Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday. Heavy offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.41/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$115.41

235 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$19.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

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	488	120.60	588	67
Medium and Large 2	466	116.55	543	113
Small 1-2	474	107.53	509	48
Medium and Large 3	337	101.11	341	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.50/cwt here — about $247 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 sale235 hd

115.41

—

SC average2 barns · 561 hd

113.50

+1.90

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	1,560	78.30	1,222	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	61.00	914	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	58.82	694	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	49.10	451	10

Every lot, as filed

121 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
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	590	103.00/cwt	100.00–107.00	608	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	486	117.89/cwt	113.00–122.50	573	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	137.00/cwt	133.00–143.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	129.01/cwt	124.00–136.00	419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	123.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	577	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	123.90/cwt	120.00–128.00	788	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,895	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	5,122	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,257.99/cwt	1,075.00–1,450.00	14,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	135.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	770	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.76/cwt	133.00–143.00	723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	147.78/cwt	142.00–155.00	690	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,893	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,922	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	845	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	117.33/cwt	116.00–119.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	167.67/cwt	160.00–175.00	622	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.42/cwt	143.00–158.00	628	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	655	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,948	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,145	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	859.79/cwt	760.00–960.00	11,074	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	8,983	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	313	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	336	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	519	111.16/cwt	107.50–115.00	577	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	663	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,036	800.63/cwt	700.00–925.00	8,295	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	12,368	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,200	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	437	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	332	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	720	100.03/cwt	98.00–102.00	720	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	652.00/cwt	652.00–652.00	5,314	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,960	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,192	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	478	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	561	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	434	108.52/cwt	102.50–112.50	471	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	618	111.57/cwt	109.00–114.00	690	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	111.74/cwt	111.00–112.00	629	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	476	108.75/cwt	104.00–111.00	518	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	424	122.43/cwt	119.00–130.00	519	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	524	108.02/cwt	105.00–110.00	566	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	578	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	636	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	511	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	628	101.62/cwt	100.00–104.00	638	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	109.46/cwt	105.00–112.50	416	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	63.24/cwt	59.00–73.00	765	28
Steers	Small 1-2	—	523	117.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	130.17/cwt	122.50–135.00	475	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	131.04/cwt	127.50–135.00	354	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	685	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	736	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	54.05/cwt	40.00–58.00	620	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	694	1
Bulls	—	—	1,422	74.32/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,057	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	133.54/cwt	120.00–139.00	636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	151.15/cwt	142.50–157.50	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	103.68/cwt	100.00–107.50	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	121.34/cwt	120.00–123.00	328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	141.34/cwt	134.00–150.00	602	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	15,376	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	17,343	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,262.85/cwt	1,025.00–1,500.00	12,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	120.51/cwt	117.00–125.00	695	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	53.81/cwt	51.00–57.00	497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	109.15/cwt	107.50–110.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	102.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.87/cwt	110.00–116.00	652	12
Bulls	—	—	1,871	87.24/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,632	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	675.43/cwt	670.00–681.00	8,038	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	663.30/cwt	610.00–700.00	7,509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	11,330	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	44.39/cwt	38.00–49.00	405	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	62.28/cwt	59.00–64.00	947	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	133.08/cwt	125.00–138.00	637	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,383.85/cwt	1,150.00–1,600.00	12,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.86/cwt	119.00–123.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	112.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	131.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	166.49/cwt	160.00–177.50	541	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	162.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	147.73/cwt	144.00–153.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	147.77/cwt	140.00–157.50	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	126.95/cwt	123.00–131.00	467	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	127.10/cwt	125.00–130.00	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	117.76/cwt	116.00–120.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	108.31/cwt	104.00–111.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	658	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	167.64/cwt	166.00–169.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	151.23/cwt	150.00–152.50	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	108.67/cwt	108.00–109.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	116.40/cwt	110.00–119.00	723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	123.75/cwt	122.00–125.00	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	108.57/cwt	107.00–110.00	721	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.47/cwt	111.00–120.00	606	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	116.83/cwt	112.00–121.00	558	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	121.16/cwt	120.00–122.50	372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.27/cwt	118.00–129.00	647	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	110.54/cwt	107.00–114.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	117.47/cwt	113.00–123.00	502	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	118.69/cwt	115.00–124.00	681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	117.83/cwt	114.00–122.50	438	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	123.88/cwt	120.00–129.00	655	8

