Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

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.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.10/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$121.10

67 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$39.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.58

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	479	138.34	662	14thin
Medium and Large 2	466	124.97	583	29
Small 1-2	497	109.28	543	17thin
Medium and Large 3	391	99.29	388	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.05/cwt here — about $274 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 sale67 hd

121.10

—

SC average5 barns · 259 hd

126.68

−5.58

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	1,641	69.32	1,137	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	56.53	701	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	53.97	836	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,174	47.35	556	9thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	620	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	533	102.83/cwt	100.00–107.00	548	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	518	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,908	80.81/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,542	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	42.40/cwt	37.00–45.00	516	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	57.47/cwt	51.00–64.00	721	16
Bulls	—	—	1,427	60.13/cwt	50.00–73.00	858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	129.47/cwt	125.00–134.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	134.65/cwt	132.50–136.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.43/cwt	134.00–141.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	129.99/cwt	126.00–134.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.77/cwt	120.00–127.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	102.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	636	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	102.48/cwt	101.00–104.00	625	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	631	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	680	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,352	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	3,203	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.92/cwt	116.00–120.00	676	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	101.29/cwt	100.00–105.00	373	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	112.53/cwt	111.00–114.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	637	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	646	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	568	108.16/cwt	105.00–111.00	614	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	603	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	130.38/cwt	129.00–135.00	601	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	108.63/cwt	100.00–116.00	500	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	532	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	382	108.31/cwt	102.50–120.00	414	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	533	111.51/cwt	109.00–114.00	594	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	759.28/cwt	734.00–785.00	10,349	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	695.01/cwt	690.00–700.00	7,075	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	49.83/cwt	47.00–52.00	575	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	53.97/cwt	52.00–57.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	97.53/cwt	95.00–100.00	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	308	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	920	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	129.06/cwt	122.50–142.50	492	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	93.60/cwt	90.00–96.00	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	90.97/cwt	90.00–95.00	430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	126.50/cwt	120.00–133.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	108.20/cwt	106.00–111.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.82/cwt	115.00–123.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.71/cwt	125.00–136.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	113.63/cwt	110.00–117.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	116.40/cwt	114.00–118.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	123.35/cwt	122.00–125.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	111.29/cwt	110.00–112.50	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	96.68/cwt	90.00–102.50	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.80/cwt	110.00–118.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.76/cwt	124.00–132.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	122.32/cwt	118.00–127.00	576	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	94.66/cwt	94.00–95.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	151.09/cwt	145.00–159.00	576	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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 284Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 61Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 58Year ago 10

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	109.00	109.00
2	—	610	101.00–104.00	102.48
2	—	590	106.00–108.00	107.00
2	—	510	111.00–114.00	112.53
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	132.50–136.00	134.65
5	—	573	120.00–127.00	122.77
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
5	—	461	129.00–135.00	130.38
6	—	523	124.00–132.00	128.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
6	—	530	115.00–123.00	117.82
5	—	570	110.00–118.00	113.80
3	—	478	120.00–130.00	124.28
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	94.00	94.00
6	—	533	100.00–107.00	102.83
4	—	368	100.00–105.00	101.29
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
2	—	603	95.00–96.00	95.50
2	—	495	105.00–110.00	107.50
1	—	560	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	125.00–134.00	129.47
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
3	—	560	113.00–114.00	113.67
5	—	524	114.00–118.00	116.40
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
8	—	471	118.00–127.00	122.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
3	—	622	100.00–105.00	102.33
5	—	562	106.00–111.00	108.20
1	—	500	107.00	107.00
2	—	473	110.00–117.00	113.63
2	—	383	110.00–112.50	111.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	90.00	90.00
3	—	428	90.00–96.00	93.60
5	—	473	90.00–95.00	90.97
3	—	527	94.00–95.00	94.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	157.50	157.50
3	—	617	124.00	124.00
2	—	470	134.00–141.00	137.43
3	—	537	126.00–134.00	129.99
1	—	435	138.00	138.00
4	—	381	145.00–159.00	151.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	116.00–120.00	117.92
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
10	—	381	122.50–142.50	129.06
5	—	472	120.00–133.00	126.50
1	—	685	109.00	109.00
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
3	—	430	125.00–136.00	128.71
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
3	—	532	122.00–125.00	123.35
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	104.00–106.00	105.00
6	—	568	105.00–111.00	108.16
3	—	460	100.00–116.00	108.63
3	—	382	102.50–120.00	108.31
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
2	—	533	109.00–114.00	111.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	95.00–100.00	97.53
2	—	293	100.00–110.00	104.96
3	—	463	90.00–102.50	96.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	49.00	49.00
16	—	1,254	51.00–64.00	57.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	37.00–45.00	42.40
6	—	1,153	47.00–52.00	49.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,549	52.00–57.00	53.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,908	79.00–83.00	80.81
5	—	1,427	50.00–73.00	60.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	640.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	416.00	416.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,363	734.00–785.00	759.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	690.00–700.00	695.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	550.00	550.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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Slaughter Cattle

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