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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 9

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Nov 2Nov 9Nov 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

551 head

▲ 303 vs last sale 248▼ 20 vs year ago 571 · −3.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 44▼ 117 vs year ago 194 · −60.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 15▼ 27 vs year ago 38 · −71.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend. Feeder bulls and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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 $115.83/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$115.83

193 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$28.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.77

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	122.05	610	90
Medium and Large 2	467	113.03	528	85
Small 1-2	436	103.86	453	8thin
Medium and Large 3	652	93.23	608	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.82/cwt here — about $2 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 sale193 hd

115.83

—

SC average5 barns · 594 hd

115.06

+0.77

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	1,544	76.27	1,178	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	62.97	744	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	58.01	525	8thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	237	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	288	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	156.21/cwt	155.00–157.50	403	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	159.75/cwt	155.00–165.00	518	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	376	120.15/cwt	115.00–125.00	452	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	160.45/cwt	155.00–167.00	605	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	135.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	513	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	567	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	152.51/cwt	140.00–155.00	657	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	140.85/cwt	137.00–148.00	665	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	127.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	609	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	130.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	691	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	128.68/cwt	123.00–134.50	733	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	113.99/cwt	110.00–117.00	667	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	120.58/cwt	119.00–123.00	742	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	110.58/cwt	105.00–114.00	686	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	331	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	119.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	399	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	118.10/cwt	115.00–124.00	438	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	114.31/cwt	110.00–120.00	479	15
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	420	102.98/cwt	101.00–105.00	433	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	125.75/cwt	124.00–133.00	538	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	122.86/cwt	120.00–127.50	581	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	112.92/cwt	109.00–116.00	539	22
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	490	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	123.88/cwt	119.00–127.00	638	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	110.99/cwt	108.00–115.00	576	24
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	108.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	606	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	115.66/cwt	114.00–118.00	652	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	583	92.01/cwt	90.00–95.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	615	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	112.59/cwt	111.00–114.00	689	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	720	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	667	93.05/cwt	91.00–97.00	621	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	95.50/cwt	94.00–97.00	688	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	412	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	460	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	150.16/cwt	145.00–157.00	632	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	130.92/cwt	124.00–136.00	562	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	139.85/cwt	136.00–148.00	648	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	479	92.26/cwt	90.00–95.00	442	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	122.59/cwt	115.00–130.00	588	12
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	129.47/cwt	125.00–136.00	678	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	115.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	612	14
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	538	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	568	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	711	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	114.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	655	13
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	696	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	621	104.58/cwt	101.00–109.00	649	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	653	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	705	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	711	104.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	740	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	511	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	755	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	581	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,337	71.49/cwt	68.00–74.00	956	6
Bulls	—	—	1,751	81.05/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,419	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	58.01/cwt	55.00–63.00	525	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	46.09/cwt	44.00–48.00	489	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	63.05/cwt	55.00–70.00	740	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	75.16/cwt	74.00–78.00	991	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	665	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,461	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	800	452.50/cwt	425.00–480.00	3,620	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	810	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,455	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	726.49/cwt	660.00–830.00	8,209	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	750	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	835	78.27/cwt	75.00–82.00	654	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 Nov 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 551Last week 248Year ago 571

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 44Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 15Year ago 38

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend. Feeder bulls and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	524	125.00–136.00	129.47
15	—	463	136.00–148.00	139.85
10	—	558	125.00–130.00	127.39
8	—	421	145.00–157.00	150.16
2	—	675	111.00–113.00	112.01
2	—	603	115.00–116.00	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	528	110.00–120.00	115.97
13	—	573	110.00–120.00	114.34
12	—	480	115.00–130.00	122.59
5	—	711	100.00–108.00	104.01
9	—	429	124.00–136.00	130.92
7	—	621	101.00–109.00	104.58
2	—	653	106.00–108.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	110.00–115.00	111.64
2	—	538	105.00–106.00	105.50
1	—	580	104.00	104.00
1	—	485	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	90.00–95.00	92.26
2	—	705	90.00–92.00	90.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	130.00–140.00	135.76
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
3	—	478	125.00–130.00	127.36
5	—	620	105.00–114.00	110.58
1	—	675	111.00	111.00
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
3	—	585	110.00–117.00	113.99
2	—	428	130.00–135.00	132.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	155.00–165.00	159.75
2	—	258	155.00–157.50	156.21
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
12	—	377	155.00–167.00	160.45
5	—	615	119.00–123.00	120.58
32	—	570	123.00–134.50	128.68
7	—	431	140.00–155.00	152.51
18	—	528	125.00–135.00	130.81
14	—	472	137.00–148.00	140.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	115.00–125.00	120.15
3	—	237	120.00–125.00	121.69
1	—	335	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	109.00–111.00	109.99
32	—	473	120.00–127.50	122.86
9	—	564	114.00–118.00	115.66
5	—	612	111.00–114.00	112.59
14	—	428	124.00–133.00	125.75
28	—	515	119.00–127.00	123.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	101.00–105.00	102.98
2	—	490	100.00–105.00	102.47
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	100.00	100.00
1	—	325	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	519	108.00–115.00	110.99
2	—	270	120.00–125.00	122.45
22	—	477	109.00–116.00	112.92
2	—	600	100.00–105.00	102.50
4	—	334	115.00–125.00	119.52
15	—	419	110.00–120.00	114.31
8	—	556	105.00–110.00	108.99
8	—	371	115.00–124.00	118.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	667	91.00–97.00	93.05
3	—	583	90.00–95.00	92.01
2	—	720	94.00–97.00	95.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	77.00	77.00
1	—	740	69.00	69.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	370.00	370.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	425.00–480.00	452.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,130	660.00–830.00	726.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	510.00	510.00

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	3	—	835	75.00–82.00	78.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,319	74.00–78.00	75.16
25	—	1,174	55.00–70.00	63.05
3	—	1,060	44.00–48.00	46.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	905	55.00–63.00	58.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,337	68.00–74.00	71.49
6	—	1,751	78.00–86.00	81.05

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.