116.00–123.00	620	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	126.56/cwt	125.00–129.00	597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	130.55/cwt	122.50–136.00	547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	118.78/cwt	116.00–122.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	104.64/cwt	102.00–107.50	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	114.11/cwt	111.00–117.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	670	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	112.84/cwt	110.00–114.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.35/cwt	114.00–119.00	667	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	711	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.61/cwt	115.00–123.00	570	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.47/cwt	116.00–121.00	675	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	132.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	117.98/cwt	116.00–121.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	122.21/cwt	119.00–128.00	590	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	134.64/cwt	127.00–142.00	567	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	109.42/cwt	109.00–112.00	736	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	132.33/cwt	126.00–136.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	134.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	436	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	636	7

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 268Year ago 528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 38Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
1	—	395	107.50	107.50
1	—	345	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	99.00	99.00
1	—	285	105.00	105.00
2	—	570	95.00–101.00	98.03
1	—	410	97.50	97.50
4	—	488	102.00–107.50	104.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	121.00–127.00	124.30
2	—	565	119.00–120.00	119.49
11	—	489	124.00–128.00	126.08
2	—	600	116.00	116.00
4	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.34
4	—	425	125.00–129.00	126.96
7	—	324	130.00–137.00	134.46
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	115.00	115.00
2	—	410	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	573	110.00–114.00	111.94
5	—	613	105.00–107.00	106.18
3	—	540	109.00–113.00	110.35
1	—	685	104.00	104.00
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
2	—	723	97.00–105.00	100.99
1	—	490	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	117.00–120.00	119.00
6	—	627	110.00–113.00	112.32
7	—	424	119.00–127.00	123.67
2	—	280	125.00–130.00	127.59
17	—	573	114.00–119.00	116.35
8	—	473	115.00–123.00	120.61
12	—	673	109.00–112.00	109.42
2	—	385	120.00–124.00	122.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	107.50	107.50
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
3	—	378	110.00–115.00	112.46
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
1	—	405	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	131.00–135.00	133.02
1	—	590	124.00	124.00
1	—	245	162.50	162.50
1	—	405	149.00	149.00
6	—	620	124.00–129.00	126.32
3	—	715	122.00–127.00	124.70
3	—	332	152.50–170.00	162.45
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
7	—	381	149.00–163.00	155.61
1	—	525	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	113.00	113.00
7	—	472	125.00–129.00	126.56
6	—	419	122.50–136.00	130.55
4	—	616	116.00–122.00	118.78
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
2	—	668	119.00–122.00	120.46
2	—	378	130.00	130.00
8	—	568	115.00–121.00	118.00
7	—	519	120.00–125.00	122.45
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	120.00–125.00	121.58
1	—	205	120.00	120.00
3	—	622	108.00–113.00	110.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	122.50–130.00	126.38
14	—	526	116.00–123.00	117.85
7	—	666	111.00–117.00	114.11
7	—	629	110.00–114.00	112.84
4	—	711	110.00–112.00	111.00
13	—	575	116.00–121.00	117.47
9	—	483	119.00–128.00	122.21
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	110.00–114.00	111.62
3	—	473	115.00–117.50	115.86
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
8	—	578	109.00–114.00	112.36
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
2	—	668	107.00–109.00	107.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	98.00–106.00	100.94
4	—	430	105.00–110.00	108.53
1	—	455	102.50	102.50
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	634	116.00–121.00	117.98
7	—	421	127.00–142.00	134.64
5	—	469	126.00–136.00	132.33
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	61.00	61.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	620	700.00–800.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	502.00	502.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	672.00	672.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	36.00–45.00	40.90
2	—	813	59.00–66.00	62.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,493	60.00–73.00	66.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,148	60.00–75.00	68.36
2	—	1,035	55.00–57.00	55.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,676	81.00–91.00	87.34

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

Slaughter Cattle