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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 12

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

464 head

▼ 210 vs last sale 674▲ 464 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

131 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 110▲ 131 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 83▲ 33 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 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 3.00 lower, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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 $111.07/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$111.07

142 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$19.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

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	454	116.97	531	47
Medium 2	481	111.26	535	59
Small 1-2	465	103.82	483	32
Medium and Large 3	490	97.00	475	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.97/cwt here — about $56 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 sale142 hd

111.07

—

SC average5 barns · 522 hd

113.18

−2.11

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	77.79	1,154	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	62.57	741	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	59.96	882	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	46.32	474	7thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	233	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.50	288	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	265	130.47/cwt	127.50–132.50	346	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	270	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	131.72/cwt	131.00–132.50	432	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	329	124.29/cwt	118.00–128.00	409	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	340	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	383	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	366	120.92/cwt	115.00–127.50	443	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	132.02/cwt	129.00–138.00	491	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	385	113.15/cwt	105.00–117.50	436	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	417	121.44/cwt	115.00–125.00	506	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	418	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	460	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	542	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	467	108.69/cwt	106.00–110.00	508	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	126.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	591	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	478	120.62/cwt	119.00–124.00	577	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	124.57/cwt	122.00–127.50	658	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	529	119.64/cwt	114.00–123.00	633	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	123.55/cwt	123.00–125.00	696	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	572	117.50/cwt	112.00–122.00	672	10
Steers	—	Small 1-2	578	105.42/cwt	103.00–108.00	609	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	617	118.27/cwt	115.00–122.00	730	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	123.21/cwt	121.00–127.00	761	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	809	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	693	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	821	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	121.37/cwt	120.00–122.00	867	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	717	115.65/cwt	113.00–119.00	829	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	230	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	269	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	126.00/cwt	122.00–130.00	309	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	126.86/cwt	124.00–129.00	368	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	334	114.88/cwt	112.00–120.00	384	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	369	102.76/cwt	100.00–106.00	379	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	374	113.97/cwt	113.00–115.00	426	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	118.41/cwt	116.00–120.00	452	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	118.65/cwt	115.00–134.00	504	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	110.42/cwt	107.00–113.00	469	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	426	103.44/cwt	100.00–110.00	441	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	409	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	103.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	487	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	115.48/cwt	113.00–117.00	550	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	110.99/cwt	105.00–114.00	533	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	113.31/cwt	110.00–116.00	580	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	519	103.41/cwt	100.00–106.00	537	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	524	109.78/cwt	106.00–113.00	575	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	112.86/cwt	111.00–115.00	631	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	568	109.53/cwt	106.00–112.00	622	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	112.04/cwt	109.00–119.00	696	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	633	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	639	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	410	116.41/cwt	113.00–120.00	477	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	418	108.44/cwt	107.00–110.00	453	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	126.06/cwt	122.00–133.00	533	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	97.54/cwt	95.00–100.00	413	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	481	107.14/cwt	103.00–110.00	515	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	485	116.19/cwt	112.00–120.00	564	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	526	106.31/cwt	104.00–109.00	559	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	532	115.48/cwt	111.00–118.00	614	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	566	110.49/cwt	109.00–113.00	625	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	574	104.21/cwt	102.00–107.00	598	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	577	97.03/cwt	95.00–99.00	560	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	605	109.34/cwt	108.00–111.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	663	104.68/cwt	103.00–106.00	694	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	664	101.74/cwt	100.00–105.00	676	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	705	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	684	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,341	74.71/cwt	65.00–79.00	1,002	13
Bulls	—	—	1,792	84.46/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,514	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	46.32/cwt	43.00–49.00	474	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	53.88/cwt	45.00–57.00	596	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	65.58/cwt	58.00–74.00	794	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	60.96/cwt	58.00–65.00	897	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	767	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,019.25/cwt	760.00–1,225.00	11,518	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	785	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,888	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	830	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,395	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,002	802.78/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,044	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	686.23/cwt	670.00–700.00	7,102	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,111.65/cwt	975.00–1,250.00	13,484	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	750	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,813	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	415	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	842	540.65/cwt	442.00–612.00	4,552	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	605	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,015	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	785	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	3,854	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,680	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	542	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	940	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,794	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	955	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,969	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	973	574.94/cwt	550.00–600.00	5,594	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,474	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	749.91/cwt	650.00–810.00	8,909	3