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 741Last week 632Year ago 692

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 139Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 20Year ago 21

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday. Heavy offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	100.00–107.00	103.00
2	—	313	105.00–110.00	107.44
1	—	295	112.50	112.50
7	—	434	102.50–112.50	108.52
10	—	476	104.00–111.00	108.75
9	—	524	105.00–110.00	108.02
5	—	628	100.00–104.00	101.62
10	—	380	105.00–112.50	109.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	124.00–136.00	129.01
15	—	468	120.00–127.00	123.19
8	—	523	119.00–123.00	120.86
3	—	605	110.00–113.00	112.00
2	—	283	125.00–128.00	126.46
6	—	368	123.00–131.00	126.95
13	—	565	115.00–118.00	116.52
7	—	420	122.00–125.00	123.75
7	—	664	107.00–110.00	108.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	120.00–123.00	121.34
12	—	578	110.00–116.00	112.87
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
3	—	613	108.00–109.00	108.67
21	—	520	111.00–120.00	116.47
28	—	478	112.00–121.00	116.83
3	—	307	120.00–122.50	121.16
30	—	427	113.00–123.00	117.47
11	—	372	114.00–122.50	117.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
2	—	268	100.00–105.00	102.62
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
1	—	345	100.00	100.00
1	—	365	102.50	102.50
1	—	230	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	486	113.00–122.50	117.89
8	—	519	107.50–115.00	111.16
2	—	663	100.00	100.00
2	—	720	98.00–102.00	100.03
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
4	—	563	111.00–112.00	111.74
2	—	435	115.00–120.00	117.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	509	133.00–143.00	137.00
6	—	608	116.00–119.00	117.33
14	—	420	143.00–158.00	149.42
5	—	464	144.00–153.00	147.73
9	—	560	125.00–130.00	127.10
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	102.50	102.50
2	—	615	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	479	125.00–138.00	133.08
4	—	418	130.00–135.00	131.30
2	—	728	104.00–105.00	104.50
6	—	677	104.00–111.00	108.31
16	—	525	118.00–129.00	123.27
10	—	623	107.00–114.00	110.54
10	—	574	115.00–124.00	118.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	160.00–165.00	162.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	636	120.00–128.00	123.90
10	—	569	130.00–140.00	135.25
10	—	525	133.00–143.00	137.76
8	—	467	142.00–155.00	147.78
27	—	371	160.00–175.00	167.67
14	—	325	160.00–177.50	166.49
4	—	719	116.00–120.00	117.76
3	—	420	166.00–169.00	167.64
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	130.00–135.00	132.39
3	—	478	115.00–120.00	117.46
2	—	618	109.00–114.00	111.57
4	—	424	119.00–130.00	122.43
3	—	578	110.00	110.00
3	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.31
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
3	—	365	122.50–135.00	130.17
2	—	270	127.50–135.00	131.04
1	—	685	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	120.00–139.00	133.54
4	—	358	142.50–157.50	151.15
11	—	426	134.00–150.00	141.34
9	—	577	117.00–125.00	120.51
1	—	685	109.00	109.00
5	—	277	140.00–157.50	147.77
2	—	310	150.00–152.50	151.23
3	—	222	140.00–145.00	142.50
7	—	621	110.00–119.00	116.40
8	—	529	120.00–129.00	123.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
2	—	510	100.00–107.50	103.68
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
2	—	563	100.00	100.00
3	—	473	107.50–110.00	109.15
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	72.00	72.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	520.00	520.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,036	700.00–925.00	800.63
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	535.00	535.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	652.00	652.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	350.00	350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	430.00	430.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,288	760.00–960.00	859.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	970.00	970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,190	670.00–681.00	675.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,132	610.00–700.00	663.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,257.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,240.00	1,240.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,410.00	1,410.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	980	1,025.00–1,500.00	1,262.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,383.85
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,030.00	1,030.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,210	59.00–73.00	63.24
26	—	1,148	40.00–58.00	54.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	52.00	52.00
7	—	1,521	59.00–64.00	62.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	924	51.00–57.00	53.81
5	—	912	38.00–49.00	44.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,422	65.00–78.00	74.32
4	—	1,871	84.00–89.00	87.24

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