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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 17

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

521 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 456▲ 237 vs year ago 284 · +83.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 116▼ 18 vs year ago 55 · −32.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 42▲ 13 vs year ago 9 · +144.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder calves steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 2.00 lower based on limited comparable sales, slaughter bulls steady based on limited comparable sales. 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 $115.54/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$115.54

152 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$19.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.79

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	486	123.89	602	37
Medium and Large 2	532	115.16	612	75
Small 1-2	504	110.15	555	29
Medium and Large 3	394	104.35	411	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.53/cwt here — about $191 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 sale152 hd

115.54

—

SC average5 barns · 526 hd

114.76

+0.79

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	1,624	78.01	1,267	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	60.52	710	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	55.79	892	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	52.00	524	2thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	164.91/cwt	160.00–172.50	376	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	268	118.86/cwt	115.00–122.50	319	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	277	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	164.79/cwt	163.00–167.50	466	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	160.36/cwt	153.00–164.00	512	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	332	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	409	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	486	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	101.23/cwt	100.00–102.50	369	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	156.72/cwt	149.00–165.00	578	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	137.04/cwt	130.00–145.00	518	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	138.34/cwt	138.00–139.00	577	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	126.49/cwt	122.50–130.00	548	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	463	120.05/cwt	118.00–122.00	556	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	126.98/cwt	121.00–133.00	604	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	124.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	650	14
Steers	—	Small 1-2	543	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	635	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	123.59/cwt	120.00–126.00	690	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	573	116.62/cwt	115.00–119.00	668	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	131.38/cwt	130.00–133.00	758	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	129.48/cwt	127.00–132.00	796	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	125.59/cwt	125.00–126.00	794	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	125.13/cwt	123.00–128.00	843	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	889	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	872	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	935	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	267	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	294	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	328	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	409	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	136.48/cwt	135.00–137.50	446	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	327	114.21/cwt	112.50–115.00	373	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	338	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	118.50/cwt	116.00–121.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	124.23/cwt	123.00–126.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	119.72/cwt	115.00–122.00	502	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	430	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	477	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	464	112.28/cwt	109.00–115.00	521	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	122.76/cwt	120.00–133.00	571	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	116.41/cwt	111.00–119.00	549	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	519	110.42/cwt	107.00–113.00	573	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	115.26/cwt	112.00–120.00	602	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	115.66/cwt	111.00–119.00	658	18
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	573	108.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	120.25/cwt	119.00–121.00	690	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	588	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	116.60/cwt	113.00–119.00	712	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	110.60/cwt	106.00–115.00	685	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	623	102.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	639	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	752	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	667	105.64/cwt	104.00–107.00	705	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	106.78/cwt	99.00–113.00	769	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	136.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	576	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	129.52/cwt	120.00–133.00	549	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Full	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	438	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	471	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	440	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	133.68/cwt	132.00–135.00	618	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	125.29/cwt	119.00–130.00	590	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	530	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	484	115.72/cwt	115.00–118.00	560	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	512	112.23/cwt	108.00–115.00	575	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	126.25/cwt	126.00–127.00	651	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	120.85/cwt	115.00–124.00	637	12
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	693	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	119.23/cwt	115.00–123.00	692	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	122.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	742	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	608	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	669	96.66/cwt	96.00–100.00	647	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	115.16/cwt	114.00–116.00	772	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	822	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	70.10/cwt	60.00–77.00	1,101	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	91.18/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,562	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	400	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	505	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	664	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	61.02/cwt	57.00–64.00	719	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	55.79/cwt	53.00–59.00	892	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	755	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,624	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	765	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,973	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	915	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,941	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,508	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	811.00/cwt	811.00–811.00	9,813	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	854	727.05/cwt	555.00–823.00	6,209	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	586.00/cwt	586.00–586.00	5,626	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,007	724.68/cwt	630.00–778.00	7,298	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	715	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	4,898	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	8,730	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	920	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	8,924	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 Aug 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 456Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 116Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 42Year ago 9

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	811.00	811.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	480.00	480.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	490.00	490.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	650.00	650.00

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	7	—	854	555.00–823.00	727.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	586.00	586.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,007	630.00–778.00	724.68

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	—	900	970.00	970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	970.00	970.00

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	—	715	685.00	685.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	465	120.00–133.00	122.76
1	—	540	118.00	118.00
1	—	740	111.00	111.00
4	—	292	140.00	140.00
4	—	418	123.00–126.00	124.23
1	—	370	131.00	131.00
1	—	660	116.00	116.00
4	—	574	119.00–121.00	120.25
8	—	611	113.00–119.00	116.60
3	—	327	135.00–137.50	136.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	112.00–114.00	113.01
6	—	619	106.00–115.00	110.60
18	—	569	111.00–119.00	115.66
2	—	273	120.00	120.00
2	—	390	116.00–121.00	118.50
7	—	419	115.00–122.00	119.72
5	—	720	99.00–113.00	106.78
13	—	472	111.00–119.00	116.41
19	—	522	112.00–120.00	115.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	100.00	100.00
3	—	267	110.00	110.00
2	—	515	100.00–105.00	102.52
1	—	445	106.00	106.00
2	—	588	101.00	101.00
2	—	330	100.00–105.00	102.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	110.00–112.00	111.00
3	—	327	112.50–115.00	114.21
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
7	—	519	107.00–113.00	110.42
4	—	573	105.00–110.00	108.45
3	—	667	104.00–107.00	105.64
2	—	623	100.00–105.00	102.59
7	—	464	109.00–115.00	112.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	149.00–165.00	156.72
5	—	577	130.00–133.00	131.38
3	—	283	163.00–167.50	164.79
3	—	417	138.00–139.00	138.34
3	—	228	160.00–172.50	164.91
8	—	615	127.00–132.00	129.48
8	—	674	123.00–128.00	125.13
1	—	760	123.00	123.00
2	—	720	123.00–124.00	123.49
9	—	319	153.00–164.00	160.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
15	—	378	130.00–145.00	137.04
5	—	558	120.00–126.00	123.59
8	—	476	121.00–133.00	126.98
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
5	—	632	125.00–126.00	125.59
6	—	433	122.50–130.00	126.49
2	—	730	119.00–120.00	119.51
1	—	340	143.00	143.00
14	—	522	120.00–130.00	124.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
2	—	365	100.00–102.50	101.23
1	—	270	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	118.00–122.00	120.05
3	—	332	120.00–125.00	123.27
2	—	268	115.00–122.50	118.86
2	—	543	115.00–119.00	117.01
5	—	573	115.00–119.00	116.62
1	—	770	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	135.00–140.00	136.84
3	—	557	124.00–125.00	124.33
4	—	516	126.00–127.00	126.25
4	—	608	120.00–123.00	122.01
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
3	—	462	132.00–135.00	133.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	113.00–116.00	114.49
12	—	527	115.00–124.00	120.85
6	—	670	114.00–116.00	115.16
8	—	580	115.00–123.00	119.23
10	—	424	120.00–133.00	129.52
13	—	471	119.00–130.00	125.29
2	—	608	118.00–119.00	118.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	105.00–110.00	107.51
3	—	482	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	112.00	112.00
1	—	440	112.50	112.50
4	—	484	115.00–118.00	115.72
5	—	512	108.00–115.00	112.23
1	—	550	111.00	111.00
6	—	669	96.00–100.00	96.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	58.00	58.00
1	—	870	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	49.00	49.00
23	—	1,179	57.00–64.00	61.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	53.00–59.00	55.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,570	60.00–77.00	70.10
3	—	1,713	89.00–94.00	91.18

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.