Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales due to heavy rain in the area . Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $119.32/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$119.32

64 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$29.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.51

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	511	134.29	686	17thin
Medium and Large 2	472	121.20	572	23
Small 1-2	562	109.99	618	9thin
Medium and Large 3	434	105.06	456	15thin

One grade step is worth $29.23/cwt here — about $230 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 sale64 hd

119.32

—

SC average5 barns · 466 hd

129.83

−10.51

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	1,760	78.13	1,375	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	51.90	755	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	50.51	613	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	38.80	378	5thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2	—	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	741	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,669	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	675	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	492	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	732.00/cwt	732.00–732.00	9,919	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	647.40/cwt	624.00–670.00	7,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	117.67/cwt	116.00–119.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	121.04/cwt	119.00–123.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	114.21/cwt	111.00–118.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	113.99/cwt	112.00–116.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	130.17/cwt	127.50–133.00	440	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,488	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	583	105.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	612	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	292	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	112.97/cwt	112.00–115.00	585	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	650	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,600	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	625	108.03/cwt	107.00–109.00	675	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	104.11/cwt	100.00–108.00	492	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	103.49/cwt	100.00–109.00	448	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	677	109.62/cwt	105.00–114.00	742	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	528	99.94/cwt	95.00–104.00	528	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	634	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	535	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	572	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	915.00/cwt	915.00–915.00	11,529	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	988	604.66/cwt	600.00–610.00	5,974	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,554	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,925	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	45.50/cwt	45.00–46.00	705	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	45.84/cwt	37.00–48.00	545	10
Bulls	—	—	1,760	78.13/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,375	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	38.80/cwt	36.00–43.00	378	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	52.88/cwt	50.00–56.00	762	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	107.60/cwt	100.00–112.50	360	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	53.11/cwt	50.00–56.00	652	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	92.34/cwt	90.00–95.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	102.45/cwt	100.00–110.00	422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	104.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	126.19/cwt	115.00–135.00	474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	102.96/cwt	100.00–105.00	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	112.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	123.43/cwt	115.00–140.00	373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	101.60/cwt	100.00–105.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	117.45/cwt	115.00–122.50	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	120.64/cwt	118.00–123.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.52/cwt	125.00–127.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	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 Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 369Year ago 484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 69Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 32Year ago 11

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales due to heavy rain in the area . Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	142.00	142.00
2	—	453	145.00–146.00	145.50
1	—	560	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	116.00–119.00	117.67
3	—	532	119.00–123.00	121.04
4	—	423	125.00–127.00	125.52
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	112.00–115.00	112.97
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	100.00–110.00	102.45
3	—	572	100.00–105.00	101.60
1	—	470	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	119.00	119.00
4	—	456	144.00	144.00
1	—	395	143.00	143.00
1	—	330	149.00	149.00
6	—	534	133.00	133.00
1	—	440	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	112.00–116.00	113.99
4	—	518	119.00	119.00
1	—	570	122.00	122.00
7	—	376	115.00–135.00	126.19
3	—	627	112.00–115.00	112.98
3	—	302	115.00–140.00	123.43
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	115.00	115.00
2	—	625	107.00–109.00	108.03
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
3	—	677	105.00–114.00	109.62
1	—	535	107.00	107.00
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	100.00–112.50	107.60
1	—	470	97.50	97.50
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
4	—	513	100.00–110.00	104.19
3	—	375	110.00	110.00
3	—	428	100.00–105.00	102.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	125.00–126.00	125.34
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	126.00	126.00
3	—	338	127.50–133.00	130.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	111.00–118.00	114.21
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	338	120.00–125.00	122.52
4	—	368	115.00–122.50	117.45
3	—	427	118.00–123.00	120.64
2	—	580	113.00–115.00	114.01
1	—	455	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	100.00–108.00	105.01
1	—	270	108.00	108.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
2	—	473	100.00–108.00	104.11
4	—	433	100.00–109.00	103.49
4	—	528	95.00–104.00	99.94
1	—	610	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	90.00–95.00	92.34
1	—	500	92.00	92.00
1	—	660	93.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	340.00	340.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	624.00–670.00	647.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	915.00	915.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	600.00–610.00	604.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	732.00	732.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	45.00–46.00	45.50
13	—	1,441	50.00–56.00	52.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,189	37.00–48.00	45.84
18	—	1,228	50.00–56.00	53.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	973	36.00–43.00	38.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	76.00–79.00	78.13

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

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Steers · 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