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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 2

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

194 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 451▲ 194 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 144▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 12▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower . Slaughter cows an bulls were steady.

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 $110.70/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$110.70

64 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$8.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.78

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	480	115.91	556	22
Medium 2	489	108.56	531	24
Small 1-2	418	107.20	448	18thin

One grade step is worth $8.72/cwt here — about $108 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

110.70

—

SC average4 barns · 313 hd

113.49

−2.78

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	1,414	81.65	1,154	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	63.35	738	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	61.87	880	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	55.03	504	32

Every lot

71 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	217	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	336	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	149.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	402	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	143.09/cwt	140.00–145.00	472	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	338	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	448	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	485	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	369	127.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	471	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	134.52/cwt	133.00–137.00	566	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	468	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	503	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	130.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	677	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	533	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	653	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	724	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	605	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	723	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	688	116.51/cwt	114.00–119.00	802	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	268	116.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	312	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	333	122.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	409	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	374	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	428	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	379	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	417	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	418	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	471	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	117.81/cwt	117.00–120.00	504	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	117.62/cwt	116.00–120.00	550	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	468	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	519	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	468	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.50	471	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	515	102.05/cwt	101.00–104.00	526	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	113.21/cwt	112.00–116.00	591	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	565	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	573	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	607	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	713	92.70/cwt	89.00–97.00	661	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	885	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	708	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	542	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	425	118.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	503	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	121.11/cwt	119.00–125.00	573	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	483	113.63/cwt	111.00–115.00	549	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	488	102.97/cwt	101.00–105.00	502	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	118.79/cwt	118.00–120.00	614	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	528	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	578	110.66/cwt	110.00–111.00	640	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	629	105.37/cwt	100.00–109.00	663	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	112.34/cwt	111.00–114.00	710	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	110.66/cwt	109.00–112.00	744	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	685	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	75.44/cwt	68.00–83.00	966	5
Bulls	—	—	1,637	92.00/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,506	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	877	47.91/cwt	40.00–52.00	420	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	59.30/cwt	55.00–67.00	557	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	51.11/cwt	45.00–55.00	568	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	65.51/cwt	59.00–73.00	770	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	76.32/cwt	75.00–79.00	920	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	61.87/cwt	55.00–66.00	880	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	770	427.50/cwt	425.00–430.00	3,292	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	833	530.44/cwt	470.00–585.00	4,419	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	930	586.17/cwt	530.00–635.00	5,451	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	975	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,069	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,010	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,868	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,025	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,790	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	773.06/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,006	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	908.64/cwt	875.00–970.00	11,249	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	864.73/cwt	775.00–940.00	10,852	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	965.00/cwt	965.00–965.00	12,642	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	12,282	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	805	822.19/cwt	800.00–850.00	6,619	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	905	913.26/cwt	900.00–925.00	8,265	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	943	1,062.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	10,021	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,063	1,157.91/cwt	1,060.00–1,250.00	12,309	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,132.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	13,399	5

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 Sep 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 451Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 144Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower . Slaughter cows an bulls were steady.

Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand

for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	130.00–133.00	130.99
3	—	353	135.00–140.00	137.49
3	—	217	155.00	155.00
2	—	570	125.00–129.00	127.04
2	—	268	145.00–155.00	149.95
4	—	421	133.00–137.00	134.52
4	—	330	140.00–145.00	143.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	125.00–130.00	127.69
2	—	688	114.00–119.00	116.51
2	—	605	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	533	122.00–123.00	122.50
2	—	338	130.00–135.00	132.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	105.00–110.00	107.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	100.00–102.50	100.66
4	—	379	110.00	110.00
3	—	515	101.00–104.00	102.05
3	—	268	115.00–120.00	116.58
2	—	565	100.00–101.00	100.50
2	—	325	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	116.00–120.00	117.62
6	—	522	112.00–116.00	113.21
6	—	428	117.00–120.00	117.81
2	—	555	111.00–112.00	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	110.00–115.00	112.59
4	—	713	89.00–97.00	92.70
4	—	374	114.00–115.00	114.49
3	—	468	110.00–112.00	110.97
3	—	333	120.00–125.00	122.97
2	—	573	105.00–107.00	105.97
1	—	885	80.00	80.00
1	—	670	90.00	90.00
1	—	205	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	101.00–105.00	102.97
1	—	515	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	119.00–125.00	121.11
6	—	417	125.00–135.00	129.86
5	—	517	118.00–120.00	118.79
3	—	672	109.00–112.00	110.66
3	—	632	111.00–114.00	112.34
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
1	—	550	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	100.00–109.00	105.37
3	—	685	100.00–102.00	101.00
3	—	578	110.00–111.00	110.66
3	—	483	111.00–115.00	113.63
3	—	425	115.00–120.00	118.39
2	—	528	109.00–111.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,165	700.00–850.00	773.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	775.00–940.00	864.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,238	875.00–970.00	908.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	965.00	965.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	470.00–585.00	530.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	770	425.00–430.00	427.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	530.00–635.00	586.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	680.00	680.00

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	2	—	943	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,062.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	805	800.00–850.00	822.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	900.00–925.00	913.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,183	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,132.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,157.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	940	55.00–67.00	59.30
12	—	877	40.00–52.00	47.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,422	55.00–66.00	61.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,176	59.00–73.00	65.51
9	—	1,111	45.00–55.00	51.11
3	—	1,205	75.00–79.00	76.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,280	68.00–83.00	75.44
3	—	1,637	86.00–99.00	92.00

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.