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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 27

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

446 head

▲ 178 vs last sale 268▼ 82 vs year ago 528 · −15.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 38▼ 52 vs year ago 109 · −47.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 18▼ 32 vs year ago 43 · −74.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls too few to trend, feeder heifers 3.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate offering of average 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 $117.53/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$117.53

132 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$24.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

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	459	126.98	583	40
Medium and Large 2	547	116.85	639	61
Small 1-2	538	109.41	589	19thin
Medium and Large 3	473	102.38	484	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.60/cwt here — about $99 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 sale132 hd

117.53

—

SC average5 barns · 497 hd

118.26

−0.73

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	1,676	87.34	1,464	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	67.82	775	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	66.21	989	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	802	51.64	414	4thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	205	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	246	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	398	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	162.45/cwt	152.50–170.00	539	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	368	121.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	491	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	425	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	155.61/cwt	149.00–163.00	593	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	435	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	130.55/cwt	122.50–136.00	547	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	126.56/cwt	125.00–129.00	597	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	133.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	641	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	532	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	636	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	670	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	118.78/cwt	116.00–122.00	732	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	126.32/cwt	124.00–129.00	783	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	622	110.33/cwt	108.00–113.00	686	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	805	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	124.70/cwt	122.00–127.00	892	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	910	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	357	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	134.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	436	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	132.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	470	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	425	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	410	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	461	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	123.67/cwt	119.00–127.00	524	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	540	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	120.61/cwt	115.00–123.00	570	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	104.64/cwt	102.00–107.50	511	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	126.08/cwt	124.00–128.00	617	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	490	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	124.30/cwt	121.00–127.00	649	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	119.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	632	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	540	110.35/cwt	109.00–113.00	596	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	98.03/cwt	95.00–101.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	116.35/cwt	114.00–119.00	667	17
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	573	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	613	106.18/cwt	105.00–107.00	651	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	112.32/cwt	110.00–113.00	704	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	109.42/cwt	109.00–112.00	736	12
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	723	100.99/cwt	97.00–105.00	730	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	134.64/cwt	127.00–142.00	567	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	108.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	467	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	436	126.38/cwt	122.50–130.00	551	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	455	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	466	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	132.33/cwt	126.00–136.00	621	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	473	115.86/cwt	115.00–117.50	548	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	122.21/cwt	119.00–128.00	590	9
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	523	111.62/cwt	110.00–114.00	584	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	117.85/cwt	116.00–123.00	620	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	100.94/cwt	98.00–106.00	535	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	117.47/cwt	116.00–121.00	675	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	578	112.36/cwt	109.00–114.00	649	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	112.84/cwt	110.00–114.00	710	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	117.98/cwt	116.00–121.00	748	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	666	114.11/cwt	111.00–117.00	760	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	668	107.97/cwt	107.00–109.00	721	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	711	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	789	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	284	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,676	87.34/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,464	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	40.90/cwt	36.00–45.00	323	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	813	62.38/cwt	59.00–66.00	507	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	55.93/cwt	55.00–57.00	579	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	68.36/cwt	60.00–75.00	785	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	66.21/cwt	60.00–73.00	989	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	620	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	4,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	845	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,648	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	865	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	4,342	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	905	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,371	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	672.00/cwt	672.00–672.00	6,182	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,770	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 Jul 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 268Year ago 528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 38Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
1	—	395	107.50	107.50
1	—	345	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	99.00	99.00
1	—	285	105.00	105.00
2	—	570	95.00–101.00	98.03
1	—	410	97.50	97.50
4	—	488	102.00–107.50	104.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	121.00–127.00	124.30
2	—	565	119.00–120.00	119.49
11	—	489	124.00–128.00	126.08
2	—	600	116.00	116.00
4	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.34
4	—	425	125.00–129.00	126.96
7	—	324	130.00–137.00	134.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	115.00	115.00
2	—	410	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	573	110.00–114.00	111.94
5	—	613	105.00–107.00	106.18
3	—	540	109.00–113.00	110.35
1	—	685	104.00	104.00
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
2	—	723	97.00–105.00	100.99
1	—	490	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	117.00–120.00	119.00
6	—	627	110.00–113.00	112.32
7	—	424	119.00–127.00	123.67
2	—	280	125.00–130.00	127.59
17	—	573	114.00–119.00	116.35
8	—	473	115.00–123.00	120.61
12	—	673	109.00–112.00	109.42
2	—	385	120.00–124.00	122.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	107.50	107.50
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
3	—	378	110.00–115.00	112.46
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
1	—	405	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	131.00–135.00	133.02
1	—	590	124.00	124.00
1	—	245	162.50	162.50
1	—	405	149.00	149.00
6	—	620	124.00–129.00	126.32
3	—	715	122.00–127.00	124.70
3	—	332	152.50–170.00	162.45
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
7	—	381	149.00–163.00	155.61
1	—	525	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	113.00	113.00
7	—	472	125.00–129.00	126.56
6	—	419	122.50–136.00	130.55
4	—	616	116.00–122.00	118.78
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
2	—	668	119.00–122.00	120.46
2	—	378	130.00	130.00
8	—	568	115.00–121.00	118.00
7	—	519	120.00–125.00	122.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	120.00–125.00	121.58
1	—	205	120.00	120.00
3	—	622	108.00–113.00	110.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	122.50–130.00	126.38
14	—	526	116.00–123.00	117.85
7	—	666	111.00–117.00	114.11
7	—	629	110.00–114.00	112.84
4	—	711	110.00–112.00	111.00
13	—	575	116.00–121.00	117.47
9	—	483	119.00–128.00	122.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	110.00–114.00	111.62
3	—	473	115.00–117.50	115.86
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
8	—	578	109.00–114.00	112.36
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
2	—	668	107.00–109.00	107.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	98.00–106.00	100.94
4	—	430	105.00–110.00	108.53
1	—	455	102.50	102.50
1	—	575	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	634	116.00–121.00	117.98
7	—	421	127.00–142.00	134.64
5	—	469	126.00–136.00	132.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	61.00	61.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,170	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	—	620	700.00–800.00	750.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,080	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	550.00	550.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	502.00	502.00

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)	1	—	905	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	672.00	672.00

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	—	1,110	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	36.00–45.00	40.90
2	—	813	59.00–66.00	62.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,493	60.00–73.00	66.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,148	60.00–75.00	68.36
2	—	1,035	55.00–57.00	55.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,676	81.00–91.00	87.34

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.