Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 2.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 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 $116.78/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$116.78

142 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$24.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.10

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	482	124.86	601	33
Medium and Large 2	519	117.07	608	71
Small 1-2	452	111.32	503	31
Medium and Large 3	394	100.00	394	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.86/cwt here — about $207 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 sale142 hd

116.78

—

SC average5 barns · 561 hd

116.68

+0.10

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	1,462	86.34	1,262	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,128	59.02	666	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	58.47	815	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	890	51.47	458	17

Every lot, as filed

116 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	—	220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	242	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	785	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	777	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	116.03/cwt	115.00–118.00	551	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	121.25/cwt	117.50–125.00	437	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	720	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,032	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	424	117.93/cwt	115.00–120.00	500	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	108.79/cwt	107.50–110.00	310	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	422	113.33/cwt	110.00–120.00	478	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	511	110.72/cwt	106.00–115.00	566	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	655	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,740	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	110.02/cwt	108.00–113.00	633	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	725	337.71/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,448	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	536.00/cwt	536.00–536.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	550	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	720	555.87/cwt	530.00–580.00	4,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	141.08/cwt	139.00–143.00	611	5
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	581.23/cwt	575.00–590.00	5,260	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	788	549.11/cwt	490.00–623.00	4,327	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	629.55/cwt	600.00–660.00	6,264	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	157.60/cwt	149.00–164.00	589	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	11,069	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	809.30/cwt	725.00–895.00	9,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	158.33/cwt	150.00–167.50	443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.40/cwt	124.00–128.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	139.00/cwt	135.00–142.50	373	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	112.02/cwt	110.00–113.00	644	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	483	111.40/cwt	110.00–114.00	538	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	114.37/cwt	110.00–117.50	541	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	111.31/cwt	107.50–115.00	378	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	114.58/cwt	109.00–122.00	422	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	521	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	54.24/cwt	49.00–57.00	803	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	61.86/cwt	58.00–67.00	819	5
Bulls	—	—	1,267	73.71/cwt	64.00–80.00	934	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	54.14/cwt	47.00–57.00	612	18
Bulls	—	—	1,535	91.07/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,398	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	519	113.77/cwt	110.00–116.00	590	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	61.61/cwt	58.00–68.00	694	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,027	658.46/cwt	620.00–690.00	6,762	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	992	839.68/cwt	740.00–912.00	8,330	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	106.48/cwt	100.00–110.00	503	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	54.84/cwt	50.00–57.00	497	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	40.53/cwt	40.00–42.00	338	4
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,105	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	845	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,605	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	777.66/cwt	770.00–785.00	9,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	117.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	508	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	120.20/cwt	115.00–122.50	570	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	121.73/cwt	118.00–125.00	459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	126.66/cwt	120.00–133.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	116.84/cwt	114.00–118.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.23/cwt	120.00–135.00	542	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	120.00/cwt	117.00–122.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	138.72/cwt	130.00–145.00	531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	122.16/cwt	115.00–127.00	585	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.37/cwt	106.00–114.00	690	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	135.33/cwt	134.00–136.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	138.62/cwt	136.00–143.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.79/cwt	132.00–135.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	123.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	529	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	157.09/cwt	150.00–165.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	123.97/cwt	123.00–126.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	125.26/cwt	124.00–126.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.34/cwt	115.00–124.00	621	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	144.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	124.42/cwt	121.00–130.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	123.16/cwt	122.00–124.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	124.04/cwt	121.00–129.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	119.97/cwt	117.00–124.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.75/cwt	124.00–125.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	117.85/cwt	115.00–120.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.50/cwt	127.50–137.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.25/cwt	115.00–116.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	108.98/cwt	106.00–111.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	115.74/cwt	115.00–117.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.63/cwt	113.00–121.00	674	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	139.14/cwt	132.50–145.00	310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	121.38/cwt	117.00–124.00	767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.77/cwt	114.00–121.00	618	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	791	2

