Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, slaughter cows 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.31/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$115.31

140 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$23.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.52

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	457	125.23	572	38
Medium and Large 2	474	113.42	538	79
Small 1-2	440	107.44	473	15thin
Medium and Large 3	469	101.57	476	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.67/cwt here — about $96 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 sale140 hd

115.31

—

SC average5 barns · 453 hd

110.79

+4.52

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	1,468	76.80	1,127	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	60.22	953	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	57.95	707	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,221	53.58	654	10

Every lot, as filed

124 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Small 1-2	—	287	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	349	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	661.27/cwt	640.00–680.00	8,087	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	476	116.80/cwt	113.00–120.00	556	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	4,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	693.00/cwt	693.00–693.00	5,717	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	703	648.55/cwt	516.00–720.00	4,559	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	955	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,062	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	835	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,428	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	772.72/cwt	742.00–810.00	9,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	173.29/cwt	167.50–177.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	623	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	977	565.19/cwt	550.00–600.00	5,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.30/cwt	122.00–133.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	150.00/cwt	146.00–154.00	486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.96/cwt	135.00–141.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	157.31/cwt	154.00–162.50	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.61/cwt	138.00–142.00	733	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	146.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	128.39/cwt	121.00–131.00	811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	120.57/cwt	119.00–123.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	159.23/cwt	152.50–165.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	171.14/cwt	168.00–173.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	119.84/cwt	118.00–126.00	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	124.98/cwt	123.00–129.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	115.76/cwt	114.00–120.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	158.76/cwt	154.00–165.00	733	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,094	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	671.00/cwt	671.00–671.00	4,831	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	114.67/cwt	112.00–117.50	413	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,795	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	478	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	422	120.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	507	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	608	103.36/cwt	99.00–106.00	628	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	572	111.77/cwt	110.00–114.00	639	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	116.84/cwt	112.50–121.00	608	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	522	101.66/cwt	101.00–102.00	531	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	318	112.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	358	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	707	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	213	118.79/cwt	115.00–122.50	253	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	612	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,336	58.10/cwt	50.00–66.00	776	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	60.22/cwt	56.00–64.00	953	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	990	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	62.85/cwt	58.00–68.00	787	18
Steers	Small 1-2	—	358	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	437	2
Bulls	—	—	1,523	82.11/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,251	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,413	71.48/cwt	64.00–76.00	1,010	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	43.05/cwt	40.00–45.00	410	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	805.64/cwt	720.00–885.00	8,338	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	7,366	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	49.94/cwt	42.00–56.00	581	15
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	99.53/cwt	96.00–103.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	623.61/cwt	536.00–746.00	5,955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	6,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	101.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	120.93/cwt	117.00–124.00	699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	273	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.03/cwt	129.00–133.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	127.04/cwt	122.00–134.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.61/cwt	134.00–145.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	127.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	119.30/cwt	116.00–121.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	112.33/cwt	111.00–114.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	121.69/cwt	118.00–125.00	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	110.34/cwt	108.00–113.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	109.33/cwt	108.00–111.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	139.04/cwt	132.50–147.50	588	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	159.48/cwt	150.00–165.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	114.65/cwt	113.00–116.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	135.68/cwt	130.00–142.50	503	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	136.74/cwt	130.00–142.00	446	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	136.10/cwt	127.50–145.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.28/cwt	126.00–135.00	749	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	111.17/cwt	108.00–116.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	98.22/cwt	96.00–102.00	612	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	114.72/cwt	111.00–117.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	135.34/cwt	127.50–145.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	126.83/cwt	120.00–133.00	671	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	114.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	542	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	124.12/cwt	115.00–129.00	398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	134.17/cwt	127.50–140.00	369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	118.97/cwt	115.00–124.00	450	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	117.22/cwt	112.00–121.00	492	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	96.72/cwt	92.00–100.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	110.33/cwt	106.00–113.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.16/cwt	125.00–139.00	616	11

How this sale compares

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 Jan 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 266Year ago 598