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 Aug 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 674Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 83Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
1	—	270	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	112.50	112.50
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
2	—	418	110.00	110.00
2	—	578	103.00–108.00	105.42
3	—	467	106.00–110.00	108.69
4	—	385	105.00–117.50	113.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	618	121.00–127.00	123.21
9	—	563	123.00–125.00	123.55
8	—	714	120.00–122.00	121.37
6	—	528	122.00–127.50	124.57
6	—	372	129.00–138.00	132.02
5	—	468	125.00–130.00	126.37
4	—	663	120.00–123.00	121.99
4	—	328	131.00–132.50	131.72
2	—	420	128.00–130.00	129.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	572	112.00–122.00	117.50
9	—	366	115.00–127.50	120.92
8	—	529	114.00–123.00	119.64
8	—	329	118.00–128.00	124.29
5	—	617	115.00–122.00	118.27
4	—	265	127.50–132.50	130.47
3	—	717	113.00–119.00	115.65
3	—	478	119.00–124.00	120.62
3	—	417	115.00–125.00	121.44
2	—	693	118.00–119.00	118.50
2	—	233	120.00–127.50	123.63
1	—	765	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	108.00–111.00	109.34
3	—	663	103.00–106.00	104.68
4	—	410	113.00–120.00	116.41
7	—	485	112.00–120.00	116.19
8	—	566	109.00–113.00	110.49
10	—	532	111.00–118.00	115.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	124.00	124.00
2	—	558	116.00–118.00	117.00
8	—	423	122.00–133.00	126.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
2	—	423	95.00–100.00	97.54
2	—	520	100.00	100.00
3	—	577	95.00–99.00	97.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	97.00	97.00
2	—	418	107.00–110.00	108.44
2	—	625	100.00	100.00
4	—	664	100.00–105.00	101.74
5	—	574	102.00–107.00	104.21
10	—	526	104.00–109.00	106.31
8	—	481	103.00–110.00	107.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	100.00–105.00	103.58
8	—	519	100.00–106.00	103.41
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
1	—	230	117.00	117.00
6	—	426	100.00–110.00	103.44
4	—	369	100.00–106.00	102.76
2	—	633	100.00–102.00	101.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	95.00	95.00
2	—	525	99.00	99.00
1	—	480	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	115.00–134.00	118.65
7	—	559	111.00–115.00	112.86
7	—	382	116.00–120.00	118.41
6	—	512	110.00–116.00	113.31
6	—	476	113.00–117.00	115.48
4	—	621	109.00–119.00	112.04
3	—	290	124.00–129.00	126.86
2	—	245	122.00–130.00	126.00
1	—	310	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	524	106.00–113.00	109.78
13	—	568	106.00–112.00	109.53
12	—	480	105.00–114.00	110.99
5	—	425	107.00–113.00	110.42
5	—	334	112.00–120.00	114.88
4	—	374	113.00–115.00	113.97
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	130.00	130.00

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	—	785	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	975.00–1,250.00	1,111.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	670.00–700.00	686.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,002	750.00–850.00	802.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	650.00	650.00

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	2	—	1,130	760.00–1,225.00	1,019.25

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	1	—	750	375.00	375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	842	442.00–612.00	540.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	50.00	50.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	491.00	491.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	605	333.00	333.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,188	650.00–810.00	749.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	300.00	300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	400.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	935	58.00	58.00

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	—	955	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	973	550.00–600.00	574.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	510.00	510.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,024	43.00–49.00	46.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,471	58.00–65.00	60.96
1	—	1,475	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,211	58.00–74.00	65.58
17	—	1,106	45.00–57.00	53.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,341	65.00–79.00	74.71
6	—	1,792	80.00–90.00	84.46

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.