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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 4

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

630 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 551▲ 630 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 70▲ 101 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 49▲ 10 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 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00

higher. Average offering of good to average quality cattle 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 $112.51/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$112.51

158 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$28.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.71

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	491	117.98	579	84
Medium and Large 2	473	109.77	519	53
Small 1-2	382	105.13	402	11thin
Medium and Large 3	505	89.21	451	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.77/cwt here — about $128 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 sale158 hd

112.51

—

SC average5 barns · 789 hd

115.22

−2.71

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	1,428	73.75	1,053	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	50.74	617	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	867	40.47	351	17

Every lot

85 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	151.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	435	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	129.49/cwt	120.00–135.00	430	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	150.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	503	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	147.67/cwt	144.00–154.00	552	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	137.99/cwt	130.00–142.00	533	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	147.61/cwt	141.00–152.00	621	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	423	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	454	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	128.10/cwt	124.00–135.00	548	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	142.74/cwt	138.00–148.00	674	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	123.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	586	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	602	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	132.52/cwt	130.00–138.00	701	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	127.23/cwt	124.00–135.00	723	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	117.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	665	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	103.07/cwt	100.00–106.00	649	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	118.17/cwt	114.00–122.00	748	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	118.97/cwt	114.00–122.00	798	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	879	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	877	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	106.50/cwt	103.00–110.00	916	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	337	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	375	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	125.37/cwt	124.00–127.00	410	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	333	107.93/cwt	105.00–110.00	359	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	118.32/cwt	118.00–119.00	402	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	360	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	115.52/cwt	115.00–117.00	433	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	124.03/cwt	120.00–129.00	471	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	417	102.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	428	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	122.50/cwt	118.00–127.00	518	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	112.14/cwt	107.00–115.00	474	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	92.72/cwt	90.00–96.00	399	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	109.09/cwt	106.00–112.00	505	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	465	101.94/cwt	100.00–104.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	92.31/cwt	90.00–96.00	430	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	118.03/cwt	115.00–123.00	557	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	113.29/cwt	110.00–117.00	589	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	106.16/cwt	103.00–108.00	561	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	110.86/cwt	109.00–114.00	619	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	104.57/cwt	100.00–107.00	590	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	620	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	109.68/cwt	108.00–111.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	114.87/cwt	108.00–119.00	782	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	100.45/cwt	99.00–102.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	109.49/cwt	106.00–115.00	803	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	805	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	539	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	139.53/cwt	135.00–146.00	587	18
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	431	112.14/cwt	104.00–115.00	483	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	541	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	459	93.72/cwt	90.00–97.00	430	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	467	106.32/cwt	100.00–110.00	497	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	133.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	625	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	119.28/cwt	115.00–125.00	568	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	124.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	647	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	110.02/cwt	105.00–115.00	579	16
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	535	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	538	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	109.66/cwt	104.00–115.00	620	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	123.96/cwt	119.00–129.00	707	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	89.75/cwt	87.00–95.00	514	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	111.26/cwt	109.00–116.00	685	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	101.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	653	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	108.40/cwt	106.00–112.00	723	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	107.69/cwt	105.00–111.00	772	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	725	88.40/cwt	85.00–92.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,126	67.35/cwt	65.00–72.00	758	5
Bulls	—	—	1,596	77.31/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,234	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	861	35.80/cwt	31.00–41.00	308	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	874	45.72/cwt	43.00–50.00	400	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	37.73/cwt	36.00–41.00	389	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	52.37/cwt	47.00–62.00	649	32
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	956	652.78/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,241	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	863	803.16/cwt	600.00–985.00	6,931	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 Nov 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 551Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 49Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00

higher. Average offering of good to 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
2	—	535	100.00–101.00	100.50
5	—	431	104.00–115.00	112.14
7	—	467	100.00–110.00	106.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	87.00–95.00	89.75
4	—	459	90.00–97.00	93.72
2	—	725	85.00–92.00	88.40
1	—	650	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	526	105.00–115.00	110.02
12	—	432	120.00–130.00	125.17
9	—	476	115.00–125.00	119.28
8	—	565	104.00–115.00	109.66
3	—	640	100.00–105.00	101.99
2	—	685	100.00–104.00	101.97
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	735	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	421	135.00–146.00	139.53
16	—	469	130.00–140.00	133.19
10	—	520	120.00–130.00	124.35
7	—	616	109.00–116.00	111.26
5	—	667	106.00–112.00	108.40
4	—	570	119.00–129.00	123.96
3	—	717	105.00–111.00	107.69
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
1	—	770	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
1	—	805	109.00	109.00
2	—	718	120.00–125.00	122.49
2	—	860	103.00–110.00	106.50
3	—	288	145.00–155.00	151.03
4	—	529	130.00–138.00	132.52
4	—	671	114.00–122.00	118.97
5	—	568	124.00–135.00	127.23
5	—	633	114.00–122.00	118.17
6	—	335	145.00–155.00	150.29
8	—	421	141.00–152.00	147.61
10	—	472	138.00–148.00	142.74
20	—	374	144.00–154.00	147.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	120.00–130.00	123.84
3	—	332	120.00–135.00	129.49
2	—	630	100.00–106.00	103.07
8	—	386	130.00–142.00	137.99
7	—	428	124.00–135.00	128.10
2	—	568	114.00–120.00	117.01
2	—	513	115.00–120.00	117.44
1	—	260	135.00	135.00
1	—	220	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	105.00–110.00	107.43
1	—	310	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	105.00–110.00	107.93
3	—	417	100.00–105.00	102.64
2	—	465	100.00–104.00	101.94
1	—	360	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	90.00–96.00	92.31
4	—	430	90.00–96.00	92.72
1	—	805	67.00	67.00
1	—	665	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	423	107.00–115.00	112.14
10	—	463	106.00–112.00	109.09
7	—	564	100.00–107.00	104.57
6	—	528	103.00–108.00	106.16
4	—	375	115.00–117.00	115.52
3	—	340	118.00–119.00	118.32
2	—	723	99.00–102.00	100.45
2	—	605	100.00–105.00	102.50
2	—	275	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	805	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	423	118.00–127.00	122.50
17	—	472	115.00–123.00	118.03
12	—	520	110.00–117.00	113.29
10	—	380	120.00–129.00	124.03
8	—	558	109.00–114.00	110.86
7	—	681	108.00–119.00	114.87
4	—	733	106.00–115.00	109.49
3	—	608	108.00–111.00	109.68
3	—	327	124.00–127.00	125.37
2	—	283	130.00–135.00	132.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	861	31.00–41.00	35.80
8	—	874	43.00–50.00	45.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,240	47.00–62.00	52.37
4	—	1,030	36.00–41.00	37.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,596	74.00–81.00	77.31
5	—	1,126	65.00–72.00	67.35

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	956	600.00–750.00	652.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	630.00	630.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	863	600.00–985.00	803.16

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.