Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 3.00 lower, feeder bulls and feeder heifers too few to trend based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.28/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −73.72 against this barn's trailing median of $192.00.

Average price

$118.28

98 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$30.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.53

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	491	135.21	663	24
Medium and Large 2	555	117.58	652	41
Small 1-2	564	111.28	628	10thin
Medium and Large 3	544	104.90	571	23

One grade step is worth $30.31/cwt here — about $92 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.45, low $184.65, median $192.00 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale98 hd

118.28

—

SC average5 barns · 391 hd

111.75

+6.53

This barn, trailing median6 sales

192.00

−73.72

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	1,708	77.83	1,329	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	56.63	864	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	51.63	616	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	43.64	440	22

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	104.58/cwt	100.00–110.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.50/cwt	103.00–108.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	115.00/cwt	112.00–118.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	110.01/cwt	105.00–114.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.50	300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	122.31/cwt	118.00–126.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	119.97/cwt	114.00–124.00	451	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	108.68/cwt	106.00–110.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	118.22/cwt	114.00–124.00	612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	134.26/cwt	132.50–136.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	116.55/cwt	112.00–123.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	130.01/cwt	125.00–132.50	364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	127.11/cwt	121.00–133.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	128.54/cwt	125.00–136.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	146.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	136.18/cwt	133.00–139.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	143.82/cwt	141.00–150.00	605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	141.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	147.69/cwt	140.00–153.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	128.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	130.64/cwt	128.00–140.00	694	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	734.14/cwt	720.00–750.00	7,363	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	839.03/cwt	726.00–930.00	12,418	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,823	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	935	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	3,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	119.74/cwt	119.00–120.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,580	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	556.12/cwt	550.00–562.00	5,672	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	481.17/cwt	470.00–491.00	4,730	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	860	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	835.66/cwt	820.00–850.00	6,685	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	754.62/cwt	750.00–760.00	9,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	960	456.09/cwt	447.00–465.00	4,378	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	741.00/cwt	741.00–741.00	5,965	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	621.00/cwt	621.00–621.00	6,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	105.42/cwt	100.00–111.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	109.34/cwt	106.00–112.00	512	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	663	344.55/cwt	311.00–381.00	2,284	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	431	108.06/cwt	105.00–111.00	466	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	45.76/cwt	41.00–49.00	553	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	40.82/cwt	30.00–47.00	404	16
Bulls	—	—	1,480	73.35/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,086	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	56.63/cwt	54.00–58.00	864	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	51.16/cwt	48.00–53.00	541	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	54.27/cwt	50.00–61.00	644	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	127.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	110.67/cwt	108.00–113.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	118.42/cwt	111.00–121.00	570	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	106.51/cwt	105.00–107.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	109.14/cwt	100.00–112.50	346	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	117.21/cwt	115.00–123.00	493	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	530	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	117.28/cwt	114.00–120.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	103.29/cwt	100.00–110.00	382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	105.72/cwt	102.50–109.00	543	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	103.99/cwt	102.00–105.00	637	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,010	722.57/cwt	670.00–760.00	7,298	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	661	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	694	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	110.48/cwt	110.00–111.00	633	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	106.27/cwt	102.50–110.00	407	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	300	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	628	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	707	2
Bulls	—	—	1,898	81.57/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,548	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 →

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Mon Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 576Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 94Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 93Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
3	—	777	105.00–114.00	110.01
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
2	—	265	130.00–138.00	134.00
3	—	585	118.00–126.00	122.31
2	—	343	132.50–136.00	134.26
1	—	695	119.00	119.00
1	—	745	116.00	116.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
5	—	386	125.00–130.00	127.01
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
3	—	313	140.00–150.00	146.02
1	—	600	123.00	123.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
2	—	430	140.00–143.00	141.53
3	—	382	140.00–153.00	147.69
1	—	765	122.00	122.00
1	—	535	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
7	—	578	100.00–111.00	105.42
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
8	—	317	100.00–112.50	109.14
3	—	370	100.00–110.00	103.29
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	235	127.50	127.50
2	—	628	112.00–113.00	112.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	111.00–115.00	113.00
2	—	700	103.00–108.00	105.50
5	—	526	112.00–118.00	115.00
1	—	220	120.00	120.00
2	—	258	115.00–117.50	116.21
9	—	376	114.00–124.00	119.97
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
7	—	481	111.00–121.00	118.42
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
9	—	421	115.00–123.00	117.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	125.00–132.50	130.01
1	—	470	119.00	119.00
2	—	330	133.00	133.00
3	—	418	125.00–135.00	128.83
4	—	379	126.00–128.00	126.99
4	—	521	119.00–120.00	119.74
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
3	—	468	106.00–112.00	109.34
4	—	431	105.00–111.00	108.06
1	—	635	102.00	102.00
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	102.00	102.00
2	—	383	102.50–110.00	106.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
1	—	255	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	100.00–110.00	104.58
1	—	690	99.00	99.00
4	—	573	105.00–107.00	106.51
2	—	420	105.00	105.00
7	—	514	102.50–109.00	105.72
6	—	613	102.00–105.00	103.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	106.00–110.00	108.68
9	—	518	114.00–124.00	118.22
7	—	571	112.00–123.00	116.55
5	—	479	121.00–133.00	127.11
6	—	438	125.00–136.00	128.54
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
9	—	624	108.00–113.00	110.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	133.00–139.00	136.18
7	—	421	141.00–150.00	143.82
7	—	531	128.00–140.00	130.64
3	—	557	124.00–126.00	125.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	114.00–120.00	117.28
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
4	—	661	104.00–106.00	105.00
2	—	573	110.00–111.00	110.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	720.00–750.00	734.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,480	726.00–930.00	839.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,203	750.00–760.00	754.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	402.00	402.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	447.00–465.00	456.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	621.00	621.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	670.00–760.00	722.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	550.00–562.00	556.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	470.00–491.00	481.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	300.00	300.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	663	311.00–381.00	344.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	800	820.00–850.00	835.66
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	741.00	741.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,209	41.00–49.00	45.76
20	—	1,186	50.00–61.00	54.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	989	30.00–47.00	40.82
6	—	1,057	48.00–53.00	51.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,525	54.00–58.00	56.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,480	65.00–78.00	73.35
6	—	1,898	79.00–85.00	81.57

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