Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $122.38/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$122.38

102 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$31.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.38

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	403	131.52	529	42
Medium and Large 2	465	120.10	558	39
Small 1-2	471	109.69	517	18thin
Medium and Large 3	428	100.17	429	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.35/cwt here — about $100 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 sale102 hd

122.38

—

SC average5 barns · 514 hd

116.00

+6.38

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	1,726	85.79	1,481	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	62.41	702	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	62.00	843	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	57.01	535	4thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	—	228	142.33/cwt	142.00–142.50	325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	136.87/cwt	133.00–140.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	148.48/cwt	142.50–155.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	24,570	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	675.83/cwt	650.00–700.00	7,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	143.31/cwt	142.00–144.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	823	492.27/cwt	472.00–528.00	4,051	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,227.23/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	14,702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	126.52/cwt	124.00–130.00	609	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,048.04/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	12,451	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	13,898	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	104.68/cwt	104.00–105.00	550	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	723	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	752	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	718	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	116.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	548	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	558	110.48/cwt	106.00–115.00	616	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	813	674.54/cwt	625.00–725.00	5,484	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	915.79/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	11,466	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	110.53/cwt	109.00–112.00	741	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	381	112.64/cwt	110.00–116.00	429	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	119.83/cwt	115.00–125.00	447	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	558	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	625	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	477	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	531	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	57.01/cwt	56.00–58.00	535	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	843	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	498	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	574	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	255	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	287	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	56.52/cwt	56.00–57.00	642	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	63.20/cwt	59.00–68.00	710	15
Bulls	—	—	1,726	85.79/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,165	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	583.00/cwt	583.00–583.00	5,480	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	911	635.44/cwt	553.00–707.00	5,789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	103.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.04/cwt	117.00–122.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,701	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	1,222.38/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	13,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	112.49/cwt	112.00–113.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	131.74/cwt	127.50–139.00	563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.76/cwt	105.00–115.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	105.05/cwt	102.50–107.50	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	118.09/cwt	110.00–123.00	562	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	122.25/cwt	120.00–127.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	122.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	119.33/cwt	118.00–121.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	134.98/cwt	132.50–137.50	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	167.65/cwt	163.00–173.00	461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	126.95/cwt	123.00–130.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.90/cwt	117.00–125.00	518	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.50/cwt	126.00–131.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	129.07/cwt	126.00–133.00	556	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	116.20/cwt	114.00–117.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	135.83/cwt	133.00–140.00	447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	158.72/cwt	157.50–160.00	381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	129.99/cwt	128.00–133.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	133.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	506	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	154.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,575	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 Sep 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 418Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 70Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 30Year ago 28

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	142.00–142.50	142.33
6	—	481	124.00–130.00	126.52
2	—	278	132.50–137.50	134.98
9	—	431	126.00–133.00	129.07
5	—	521	120.00–128.00	124.35
5	—	329	133.00–140.00	135.83
11	—	380	130.00–135.00	133.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	104.00–105.00	104.68
2	—	558	106.00–115.00	110.48
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
6	—	381	110.00–116.00	112.64
3	—	477	110.00–112.00	111.34
1	—	445	112.00	112.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	255	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	98.00	98.00
1	—	270	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	117.00–122.00	119.04
2	—	663	112.00–113.00	112.49
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
14	—	476	110.00–123.00	118.09
1	—	600	113.00	113.00
5	—	372	123.00–130.00	126.95
13	—	425	117.00–125.00	121.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	133.00–140.00	136.87
3	—	427	142.00–144.00	142.99
1	—	560	131.00	131.00
1	—	510	129.00	129.00
2	—	608	116.00–120.00	118.02
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	103.00–105.00	104.01
2	—	670	109.00–112.00	110.53
2	—	558	110.00–114.00	111.97
1	—	620	109.00	109.00
1	—	495	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	100.00–105.00	103.01
4	—	425	105.00–115.00	110.76
3	—	472	102.50–107.50	105.05
1	—	555	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	127.50–139.00	131.74
1	—	730	104.00	104.00
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
6	—	517	120.00–125.00	122.81
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
2	—	475	126.00–131.00	128.50
5	—	566	114.00–117.00	116.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	142.50–155.00	148.48
3	—	472	142.00–144.00	143.31
3	—	275	163.00–173.00	167.65
1	—	510	137.00	137.00
2	—	240	157.50–160.00	158.72
3	—	610	128.00–133.00	129.99
2	—	675	125.00–128.00	126.49
2	—	315	150.00–160.00	154.84
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	115.00–120.00	116.60
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
2	—	373	115.00–125.00	119.83
1	—	635	102.00	102.00
1	—	540	116.00	116.00
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	112.00	112.00
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	102.50	102.50
1	—	345	103.00	103.00
2	—	540	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	685	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	125.00–129.00	127.03
1	—	455	139.00	139.00
4	—	560	120.00–127.00	122.25
2	—	515	120.00	120.00
3	—	668	118.00–121.00	119.33
2	—	388	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	121.50	121.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	187.50	187.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,560	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,070	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	650.00–700.00	675.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,222.38
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,198	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,227.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,188	950.00–1,100.00	1,048.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,252	800.00–1,075.00	915.79
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	823	472.00–528.00	492.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	625.00–725.00	674.54
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	583.00	583.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	911	553.00–707.00	635.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	938	56.00–58.00	57.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	56.00–57.00	56.52
15	—	1,124	59.00–68.00	63.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,726	81.00–90.00	85.79

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle