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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 2

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Oct 26Nov 2Nov 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

248 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 284▼ 382 vs year ago 630 · −60.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 61▼ 57 vs year ago 101 · −56.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 58▲ 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering 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 $121.10/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$121.10

67 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$39.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.58

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	479	138.34	662	14thin
Medium and Large 2	466	124.97	583	29
Small 1-2	497	109.28	543	17thin
Medium and Large 3	391	99.29	388	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.05/cwt here — about $274 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 sale67 hd

121.10

—

SC average5 barns · 259 hd

126.68

−5.58

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	1,641	69.32	1,137	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	56.53	701	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	53.97	836	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,174	47.35	556	9thin

Every lot

81 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 2	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	293	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	308	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	97.53/cwt	95.00–100.00	371	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	151.09/cwt	145.00–159.00	576	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	129.06/cwt	122.50–142.50	492	10
Steers	—	Small 1-2	382	108.31/cwt	102.50–120.00	414	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	128.71/cwt	125.00–136.00	553	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	460	108.63/cwt	100.00–116.00	500	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	96.68/cwt	90.00–102.50	448	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	137.43/cwt	134.00–141.00	646	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	126.50/cwt	120.00–133.00	597	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	123.35/cwt	122.00–125.00	656	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	533	111.51/cwt	109.00–114.00	594	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	129.99/cwt	126.00–134.00	698	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	568	108.16/cwt	105.00–111.00	614	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	117.92/cwt	116.00–120.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	615	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	646	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	765	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	129.47/cwt	125.00–134.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	329	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	368	101.29/cwt	100.00–105.00	373	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	111.29/cwt	110.00–112.50	426	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	93.60/cwt	90.00–96.00	401	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	122.32/cwt	118.00–127.00	576	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	113.63/cwt	110.00–117.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	90.97/cwt	90.00–95.00	430	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	495	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	532	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	116.40/cwt	114.00–118.00	610	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	94.66/cwt	94.00–95.00	499	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	533	102.83/cwt	100.00–107.00	548	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	637	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	108.20/cwt	106.00–111.00	608	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	603	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	102.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	620	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	134.65/cwt	132.50–136.00	571	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	130.38/cwt	129.00–135.00	601	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	124.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	510	112.53/cwt	111.00–114.00	574	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	128.76/cwt	124.00–132.00	673	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	117.82/cwt	115.00–123.00	624	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	113.80/cwt	110.00–118.00	649	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	122.77/cwt	120.00–127.00	703	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	590	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	631	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	610	102.48/cwt	101.00–104.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,427	60.13/cwt	50.00–73.00	858	5
Bulls	—	—	1,908	80.81/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,542	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	555	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	49.83/cwt	47.00–52.00	575	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,217	42.40/cwt	37.00–45.00	516	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	57.47/cwt	51.00–64.00	721	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	53.97/cwt	52.00–57.00	836	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	680	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,352	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	920	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,980	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	770	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	3,203	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	690	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,105	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	840	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,620	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	880	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,840	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,060	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,018	695.01/cwt	690.00–700.00	7,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,363	759.28/cwt	734.00–785.00	10,349	4

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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 284Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 61Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 58Year ago 10

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	109.00	109.00
2	—	610	101.00–104.00	102.48
2	—	590	106.00–108.00	107.00
2	—	510	111.00–114.00	112.53
1	—	410	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	132.50–136.00	134.65
5	—	573	120.00–127.00	122.77
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
5	—	461	129.00–135.00	130.38
6	—	523	124.00–132.00	128.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
6	—	530	115.00–123.00	117.82
5	—	570	110.00–118.00	113.80
3	—	478	120.00–130.00	124.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	94.00	94.00
6	—	533	100.00–107.00	102.83
4	—	368	100.00–105.00	101.29
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
2	—	603	95.00–96.00	95.50
2	—	495	105.00–110.00	107.50
1	—	560	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	125.00–134.00	129.47
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
3	—	560	113.00–114.00	113.67
5	—	524	114.00–118.00	116.40
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
8	—	471	118.00–127.00	122.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
3	—	622	100.00–105.00	102.33
5	—	562	106.00–111.00	108.20
1	—	500	107.00	107.00
2	—	473	110.00–117.00	113.63
2	—	383	110.00–112.50	111.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	90.00	90.00
3	—	428	90.00–96.00	93.60
5	—	473	90.00–95.00	90.97
3	—	527	94.00–95.00	94.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	157.50	157.50
3	—	617	124.00	124.00
2	—	470	134.00–141.00	137.43
3	—	537	126.00–134.00	129.99
1	—	435	138.00	138.00
4	—	381	145.00–159.00	151.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	116.00–120.00	117.92
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
10	—	381	122.50–142.50	129.06
5	—	472	120.00–133.00	126.50
1	—	685	109.00	109.00
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
3	—	430	125.00–136.00	128.71
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
3	—	532	122.00–125.00	123.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	104.00–106.00	105.00
6	—	568	105.00–111.00	108.16
3	—	460	100.00–116.00	108.63
3	—	382	102.50–120.00	108.31
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
2	—	533	109.00–114.00	111.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	95.00–100.00	97.53
2	—	293	100.00–110.00	104.96
3	—	463	90.00–102.50	96.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	49.00	49.00
16	—	1,254	51.00–64.00	57.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	37.00–45.00	42.40
6	—	1,153	47.00–52.00	49.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,549	52.00–57.00	53.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,908	79.00–83.00	80.81
5	—	1,427	50.00–73.00	60.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	680	640.00	640.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	650.00	650.00

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	1	—	770	416.00	416.00

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	—	690	450.00	450.00

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)	4	—	1,363	734.00–785.00	759.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	550.00	550.00

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	690.00–700.00	695.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	550.00	550.00

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.