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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, May 20

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← May 13May 20Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

302 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 269▲ 302 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 82▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 0▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 1.00 lower, slaughter cows 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Moderate offering of average quality with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.35/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$116.35

103 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$17.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.72

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	501	121.93	611	43
Medium 2	485	115.88	562	39
Small 1-2	434	106.30	462	16thin
Medium and Large 3	377	104.10	392	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.83/cwt here — about $219 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 sale103 hd

116.35

—

SC average5 barns · 457 hd

120.07

−3.72

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	1,483	73.87	1,096	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	67.66	835	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,598	67.08	1,072	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	842	52.67	444	3thin

Every lot

108 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	218	144.09/cwt	135.00–150.00	314	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	266	147.90/cwt	145.00–150.00	393	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	268	129.59/cwt	125.00–137.50	347	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	327	143.94/cwt	137.50–150.00	471	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	153.48/cwt	152.50–155.00	503	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	357	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	150.55/cwt	148.00–152.50	551	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	374	139.85/cwt	135.00–147.50	523	12
Steers	—	Small 1-2	382	122.45/cwt	117.50–125.00	468	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	470	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	584	121.75/cwt	119.00–124.00	711	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	760	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	870	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	265	111.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	296	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	291	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	452	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	335	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	404	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	349	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	378	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	461	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	413	121.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	500	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	124.14/cwt	120.00–128.00	520	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	427	104.66/cwt	104.00–105.00	447	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	124.98/cwt	123.00–127.00	581	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	465	117.81/cwt	115.00–123.00	548	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	480	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	533	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	510	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	519	112.61/cwt	111.00–115.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	121.13/cwt	117.00–125.00	638	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	655	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	583	110.67/cwt	110.00–111.00	645	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	115.44/cwt	112.00–118.00	712	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	626	109.04/cwt	105.00–111.00	683	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	673	106.43/cwt	104.00–109.00	716	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	678	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	678	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	141.93/cwt	133.00–147.50	600	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	423	127.45/cwt	120.00–135.00	539	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	435	119.14/cwt	113.00–125.00	518	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	463	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	504	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	129.22/cwt	120.00–136.00	607	13
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	470	118.65/cwt	116.00–121.00	558	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	138.55/cwt	133.00–143.00	655	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	137.48/cwt	133.00–142.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	521	117.53/cwt	115.00–121.00	612	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	528	126.10/cwt	120.00–134.00	666	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	572	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	129.78/cwt	125.00–132.00	740	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	570	122.58/cwt	117.00–129.00	699	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	120.52/cwt	116.00–125.00	733	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	628	116.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	732	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	655	115.51/cwt	113.00–119.00	757	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	121.05/cwt	118.00–124.00	805	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,363	64.72/cwt	52.00–74.00	882	7
Bulls	—	—	1,652	86.69/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,432	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	349	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	58.01/cwt	56.00–60.00	492	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	54.53/cwt	46.00–59.00	597	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	69.83/cwt	60.00–78.00	890	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	85.26/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,098	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	66.62/cwt	60.00–72.00	1,032	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	77.53/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,239	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	58.02/cwt	57.00–59.00	1,012	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	883.00/cwt	883.00–883.00	9,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	677	430.90/cwt	390.00–490.00	2,917	6
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	700	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,430	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	790	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	3,934	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	790	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,318	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	800	672.00/cwt	672.00–672.00	5,376	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	844.00/cwt	844.00–844.00	8,187	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	755	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,379	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	790	555.00/cwt	500.00–610.00	4,385	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	800	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,520	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	820	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,068	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	890	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,455	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,603	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	9,471	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,004	1

This sale against other markets

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 May 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 269Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	105.00–107.00	105.99
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
2	—	463	107.50–110.00	108.77
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	113.00–119.00	115.51
8	—	423	120.00–135.00	127.45
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
6	—	570	117.00–129.00	122.58
12	—	528	120.00–134.00	126.10
5	—	628	115.00–120.00	116.62
13	—	470	120.00–136.00	129.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	133.00–142.00	137.48
4	—	473	133.00–143.00	138.55
4	—	570	125.00–132.00	129.78
2	—	608	116.00–125.00	120.52
2	—	665	118.00–124.00	121.05
6	—	423	133.00–147.50	141.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
5	—	521	115.00–121.00	117.53
2	—	435	113.00–125.00	119.14
1	—	575	117.00	117.00
3	—	470	116.00–121.00	118.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
3	—	328	152.50–155.00	153.48
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
4	—	366	148.00–152.50	150.55
1	—	520	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
5	—	266	145.00–150.00	147.90
2	—	760	113.00–116.00	114.49
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
4	—	218	135.00–150.00	144.09
7	—	327	137.50–150.00	143.94
12	—	374	135.00–147.50	139.85
4	—	584	119.00–124.00	121.75
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
1	—	775	92.00	92.00
2	—	340	100.00–110.00	105.07
1	—	365	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	117.50–125.00	122.45
1	—	470	117.50	117.50
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
5	—	268	125.00–137.50	129.59
1	—	655	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
3	—	583	110.00–111.00	110.67
11	—	465	115.00–123.00	117.81
4	—	519	111.00–115.00	112.61
2	—	673	104.00–109.00	106.43
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
4	—	626	105.00–111.00	109.04
6	—	413	119.00–125.00	121.03
4	—	378	120.00–125.00	121.99
2	—	335	120.00–121.00	120.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	120.00–128.00	124.14
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
3	—	560	115.00–119.00	117.02
6	—	465	123.00–127.00	124.98
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
15	—	527	117.00–125.00	121.13
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
2	—	335	130.00–140.00	134.93
7	—	617	112.00–118.00	115.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	102.00	102.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	106.00	106.00
1	—	340	102.50	102.50
1	—	470	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
2	—	490	110.00	110.00
3	—	265	110.00–115.00	111.60
3	—	427	104.00–105.00	104.66
2	—	678	100.00	100.00
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
2	—	510	100.00–102.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	111.00	111.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	844.00	844.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	677	390.00–490.00	430.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	498.00	498.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	420.00	420.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	490.00	490.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	672.00	672.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	883.00	883.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	580.00	580.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	790	500.00–610.00	555.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	440.00	440.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	820	740.00	740.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,363	52.00–74.00	64.72
5	—	1,652	81.00–90.00	86.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,274	60.00–78.00	69.83
8	—	1,094	46.00–59.00	54.53
3	—	1,288	82.00–88.00	85.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	56.00–60.00	58.01
1	—	830	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	57.00–59.00	58.02
2	—	1,598	75.00–80.00	77.53
6	—	1,549	60.00–72.00	66.62

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.