Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Heavy offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.56/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$116.56

155 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$24.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

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	446	127.77	570	21
Medium and Large 2	474	116.93	554	104
Small 1-2	500	109.51	548	20
Medium and Large 3	438	103.26	452	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.51/cwt here — about $118 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 sale155 hd

116.56

—

SC average5 barns · 563 hd

113.63

+2.93

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	1,416	71.03	1,006	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	55.57	657	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	55.08	827	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	49.12	474	33

Every lot, as filed

117 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	Medium and Large 3	—	482	106.42/cwt	100.00–110.00	513	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	576	108.64/cwt	104.00–111.00	626	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	123.07/cwt	120.00–127.50	462	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	780	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	796	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	554.76/cwt	520.00–600.00	4,410	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	437	109.34/cwt	108.00–110.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	119.00/cwt	118.00–121.00	459	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	628	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	675	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,680	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	705	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	3,356	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	453	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	471	117.27/cwt	112.00–122.00	552	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	521	109.56/cwt	106.00–114.00	571	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	116.14/cwt	113.00–119.00	663	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.98/cwt	99.00–103.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	99.66/cwt	99.00–100.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	99.74/cwt	99.00–100.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	124.50/cwt	122.50–126.00	417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	126.59/cwt	120.00–133.00	596	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	117.07/cwt	112.00–123.00	496	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	58.34/cwt	56.00–60.00	687	25
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	109.74/cwt	109.00–110.00	574	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	53.58/cwt	50.00–58.00	541	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	55.77/cwt	54.00–58.00	844	9
Bulls	—	—	1,566	82.99/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,300	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	51.97/cwt	51.00–53.00	754	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	52.69/cwt	42.00–56.00	625	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	44.39/cwt	34.00–48.00	407	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	482	109.87/cwt	106.00–115.00	530	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	343	118.34/cwt	117.50–120.00	406	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	350	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	418	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	492	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	631	105.81/cwt	104.00–108.00	668	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	119.93/cwt	117.50–122.50	513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,331	64.19/cwt	52.00–73.00	854	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	945	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,820	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	845	425.73/cwt	420.00–431.00	3,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	106.51/cwt	103.00–110.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	330	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	113.79/cwt	110.00–117.50	271	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	932	726.44/cwt	710.00–750.00	6,770	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	953	720.46/cwt	700.00–750.00	6,866	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	815	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,320	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	587.00/cwt	587.00–587.00	4,784	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	805	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	528	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	777.51/cwt	759.00–800.00	9,602	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	893.27/cwt	820.00–950.00	10,969	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	11,858	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	878	652.09/cwt	615.00–685.00	5,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	664.94/cwt	640.00–690.00	7,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	109.05/cwt	100.00–112.50	397	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,227	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,031	824.39/cwt	725.00–930.00	8,499	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	905.85/cwt	855.00–950.00	10,417	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,205	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	595.60/cwt	540.00–650.00	5,896	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,420.00/cwt	1,420.00–1,420.00	18,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	138.63/cwt	136.00–144.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	141.32/cwt	136.00–146.00	589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	145.94/cwt	137.00–151.00	539	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,014	939.35/cwt	785.00–1,235.00	9,525	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	691.00/cwt	691.00–691.00	7,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	134.95/cwt	132.00–141.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	708.46/cwt	690.00–725.00	8,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.04/cwt	131.00–135.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	138.09/cwt	136.00–141.