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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 16

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

210 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 279▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 88▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 16▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $113.42/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$113.42

57 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$21.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.71

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	365	128.74	470	13thin
Small 1-2	393	117.49	461	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	702	107.01	751	27
Medium and Large 3	419	106.91	447	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.83/cwt here — about $22 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 sale57 hd

113.42

—

SC average4 barns · 230 hd

123.13

−9.71

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	—	High	1,450	84.98	1,233	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	75.21	1,109	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	68.74	793	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	53.39	486	9thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	342	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	315	121.79/cwt	121.00–122.50	384	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	128.94/cwt	122.50–135.00	414	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	141.31/cwt	137.50–145.00	473	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	139.20/cwt	137.00–143.00	508	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	134.53/cwt	134.00–135.00	498	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	371	119.27/cwt	115.00–124.00	442	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	108.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	409	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	487	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	539	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	121.02/cwt	119.00–123.00	654	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	94.43/cwt	91.00–98.00	685	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	783	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	740	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	95.28/cwt	90.00–96.00	791	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	962	87.03/cwt	86.00–90.00	837	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	323	106.47/cwt	106.00–107.00	344	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	96.19/cwt	92.50–100.00	313	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	99.43/cwt	94.00–105.00	368	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	116.41/cwt	115.00–119.00	434	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	374	102.93/cwt	100.00–106.00	385	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	473	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	123.50/cwt	121.00–126.00	500	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	425	108.01/cwt	107.00–109.00	459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	113.72/cwt	112.50–115.00	489	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	410	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	114.30/cwt	112.00–118.00	531	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	590	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	555	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	415	113.11/cwt	110.00–116.00	469	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	128.48/cwt	125.00–134.00	603	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	483	116.05/cwt	114.00–118.00	561	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	495	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	116.89/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	113.08/cwt	110.00–116.00	645	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	109.49/cwt	108.00–111.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	259	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	326	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,367	69.47/cwt	65.00–74.00	950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,453	90.24/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,311	6
Bulls	—	—	1,685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,685	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	818	45.23/cwt	39.00–49.00	370	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	57.47/cwt	53.00–63.00	549	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	982	58.80/cwt	58.00–59.00	577	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	67.62/cwt	60.00–78.00	782	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	81.65/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,011	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	72.03/cwt	64.00–76.00	1,044	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	78.91/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,188	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	855	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,413	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	900	832.50/cwt	819.00–846.00	7,493	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	728	460.89/cwt	446.00–475.00	3,355	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,889	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	750	524.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	3,930	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	935	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,246	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,018	701.97/cwt	590.00–800.00	7,146	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	730.73/cwt	680.00–780.00	7,490	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,348	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	665	768.52/cwt	700.00–835.00	5,111	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	785	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,850	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 Mar 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 279Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week no trends available due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,367	65.00–74.00	69.47
6	—	1,453	85.00–95.00	90.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	982	58.00–59.00	58.80
8	—	1,238	79.00–86.00	81.65
48	—	1,157	60.00–78.00	67.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,505	76.00–83.00	78.91
7	—	1,449	64.00–76.00	72.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	39.00–49.00	45.23
6	—	956	53.00–63.00	57.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	137.00	137.00
1	—	490	129.00	129.00
1	—	515	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	127.00	127.00
1	—	565	109.00	109.00
1	—	665	107.00	107.00
2	—	620	108.00–111.00	109.49
4	—	469	125.00–134.00	128.48
4	—	528	115.00–120.00	116.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	110.00–116.00	113.08
2	—	483	114.00–118.00	116.05
2	—	415	110.00–116.00	113.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	77.50	77.50
1	—	350	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	94.00	94.00
3	—	432	90.00–100.00	94.98
2	—	480	95.00	95.00
2	—	370	94.00–105.00	99.43
2	—	325	92.50–100.00	96.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	112.00–118.00	114.30
3	—	373	115.00–119.00	116.41
2	—	430	112.50–115.00	113.72
1	—	575	103.00	103.00
1	—	545	108.00	108.00
1	—	315	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	111.00–112.00	111.50
2	—	405	121.00–126.00	123.50
2	—	388	120.00–124.00	121.99
1	—	490	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	100.00–106.00	102.93
2	—	425	107.00–109.00	108.01
2	—	323	106.00–107.00	106.47
1	—	590	98.00	98.00
1	—	470	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	115.00–124.00	119.27
2	—	315	121.00–122.50	121.79
1	—	655	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	105.00–110.00	108.43
2	—	523	103.00	103.00
2	—	475	100.00–105.00	102.45
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
1	—	295	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	122.50–135.00	128.94
2	—	540	119.00–123.00	121.02
2	—	370	134.00–135.00	134.53
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	830	90.00–96.00	95.28
4	—	962	86.00–90.00	87.03
2	—	783	94.00–95.00	94.50
2	—	725	91.00–98.00	94.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	137.00–143.00	139.20
2	—	335	137.50–145.00	141.31
1	—	520	132.00	132.00
1	—	415	143.00	143.00
1	—	250	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	728	446.00–475.00	460.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	785.00	785.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	750	500.00–550.00	524.00

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)	2	—	1,018	590.00–800.00	701.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	680.00–780.00	730.73

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)	1	—	1,230	760.00	760.00

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	1	—	785	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	665	700.00–835.00	768.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	855	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	900	819.00–846.00	832.50

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.