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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 24

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

358 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 377▲ 358 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 116▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 31▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Light offering of average quality cattle, due to extremely wet conditions 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 $125.10/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$125.10

143 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$26.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.63

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	421	132.19	556	71
Medium and Large 2	458	120.89	553	49
Small 1-2	402	116.08	467	14thin
Medium and Large 3	346	106.11	367	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.08/cwt here — about $189 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 sale143 hd

125.10

—

SC average5 barns · 537 hd

122.46

+2.63

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	1,369	85.98	1,177	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	69.71	834	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	812	48.67	395	5thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	210	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	242	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	186.68/cwt	177.50–200.00	525	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	288	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	461	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	182.92/cwt	170.00–197.50	591	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	325	136.21/cwt	135.00–137.50	443	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	533	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	179.90/cwt	172.50–185.00	660	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	155.48/cwt	145.00–169.00	581	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	115.83/cwt	110.00–120.00	440	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	390	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	536	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	175.39/cwt	172.00–179.00	740	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	149.32/cwt	140.00–157.50	648	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	161.94/cwt	160.00–164.00	753	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	473	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	627	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	147.95/cwt	141.00–153.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	134.88/cwt	129.00–140.00	695	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	816	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	124.69/cwt	120.00–133.00	714	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	210	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	210	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	225	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	264	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	145.80/cwt	140.00–152.50	389	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	129.07/cwt	125.00–132.00	346	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	308	119.15/cwt	115.00–122.50	367	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	135.96/cwt	132.50–140.00	436	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	418	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	373	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	133.21/cwt	130.00–138.00	497	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	123.71/cwt	115.00–130.00	468	13
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	380	116.85/cwt	115.00–120.00	444	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	444	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	130.15/cwt	125.00–135.00	557	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	121.94/cwt	117.50–125.00	523	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	123.07/cwt	117.50–129.00	570	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	130.07/cwt	125.00–136.00	610	16
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	473	113.94/cwt	110.00–118.00	539	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	118.62/cwt	113.00–122.00	609	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	129.31/cwt	123.00–134.00	672	12
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	116.49/cwt	115.00–119.00	674	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	114.47/cwt	113.00–116.00	719	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	108.97/cwt	107.00–111.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	735	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	162.31/cwt	155.00–172.00	682	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	425	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	521	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	495	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	155.97/cwt	150.00–161.00	711	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	140.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	662	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	479	124.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	595	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	640	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	513	124.28/cwt	122.50–126.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	141.35/cwt	138.00–145.00	759	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	133.13/cwt	129.00–138.00	758	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	121.48/cwt	115.00–128.00	692	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	610	111.01/cwt	108.00–114.00	677	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	121.66/cwt	119.00–125.00	799	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	780	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	77.44/cwt	75.00–80.00	329	2
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	396	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	351	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,273	96.96/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,234	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	954	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,247	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	44.10/cwt	43.00–46.00	351	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	838	55.53/cwt	55.00–56.00	465	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	900	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	387	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	70.08/cwt	61.00–76.00	841	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	80.33/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,056	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	725	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	840	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,032	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	953	616.76/cwt	500.00–775.00	5,878	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	947.55/cwt	850.00–1,030.00	11,589	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	785	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,065	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	965	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,098	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 Feb 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 377Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 116Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	172.50–185.00	179.90
7	—	323	170.00–197.50	182.92
3	—	422	172.00–179.00	175.39
2	—	525	155.00–156.00	155.49
2	—	465	160.00–164.00	161.94
1	—	560	142.00	142.00
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
8	—	281	177.50–200.00	186.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.62
2	—	325	135.00–137.50	136.21
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	390	137.50	137.50
1	—	295	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	110.00–120.00	115.83
1	—	210	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	145.00–169.00	155.48
6	—	573	120.00–133.00	124.69
4	—	434	140.00–157.50	149.32
3	—	515	129.00–140.00	134.88
3	—	478	141.00–153.00	147.95
2	—	328	160.00–165.00	162.37
2	—	288	160.00	160.00
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
1	—	615	127.00	127.00
1	—	245	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	110.00–118.00	113.94
4	—	380	115.00–120.00	116.85
3	—	308	115.00–122.50	119.15
1	—	560	112.00	112.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
1	—	225	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	105.00–110.00	107.48
2	—	355	100.00–110.00	105.00
2	—	290	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	105.00	105.00
1	—	300	105.00	105.00
1	—	210	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	378	115.00–130.00	123.71
8	—	463	117.50–129.00	123.07
8	—	429	117.50–125.00	121.94
5	—	513	113.00–122.00	118.62
4	—	579	115.00–119.00	116.49
3	—	268	125.00–132.00	129.07
2	—	710	103.00–104.00	103.50
2	—	680	107.00–111.00	108.97
2	—	628	113.00–116.00	114.47
2	—	328	125.00–130.00	127.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	469	125.00–136.00	130.07
13	—	428	125.00–135.00	130.15
13	—	373	130.00–138.00	133.21
12	—	520	123.00–134.00	129.31
11	—	321	132.50–140.00	135.96
3	—	267	140.00–152.50	145.80
2	—	570	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	245	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	122.50	122.50
4	—	479	120.00–127.00	124.27
3	—	610	108.00–114.00	111.01
2	—	513	122.50–126.00	124.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	105.00–115.00	110.00
2	—	405	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	135.00–145.00	140.17
5	—	570	115.00–128.00	121.48
2	—	678	115.00	115.00
2	—	500	127.00–129.00	128.00
1	—	725	113.00	113.00
1	—	400	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	129.00–138.00	133.13
5	—	456	150.00–161.00	155.97
3	—	657	119.00–125.00	121.66
3	—	537	138.00–145.00	141.35
3	—	420	155.00–172.00	162.31
1	—	610	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	75.00–80.00	77.44
1	—	540	65.00	65.00
1	—	495	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	620	350.00	350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	350.00	350.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	953	500.00–775.00	616.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	480.00	480.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	850.00–1,030.00	947.55

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	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	795	43.00–46.00	44.10
2	—	838	55.00–56.00	55.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,200	61.00–76.00	70.08
2	—	1,315	78.00–83.00	80.33
1	—	900	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,445	66.00	66.00
2	—	1,273	95.00–99.00	96.96

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.