Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle too few to trend, slaughter cows steady based on limited comparable sales, slaughter bulls steady. 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 $117.77/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$117.77

113 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$24.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

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	463	129.01	598	34
Medium and Large 2	513	117.74	604	47
Small 1-2	587	106.55	626	23
Medium and Large 3	452	104.10	471	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.91/cwt here — about $127 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

117.77

—

SC average5 barns · 585 hd

116.67

+1.10

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	1,582	81.57	1,291	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	65.56	787	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	61.22	923	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	57.71	563	7thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	57.71/cwt	52.00–65.00	563	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	62.33/cwt	57.00–66.00	915	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	53.91/cwt	52.00–55.00	915	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	711.30/cwt	630.00–780.00	6,992	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	551.50/cwt	525.00–578.00	4,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	566.58/cwt	540.00–590.00	4,929	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	701.64/cwt	694.00–707.00	6,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	145.74/cwt	140.00–149.00	608	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,313	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	733	464.86/cwt	410.00–540.00	3,407	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	488.41/cwt	410.00–570.00	3,687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	144.67/cwt	139.00–146.50	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	129.86/cwt	128.50–131.50	749	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	758	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	807	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	610	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,508	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,082	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	713	621.32/cwt	585.00–660.00	4,430	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	679	104.76/cwt	104.00–105.00	711	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	754	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	723	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	719	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	618	105.23/cwt	103.00–107.00	650	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	483	108.01/cwt	106.00–112.00	522	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	533	115.50/cwt	114.00–118.00	616	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	595	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	660	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	108.11/cwt	105.00–111.00	625	6
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	680	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	673	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	685	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	517	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	115.10/cwt	112.50–118.00	550	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	113.50/cwt	111.00–116.00	639	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	378	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	435	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	58.46/cwt	57.00–59.00	657	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	973	1
Bulls	—	—	1,103	66.31/cwt	54.00–78.00	731	3
Bulls	—	—	1,742	86.65/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,509	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	903	859.28/cwt	600.00–1,050.00	7,759	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	66.29/cwt	60.00–72.00	801	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	106.03/cwt	100.00–112.50	302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	517	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,704	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	123.54/cwt	120.00–127.50	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	108.48/cwt	106.00–111.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	97.50/cwt	96.00–99.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	106.21/cwt	105.00–107.50	350	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	253	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	119.46/cwt	113.00–123.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	105.83/cwt	105.00–107.50	394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	599	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	855	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	128.92/cwt	122.00–135.00	483	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	104.78/cwt	102.50–107.00	393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	59.50/cwt	59.00–60.00	275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	118.47/cwt	112.00–123.00	616	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	123.18/cwt	122.00–125.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	134.88/cwt	132.00–137.50	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	108.35/cwt	100.00–115.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	116.61/cwt	111.00–122.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	112.34/cwt	111.00–113.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.73/cwt	111.00–118.50	663	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	115.80/cwt	110.00–119.00	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	119.65/cwt	115.00–123.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	121.45/cwt	117.00–127.00	642	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.14/cwt	124.00–129.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.02/cwt	113.00–123.00	563	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	121.74/cwt	120.00–124.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	127.24/cwt	124.00–133.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	143.12/cwt	138.00–153.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	129.97/cwt	123.00–135.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	123.41/cwt	118.00–128.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	151.19/cwt	141.00–160.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	138.94/cwt	133.00–145.00	459	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.60/cwt	137.50–145.00	598	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	108.51/cwt	106.00–110.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	132.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	157.28/cwt	145.00–165.00	533	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,614	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,053	1,006.60/cwt	960.00–1,050.00	10,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	125.20/cwt	124.00–136.00	677	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 546Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 78Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 10Year ago 33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	975	52.00–65.00	57.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,468	57.00–66.00	62.33
3	—	1,698	52.00–55.00	53.91
1	—	1,370	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	57.00–59.00	58.46
29	—	1,209	60.00–72.00	66.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	54.00–78.00	66.31
9	—	1,742	80.00–91.00	86.65

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	630.00–780.00	711.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	540.00–590.00	566.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	600.00–1,050.00	859.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	755	410.00–570.00	488.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	730.00	730.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	525.00–578.00	551.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	694.00–707.00	701.64
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	733	410.00–540.00	464.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	713	585.00–660.00	621.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	960.00–1,050.00	1,006.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	140.00–149.00	145.74
5	—	504	139.00–146.50	144.67
11	—	577	128.50–131.50	129.86
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
4	—	665	120.00–124.00	121.74
5	—	462	138.00–153.00	143.12
6	—	371	141.00–160.00	151.19
7	—	339	145.00–165.00	157.28
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	111.00	111.00
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	100.00–112.50	106.03
1	—	440	117.50	117.50
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
2	—	375	102.50–107.00	104.78
1	—	635	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	113.00–123.00	119.46
4	—	470	131.00	131.00
7	—	375	122.00–135.00	128.92
5	—	576	122.00–125.00	123.18
2	—	325	132.00–137.50	134.88
1	—	795	117.00	117.00
6	—	428	123.00–135.00	129.97
5	—	536	118.00–128.00	123.41
1	—	725	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	106.00–107.00	106.50
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
2	—	705	107.00	107.00
4	—	533	114.00–118.00	115.50
1	—	640	107.00	107.00
1	—	440	117.50	117.50
5	—	478	112.50–118.00	115.10
4	—	563	111.00–116.00	113.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	99.00	99.00
2	—	535	109.00–110.00	109.49
3	—	438	100.00–115.00	108.35
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
2	—	593	106.00–108.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	111.00–113.00	112.34
2	—	420	130.00–132.50	131.26
9	—	612	110.00–119.00	115.80
10	—	529	117.00–127.00	121.45
6	—	470	124.00–129.00	127.14
5	—	566	115.00–120.00	117.59
4	—	725	106.00–110.00	108.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	137.50–145.00	140.60
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
4	—	679	104.00–105.00	104.76
2	—	723	99.00–100.00	99.51
4	—	618	103.00–107.00	105.23
3	—	483	106.00–112.00	108.01
6	—	578	105.00–111.00	108.11
2	—	378	114.00–116.00	115.03
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	107.00	107.00
1	—	490	105.00	105.00
2	—	645	96.00–99.00	97.50
2	—	330	105.00–107.50	106.21
3	—	372	105.00–107.50	105.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	120.00–127.50	123.54
4	—	681	106.00–111.00	108.48
2	—	253	125.00–130.00	127.52
12	—	520	112.00–123.00	118.47
2	—	618	111.00–122.00	116.61
10	—	568	111.00–118.50	116.73
4	—	433	115.00–123.00	119.65
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	126.00	126.00
9	—	473	113.00–123.00	119.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	124.00–133.00	127.24
6	—	330	133.00–145.00	138.94
5	—	380	130.00–135.00	132.29
16	—	541	124.00–136.00	125.20
2	—	440	126.00	126.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	73.00	73.00
1	—	770	74.00	74.00
1	—	855	75.00	75.00
2	—	463	59.00–60.00	59.50

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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