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 46Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 20Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	287	120.00–125.00	121.60
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
4	—	520	112.50–121.00	116.84
1	—	485	124.00	124.00
2	—	358	120.00–124.00	122.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	174.00	174.00
3	—	382	167.50–177.00	173.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	146.00–154.00	150.00
4	—	575	135.00–141.00	136.96
4	—	368	154.00–162.50	157.31
5	—	525	138.00–142.00	139.61
4	—	275	145.00–150.00	146.32
1	—	205	155.00	155.00
10	—	632	121.00–131.00	128.39
5	—	671	119.00–123.00	120.57
6	—	423	152.50–165.00	159.23
3	—	462	154.00–165.00	158.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	96.00–103.00	99.53
2	—	538	105.00–108.00	106.49
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
1	—	350	102.50	102.50
1	—	260	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	129.00–133.00	131.03
3	—	530	122.00–134.00	127.04
3	—	633	113.00–116.00	114.65
12	—	371	130.00–142.50	135.68
15	—	326	130.00–142.00	136.74
2	—	438	127.50–145.00	136.10
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
4	—	673	111.00–117.00	114.72
5	—	483	127.50–145.00	135.34
4	—	275	127.50–140.00	134.17
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	113.00–120.00	116.80
5	—	422	115.00–125.00	120.07
3	—	608	99.00–106.00	103.36
5	—	572	110.00–114.00	111.77
1	—	680	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	122.00–133.00	126.30
4	—	669	114.00–120.00	115.76
1	—	455	159.00	159.00
3	—	525	134.00–145.00	139.61
3	—	712	111.00–114.00	112.33
5	—	424	150.00–165.00	159.48
11	—	575	126.00–135.00	130.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	168.00–173.00	171.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	578	117.00–124.00	120.93
3	—	617	108.00–113.00	110.34
3	—	665	108.00–111.00	109.33
9	—	423	132.50–147.50	139.04
1	—	765	104.00	104.00
2	—	720	107.00–110.00	108.52
14	—	529	120.00–133.00	126.83
11	—	473	125.00–139.00	130.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	107.00	107.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
2	—	490	100.00–110.00	105.05
1	—	550	107.50	107.50
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	190.00	190.00
1	—	360	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	118.00–126.00	119.84
4	—	413	123.00–129.00	124.98
2	—	660	103.00	103.00
3	—	320	130.00–131.00	130.33
7	—	373	125.00–135.00	127.84
7	—	512	116.00–121.00	119.30
6	—	461	118.00–125.00	121.69
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	112.00–117.50	114.67
1	—	445	107.50	107.50
2	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
3	—	522	101.00–102.00	101.66
2	—	318	110.00–115.00	112.60
2	—	213	115.00–122.50	118.79
1	—	665	92.00	92.00
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
3	—	487	100.00–105.00	101.68
1	—	340	107.50	107.50
3	—	530	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	108.00–116.00	111.17
1	—	760	101.00	101.00
8	—	623	96.00–102.00	98.22
18	—	472	110.00–120.00	114.74
7	—	321	115.00–129.00	124.12
1	—	285	128.00	128.00
3	—	692	100.00	100.00
14	—	378	115.00–124.00	118.97
15	—	420	112.00–121.00	117.22
3	—	717	92.00–100.00	96.72
4	—	569	106.00–113.00	110.33
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	70.00	70.00
1	—	405	90.00	90.00
1	—	335	60.00	60.00
1	—	265	95.00	95.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	640.00–680.00	661.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	635.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	340.00	340.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	460.00	460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	977	550.00–600.00	565.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,035	720.00–885.00	805.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	484.00	484.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	703	516.00–720.00	648.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	955	536.00–746.00	623.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,235	742.00–810.00	772.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	470.00	470.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	671.00	671.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	825	693.00	693.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	530.00	530.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,336	50.00–66.00	58.10
3	—	952	40.00–45.00	43.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,583	56.00–64.00	60.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	74.00	74.00
18	—	1,252	58.00–68.00	62.85
15	—	1,164	42.00–56.00	49.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,523	79.00–84.00	82.11
5	—	1,413	64.00–76.00	71.48

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