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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

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

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

546 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 521▲ 95 vs year ago 451 · +21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 37▼ 66 vs year ago 144 · −45.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 22▼ 2 vs year ago 12 · −16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. 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 $117.76/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$117.76

113 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$24.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.63

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	500	124.84	624	58
Medium and Large 2	528	114.70	605	32
Small 1-2	496	108.02	536	12thin
Medium and Large 3	507	99.92	507	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.92/cwt here — about $118 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 sale113 hd

117.76

—

SC average5 barns · 571 hd

116.13

+1.63

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	—	Low	1,669	83.10	1,387	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	68.08	1,042	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	65.66	772	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	44.55	401	4thin

Every lot

98 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	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	165.95/cwt	165.00–167.00	539	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	156.04/cwt	153.00–160.00	556	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	390	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	135.87/cwt	129.00–140.00	503	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	146.89/cwt	145.00–149.00	621	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	133.15/cwt	130.00–141.00	563	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	618	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	515	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	579	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	124.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	648	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	124.93/cwt	117.00–130.00	701	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	137.75/cwt	137.00–138.00	789	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	575	114.50/cwt	109.00–120.00	658	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	122.01/cwt	117.00–125.00	754	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	623	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	132.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	844	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	121.02/cwt	117.00–124.00	805	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	128.32/cwt	124.00–132.00	857	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	124.34/cwt	122.00–126.00	893	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	925	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	269	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	464	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	335	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	135.00/cwt	125.00–141.00	497	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	375	112.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	421	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	394	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	117.60/cwt	115.00–119.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	128.32/cwt	125.00–132.00	544	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	430	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	116.38/cwt	115.00–118.00	552	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	121.71/cwt	119.00–124.00	583	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	485	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	507	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	115.21/cwt	112.00–118.00	593	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	122.81/cwt	119.00–126.00	647	12
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	569	106.25/cwt	105.00–110.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	119.28/cwt	118.00–121.00	681	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	114.12/cwt	112.00–118.00	657	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	108.98/cwt	107.00–111.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	618	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	115.46/cwt	112.00–117.00	718	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	97.00/cwt	94.00–100.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	705	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	902	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	106.67/cwt	105.00–109.00	771	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	143.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	126.44/cwt	121.00–130.00	545	9
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	136.76/cwt	134.00–140.00	640	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	124.70/cwt	123.00–130.00	586	11
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	475	113.11/cwt	109.00–116.00	537	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	477	107.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	515	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	517	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	572	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	127.20/cwt	121.00–136.00	659	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	117.83/cwt	115.00–120.00	619	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	537	100.18/cwt	97.50–103.00	538	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	117.59/cwt	115.00–121.00	681	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	583	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	650	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	123.40/cwt	123.00–124.00	756	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	633	110.55/cwt	108.00–113.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	685	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	119.25/cwt	118.00–122.00	818	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	753	105.99/cwt	103.00–109.00	798	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	346	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,170	70.40/cwt	57.00–79.00	824	3
Bulls	—	—	1,819	86.91/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,581	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	40.73/cwt	31.00–47.00	360	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	529	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	58.44/cwt	57.50–59.00	617	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	66.11/cwt	60.00–73.00	782	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	68.08/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,042	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,504	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	835	526.00/cwt	526.00–526.00	4,392	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	640	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	6,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	938	919.35/cwt	870.00–950.00	8,624	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 Aug 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 521Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 37Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 22Year ago 12

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	880.00	880.00

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	1	—	835	526.00	526.00

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	—	640	1,075.00	1,075.00

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	3	—	938	870.00–950.00	919.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
2	—	680	94.00–100.00	97.00
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
2	—	375	100.00–110.00	105.07
2	—	510	95.00–100.00	97.50
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
2	—	618	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	527	119.00–126.00	122.81
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
3	—	332	139.00–140.00	139.66
7	—	571	118.00–121.00	119.28
7	—	479	119.00–124.00	121.71
9	—	424	125.00–132.00	128.32
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
9	—	622	112.00–117.00	115.46
6	—	368	125.00–141.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	104.00–105.00	104.51
1	—	430	107.00	107.00
2	—	375	110.00–115.00	112.37
1	—	505	108.00	108.00
1	—	335	117.50	117.50
4	—	569	105.00–110.00	106.25
1	—	685	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	128.00	128.00
1	—	350	153.00	153.00
1	—	310	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	107.00–111.00	108.98
3	—	423	115.00–119.00	117.60
1	—	210	128.00	128.00
5	—	474	115.00–118.00	116.38
9	—	515	112.00–118.00	115.21
3	—	723	105.00–109.00	106.67
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
8	—	576	112.00–118.00	114.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	137.00–138.00	137.75
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
2	—	325	165.00–167.00	165.95
9	—	668	124.00–132.00	128.32
3	—	718	122.00–126.00	124.34
4	—	356	153.00–160.00	156.04
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
2	—	758	121.00–123.00	122.01
2	—	423	145.00–149.00	146.89
3	—	638	130.00–135.00	132.33
1	—	810	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
2	—	623	107.00–110.00	108.47
1	—	515	112.50	112.50
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
2	—	575	109.00–120.00	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	108.00–110.00	108.98
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
1	—	640	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	129.00–140.00	135.87
4	—	561	117.00–130.00	124.93
9	—	521	120.00–128.00	124.33
2	—	463	132.00–135.00	133.49
6	—	423	130.00–141.00	133.15
3	—	665	117.00–124.00	121.02
6	—	618	117.00–125.00	122.01
1	—	745	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	134.00–140.00	136.76
5	—	613	123.00–124.00	123.40
3	—	423	140.00–145.00	143.00
4	—	686	118.00–122.00	119.25
1	—	590	124.00	124.00
9	—	518	121.00–136.00	127.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
2	—	633	108.00–113.00	110.55
4	—	475	109.00–116.00	113.11
2	—	583	110.00–113.00	111.48
3	—	517	110.00–112.00	110.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	104.00–110.00	107.99
3	—	537	97.50–103.00	100.18
1	—	700	96.00	96.00
1	—	685	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	115.00–121.00	117.59
9	—	431	121.00–130.00	126.44
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
12	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.83
2	—	753	103.00–109.00	105.99
2	—	668	115.00	115.00
11	—	470	123.00–130.00	124.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	54.00	54.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,183	60.00–73.00	66.11
2	—	1,055	57.50–59.00	58.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	31.00–47.00	40.73
1	—	945	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	65.00–71.00	68.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	57.00–79.00	70.40
10	—	1,819	82.00–91.00	86.91

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.