Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 2 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 lower slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer demand. 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 $119.01/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$119.01

113 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$19.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.75

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	523	123.87	648	38
Medium and Large 2	492	119.64	588	53
Small 1-2	474	111.54	528	14thin
Medium and Large 3	368	104.78	386	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.09/cwt here — about $262 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 sale113 hd

119.01

—

SC average5 barns · 470 hd

120.75

−1.75

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	1,636	98.85	1,617	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	66.15	761	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	62.33	858	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	897	57.37	515	14

Every lot, as filed

103 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	Small 1-2	—	523	107.41/cwt	100.00–113.00	562	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,208.66/cwt	1,125.00–1,285.00	15,205	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	750	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	7,275	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	518	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	578	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	472	110.57/cwt	105.00–115.00	522	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.49/cwt	135.00–148.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	175.21/cwt	150.00–186.00	499	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	121.27/cwt	120.00–122.50	431	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	9,046	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	115.26/cwt	114.00–116.00	762	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	675	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,970	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	417.68/cwt	397.00–437.00	3,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	112.22/cwt	109.00–115.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.82/cwt	134.00–143.00	722	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,042	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	1,585.00/cwt	1,585.00–1,585.00	25,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	124.75/cwt	123.00–126.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	160.47/cwt	150.00–173.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	145.85/cwt	139.00–154.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	139.30/cwt	136.00–144.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	432	114.08/cwt	110.00–117.00	493	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	627	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	116.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	490	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	6,860	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,789	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	735	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,749	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	115.66/cwt	115.00–116.00	590	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	67.25/cwt	60.00–74.00	783	44
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Bulls	—	—	1,303	92.95/cwt	83.00–101.00	1,211	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	62.88/cwt	60.00–68.00	895	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	685	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	50.31/cwt	45.00–53.00	419	3
Bulls	—	—	1,918	106.76/cwt	104.00–110.00	2,048	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	54.09/cwt	52.00–57.00	546	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	982	651.92/cwt	645.00–660.00	6,402	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	722.20/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,644	5
Bulls	—	—	1,175	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	104.86/cwt	100.00–110.00	556	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	59.30/cwt	56.00–64.00	543	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	649	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	719.29/cwt	645.00–790.00	7,301	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	710	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	116.30/cwt	115.00–118.00	729	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	104.12/cwt	100.00–107.50	266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	118.78/cwt	115.00–123.00	611	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	105.29/cwt	102.00–109.00	440	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	110.38/cwt	108.00–114.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	124.12/cwt	120.00–129.00	705	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	128.72/cwt	127.50–130.00	296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	101.24/cwt	100.00–102.50	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	128.25/cwt	127.50–129.00	404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.67/cwt	120.00–131.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	109.12/cwt	107.50–110.00	514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	133.48/cwt	127.50–139.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	124.65/cwt	120.00–134.00	591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.70/cwt	125.00–138.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	136.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	123.70/cwt	119.00–127.00	521	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.43/cwt	133.00–138.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.18/cwt	124.00–127.00	595	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	117.68/cwt	115.00–121.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	112.71/cwt	108.00–115.00	766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	126.33/cwt	126.00–127.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	121.23/cwt	116.00–125.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	117.67/cwt	115.00–121.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	123.89/cwt	122.00–126.00	652	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	119.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	131.12/cwt	129.00–140.00	789	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	124.65/cwt	122.00–128.00	844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	130.35/cwt	124.00–135.00	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	125.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	607	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	171.79/cwt	165.00–180.00	531	4

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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 446Year ago 674

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 57Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 11Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	100.00–113.00	107.41
3	—	472	105.00–115.00	110.57
1	—	595	108.00	108.00
2	—	355	120.00–122.50	121.27
3	—	432	110.00–117.00	114.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	114.00–116.00	115.26
4	—	733	109.00–115.00	112.22
4	—	551	123.00–126.00	124.75
1	—	635	114.00	114.00
4	—	319	130.00–140.00	136.33
2	—	370	133.00–138.00	135.43
11	—	475	124.00–127.00	125.18
8	—	526	122.00–126.00	123.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	255	100.00–107.50	104.12
2	—	463	105.00	105.00
3	—	418	102.00–109.00	105.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	514	115.00–123.00	118.78
5	—	629	108.00–114.00	110.38
2	—	230	127.50–130.00	128.72
2	—	315	127.50–129.00	128.25
1	—	360	127.50	127.50
2	—	673	113.00	113.00
9	—	421	119.00–127.00	123.70
12	—	473	115.00–125.00	119.94
6	—	578	115.00–121.00	117.68
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	110.00–113.00	111.51
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	135.00–148.00	141.49
5	—	285	150.00–186.00	175.21
1	—	225	180.00	180.00
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
5	—	524	134.00–143.00	137.82
4	—	374	150.00–173.00	160.47
4	—	569	136.00–144.00	139.30
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
10	—	602	129.00–140.00	131.12
6	—	677	122.00–128.00	124.65
4	—	309	165.00–180.00	171.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
1	—	350	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	568	120.00–129.00	124.12
3	—	370	130.00–140.00	134.04
6	—	528	120.00–131.00	125.67
2	—	318	127.50–139.00	133.48
7	—	474	120.00–134.00	124.65
4	—	428	125.00–138.00	132.70
2	—	265	130.00–135.00	132.64
4	—	631	116.00–125.00	121.23
3	—	663	115.00–121.00	117.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
1	—	450	143.00	143.00
3	—	423	139.00–154.00	145.85
3	—	510	126.00–127.00	126.33
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	112.00–114.00	113.00
3	—	420	115.00–120.00	116.71
3	—	510	115.00–116.00	115.66
2	—	615	110.00–113.00	111.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	100.00–110.00	104.86
1	—	690	99.00	99.00
2	—	420	100.00–102.50	101.24
1	—	755	98.00	98.00
4	—	471	107.50–110.00	109.12
2	—	575	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	627	115.00–118.00	116.30
2	—	710	106.00–110.00	108.00
7	—	512	120.00–125.00	122.42
7	—	680	108.00–115.00	112.71
6	—	571	115.00–123.00	119.00
7	—	434	124.00–135.00	130.35
10	—	483	120.00–130.00	125.77

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	2	—	1,258	1,125.00–1,285.00	1,208.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	970.00	970.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	510.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	440.00	440.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	390.00	390.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	470.00	470.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	982	645.00–660.00	651.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	920	600.00–800.00	722.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	440.00	440.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	397.00–437.00	417.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	645.00–790.00	719.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,610	1,585.00	1,585.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,164	60.00–74.00	67.25
4	—	1,009	52.00–57.00	54.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,423	60.00–68.00	62.88
1	—	1,100	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	45.00–53.00	50.31
11	—	915	56.00–64.00	59.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	83.00–101.00	92.95
4	—	1,918	104.00–110.00	106.76
1	—	1,175	79.00	79.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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Replacement Cattle

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