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 403Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 94Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 32Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	110.00	110.00
1	—	785	99.00	99.00
2	—	285	107.50–110.00	108.79
7	—	422	110.00–120.00	113.33
4	—	511	106.00–115.00	110.72
5	—	575	108.00–113.00	110.02
5	—	483	110.00–114.00	111.40
2	—	340	107.50–115.00	111.31
4	—	368	109.00–122.00	114.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	142.50	142.50
2	—	268	135.00–142.50	139.00
8	—	430	122.00–125.00	123.01
5	—	479	123.00–126.00	123.97
2	—	315	140.00–150.00	144.84
2	—	655	115.00–116.00	115.50
3	—	573	121.00–130.00	124.42
6	—	523	122.00–124.00	123.16
4	—	624	115.00–117.00	115.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	320	92.50	92.50
2	—	420	100.00	100.00
2	—	383	105.00	105.00
1	—	255	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	431	115.00–121.00	117.98
13	—	474	115.00–122.50	120.20
6	—	377	118.00–125.00	121.73
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
11	—	625	106.00–114.00	110.37
14	—	573	113.00–121.00	117.63
13	—	525	114.00–121.00	117.77
2	—	743	105.00–108.00	106.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	115.00–118.00	116.03
2	—	360	117.50–125.00	121.25
2	—	560	115.00–119.00	116.98
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
1	—	425	122.50	122.50
1	—	540	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	139.00–143.00	141.08
4	—	374	149.00–164.00	157.60
4	—	280	150.00–167.50	158.33
5	—	665	124.00–128.00	125.40
4	—	615	127.00–128.00	127.49
2	—	715	122.00	122.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
3	—	535	134.00–136.00	135.33
5	—	565	132.00–135.00	133.79
5	—	332	150.00–165.00	157.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
1	—	315	107.50	107.50
2	—	363	109.00–110.00	109.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	120.00–133.00	126.66
5	—	677	117.00–122.00	120.00
8	—	383	130.00–145.00	138.72
3	—	582	121.00–129.00	124.04
2	—	423	127.50–137.00	132.50
2	—	733	118.00–120.00	119.02
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
2	—	535	127.00–130.00	128.53
3	—	223	132.50–145.00	139.14
8	—	632	117.00–124.00	121.38
1	—	795	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	115.00–120.00	117.93
4	—	575	110.00–113.00	112.02
4	—	473	110.00–117.50	114.37
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
4	—	519	110.00–116.00	113.77
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	100.00–110.00	106.48
2	—	428	110.00–112.50	111.21
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	114.00–118.00	116.84
12	—	423	120.00–135.00	128.23
9	—	479	115.00–127.00	122.16
13	—	520	115.00–124.00	119.34
4	—	610	115.00–116.00	115.25
1	—	675	109.00	109.00
5	—	721	106.00–111.00	108.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	136.00–143.00	138.62
4	—	509	124.00–126.00	125.26
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
3	—	607	117.00–124.00	119.97
4	—	570	124.00–125.00	124.75
6	—	658	115.00–120.00	117.85
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
1	—	715	114.00	114.00

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	—	720	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	720	530.00–580.00	555.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	335.00–340.00	337.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	536.00	536.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	490.00–623.00	549.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	992	740.00–912.00	839.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	725.00–895.00	809.30
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	550	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	905	575.00–590.00	581.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	600.00–660.00	629.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,027	620.00–690.00	658.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	785.00	785.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	770.00–785.00	777.66
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	49.00–57.00	54.24
5	—	1,324	58.00–67.00	61.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,131	47.00–57.00	54.14
34	—	1,127	58.00–68.00	61.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	907	50.00–57.00	54.84
4	—	833	40.00–42.00	40.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	64.00–80.00	73.71
8	—	1,535	87.00–95.00	91.07

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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Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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Replacement Cattle

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