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	126.77/cwt	123.00–131.00	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	864	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,009.98/cwt	900.00–1,165.00	12,302	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	130.87/cwt	129.00–133.00	495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	113.23/cwt	112.00–116.00	644	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	116.95/cwt	115.00–122.00	609	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	144.66/cwt	143.00–148.00	677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	121.12/cwt	115.00–123.00	918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	141.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	130.87/cwt	124.00–135.00	612	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	145.91/cwt	140.00–155.00	473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.96/cwt	121.00–128.00	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	133.65/cwt	132.00–135.00	573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	116.31/cwt	110.00–119.00	602	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	141.21/cwt	140.00–142.50	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	111.31/cwt	108.00–113.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.62/cwt	126.00–132.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	109.50/cwt	108.00–110.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	116.70/cwt	111.00–121.00	554	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	136.61/cwt	130.00–143.00	511	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	103.04/cwt	100.00–107.50	447	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	581	103.74/cwt	100.00–107.00	603	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 Sep 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 568Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 112Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 24Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	100.00–110.00	106.42
2	—	620	99.00–103.00	100.98
3	—	675	99.00–100.00	99.66
4	—	526	99.00–100.00	99.74
9	—	434	100.00–107.50	103.04
4	—	581	100.00–107.00	103.74
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	576	104.00–111.00	108.64
1	—	780	102.00	102.00
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
9	—	471	112.00–122.00	117.27
11	—	521	106.00–114.00	109.56
6	—	631	104.00–108.00	105.81
2	—	428	117.50–122.50	119.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	471	120.00–133.00	126.59
9	—	569	112.00–116.00	113.23
8	—	521	115.00–122.00	116.95
10	—	429	132.00–135.00	133.65
7	—	627	108.00–113.00	111.31
4	—	670	108.00–110.00	109.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	136.00–144.00	138.63
9	—	417	136.00–146.00	141.32
9	—	513	123.00–131.00	126.77
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	120.00–127.50	123.07
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
3	—	343	117.50–120.00	118.34
2	—	280	120.00–130.00	125.00
3	—	418	115.00–120.00	117.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	107.00	107.00
2	—	590	121.00–123.00	121.99
1	—	820	106.00	106.00
4	—	328	140.00–144.00	141.02
3	—	468	124.00–135.00	130.87
2	—	258	140.00–142.50	141.21
2	—	415	139.00–140.00	139.49
1	—	530	129.00	129.00
2	—	873	106.00–108.00	106.98
16	—	374	130.00–143.00	136.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	101.00	101.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
2	—	633	103.00–110.00	106.51
4	—	315	100.00–110.00	104.88
2	—	238	110.00–117.50	113.79
5	—	364	100.00–112.50	109.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	369	137.00–151.00	145.94
2	—	420	152.00	152.00
3	—	508	132.00–141.00	134.95
3	—	568	131.00–135.00	133.04
2	—	745	115.00–117.00	116.00
7	—	468	143.00–148.00	144.66
7	—	758	115.00–123.00	121.12
6	—	324	140.00–155.00	145.91
5	—	675	121.00–128.00	125.96
5	—	623	126.00–132.00	127.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	108.00–110.00	109.34
2	—	628	107.00–108.00	107.50
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
8	—	523	109.00–110.00	109.74
6	—	482	106.00–115.00	109.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	118.00–121.00	119.00
3	—	620	110.00–116.00	112.99
12	—	571	113.00–119.00	116.14
3	—	335	122.50–126.00	124.50
1	—	665	114.00	114.00
25	—	424	112.00–123.00	117.07
18	—	518	110.00–119.00	116.31
35	—	475	111.00–121.00	116.70
3	—	260	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	105.00	105.00
2	—	385	100.00–105.00	102.56
1	—	255	107.50	107.50
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
2	—	528	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	138.00	138.00
2	—	588	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	405	129.00	129.00
3	—	318	136.00–141.00	138.09
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
8	—	378	129.00–133.00	130.87
3	—	607	118.00–119.00	118.67
2	—	515	123.00	123.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	795	520.00–600.00	554.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	530.00	530.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	932	710.00–750.00	726.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	953	700.00–750.00	720.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	990	540.00–650.00	595.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,235	759.00–800.00	777.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,228	820.00–950.00	893.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	640.00–690.00	664.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,185	690.00–725.00	708.46
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	476.00	476.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	340.00	340.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	420.00–431.00	425.73
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	587.00	587.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	691.00	691.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	615.00–685.00	652.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,031	725.00–930.00	824.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,014	785.00–1,235.00	939.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	855.00–950.00	905.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,420.00	1,420.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,218	900.00–1,165.00	1,009.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	980.00	980.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,178	56.00–60.00	58.34
24	—	1,186	42.00–56.00	52.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,010	50.00–58.00	53.58
16	—	917	34.00–48.00	44.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,514	54.00–58.00	55.77
2	—	1,450	51.00–53.00	51.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,566	80.00–86.00	82.99
7	—	1,331	52.00–73.00	64.19

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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Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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

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Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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