Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $119.04/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$119.04

112 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$27.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

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	450	131.06	590	32
Medium and Large 2	516	118.48	611	49
Small 1-2	487	110.99	540	16thin
Medium and Large 3	473	103.80	491	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.27/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 sale112 hd

119.04

—

SC average5 barns · 524 hd

116.33

+2.70

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	1,493	81.33	1,215	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	65.51	868	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	60.43	712	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	55.33	548	12

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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	551	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	685	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	774	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	790	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	814	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	628	109.49/cwt	108.00–111.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	101.42/cwt	98.00–105.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	703	97.49/cwt	96.00–99.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	278	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	820	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,624	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	480.59/cwt	456.00–504.00	3,941	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	898	580.63/cwt	515.00–634.00	5,214	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	3,704	1
Bulls	—	—	1,268	74.09/cwt	70.00–76.00	939	3
Bulls	—	—	1,578	84.04/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,326	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	54.94/cwt	52.00–58.00	660	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	62.52/cwt	59.00–68.00	731	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	65.51/cwt	62.00–68.00	868	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	541	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	55.91/cwt	54.00–57.00	547	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	509	114.26/cwt	112.00–118.00	582	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	114.51/cwt	112.00–117.00	645	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	118.41/cwt	115.00–125.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	128.94/cwt	127.00–131.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	137.21/cwt	130.00–142.50	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	131.55/cwt	129.00–135.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	127.51/cwt	126.00–130.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.55/cwt	123.00–134.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	128.10/cwt	123.00–132.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	117.67/cwt	117.50–118.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	116.05/cwt	113.00–118.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	115.69/cwt	114.00–117.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	119.94/cwt	117.00–125.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.03/cwt	112.00–122.00	620	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	117.88/cwt	114.00–122.00	674	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	120.18/cwt	115.00–126.00	561	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	770.24/cwt	760.00–780.00	8,842	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	926	723.44/cwt	680.00–800.00	6,699	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	993	675.26/cwt	660.00–690.00	6,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	404	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	205	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	226	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	437	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	644	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	431	113.15/cwt	110.00–117.00	488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	163.98/cwt	163.00–165.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	152.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	133.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	151.08/cwt	147.50–155.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	135.63/cwt	131.00–141.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	148.29/cwt	145.00–153.00	564	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	150.11/cwt	145.00–155.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	124.10/cwt	121.00–127.00	777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	117.02/cwt	114.00–119.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	138.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	133.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	136.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	133.10/cwt	128.00–140.00	500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.32/cwt	122.50–132.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	755	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	740	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	118.75/cwt	115.00–122.50	433	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	430	121.29/cwt	120.00–122.50	522	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	113.75/cwt	112.50–115.00	614	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	110.25/cwt	107.50–113.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	968.00/cwt	968.00–968.00	11,713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	12,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	146.98/cwt	142.50–150.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	132.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	136.38/cwt	132.00–143.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	117.00/cwt	116.00–119.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	119.22/cwt	116.00–124.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.89/cwt	127.50–139.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	115.16/cwt	113.00–117.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	123.19/cwt	119.00–129.00	580	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	115.34/cwt	113.00–117.00	716	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	106.50/cwt	100.00–112.50	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	108.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	109.50/cwt	105.00–112.00	625	6

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 286Year ago 579

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 31Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 41Year ago 24

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	122.50	122.50
1	—	685	113.00	113.00
1	—	790	103.00	103.00
2	—	628	108.00–111.00	109.49
4	—	509	112.00–118.00	114.26
4	—	563	112.00–117.00	114.51
6	—	428	115.00–125.00	118.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	118.00	118.00
5	—	419	142.50–150.00	146.98
5	—	510	130.00–137.00	132.37
7	—	478	132.00–143.00	136.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
1	—	830	107.00	107.00
3	—	577	116.00–119.00	117.00
4	—	529	116.00–124.00	119.22
5	—	420	127.50–139.00	132.89
6	—	688	113.00–117.00	115.16
9	—	471	119.00–129.00	123.19
9	—	621	113.00–117.00	115.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
3	—	410	100.00–112.50	106.50
3	—	472	105.00–110.00	108.39
6	—	571	105.00–112.00	109.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	105.00–110.00	107.57
2	—	583	98.00–105.00	101.42
2	—	703	96.00–99.00	97.49
1	—	535	109.00	109.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
2	—	278	100.00	100.00
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
1	—	430	105.00	105.00
3	—	367	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
2	—	480	127.00–131.00	128.94
3	—	312	130.00–142.50	137.21
4	—	375	129.00–135.00	131.55
4	—	439	126.00–130.00	127.51
4	—	565	123.00–134.00	126.55
6	—	521	123.00–132.00	128.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	117.50–118.00	117.67
3	—	622	113.00–118.00	116.05
3	—	667	114.00–117.00	115.69
5	—	434	117.00–125.00	119.94
11	—	525	112.00–122.00	118.03
11	—	572	114.00–122.00	117.88
13	—	467	115.00–126.00	120.18
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	112.00	112.00
1	—	545	112.00	112.00
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
2	—	470	115.00	115.00
2	—	580	110.00–112.00	111.00
6	—	431	110.00–117.00	113.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	163.00–165.00	163.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	118.00	118.00
2	—	663	124.00–125.00	124.49
4	—	321	150.00–160.00	152.68
4	—	574	130.00–135.00	133.21
5	—	428	147.50–155.00	151.08
6	—	526	131.00–141.00	135.63
7	—	380	145.00–153.00	148.29
8	—	464	145.00–155.00	150.11
8	—	626	121.00–127.00	124.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	117.50	117.50
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
2	—	678	122.00	122.00
3	—	608	114.00–119.00	117.02
4	—	283	135.00–140.00	138.72
4	—	426	130.00–140.00	133.07
4	—	480	125.00–130.00	128.49
5	—	326	130.00–140.00	136.04
6	—	376	128.00–140.00	133.10
9	—	528	122.50–132.00	127.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	109.00	109.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
1	—	755	98.00	98.00
2	—	365	115.00–122.50	118.75
2	—	430	120.00–122.50	121.29
2	—	540	112.50–115.00	113.75
2	—	565	107.50–113.00	110.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	320.00	320.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	760.00–780.00	770.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	990.00	990.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	926	680.00–800.00	723.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	660.00–690.00	675.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	456.00–504.00	480.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	515.00–634.00	580.63
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	518.00	518.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,120	990.00	990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	968.00	968.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	70.00–76.00	74.09
8	—	1,578	81.00–89.00	84.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	52.00–58.00	54.94
21	—	1,169	59.00–68.00	62.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,325	62.00–68.00	65.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	49.00	49.00
11	—	979	54.00–57.00	55.91

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