Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.91/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$139.91

63 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$24.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.38

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	432	146.77	634	39
Medium and Large 2	405	134.57	545	13thin
Small 1-2	354	121.89	431	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.88/cwt here — about $203 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 sale63 hd

139.91

—

SC average5 barns · 304 hd

131.54

+8.38

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	1,596	84.73	1,352	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	62.86	971	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	62.65	743	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,181	56.65	669	15

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	512	111.35/cwt	107.50–114.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	158.50/cwt	153.00–164.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	151.65/cwt	142.50–160.00	561	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	408	118.29/cwt	115.00–122.50	483	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	508	100.01/cwt	98.00–102.00	508	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	705	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,816	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	125.81/cwt	122.00–129.00	462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	830	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	107.95/cwt	105.00–111.00	511	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	149.31/cwt	143.00–156.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	678	307.05/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,082	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	138.53/cwt	132.00–146.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	126.81/cwt	125.00–128.00	418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	122.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	532	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	13,673	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	953	662.86/cwt	650.00–675.00	6,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	158.49/cwt	150.00–167.50	452	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	533	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	583	110.70/cwt	107.00–115.00	645	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	322	121.75/cwt	117.50–125.00	392	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	110.17/cwt	107.50–113.00	402	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	442	120.50/cwt	117.50–124.00	533	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	431	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	57.20/cwt	54.00–60.00	688	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	364	122.67/cwt	117.50–125.00	447	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	3,759	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,208	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	56.59/cwt	52.00–58.00	663	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	67.10/cwt	59.00–79.00	803	15
Bulls	—	—	1,615	72.92/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,178	2
Bulls	—	—	1,591	87.68/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,395	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	880	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	392	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	56.00/cwt	54.00–57.00	898	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	66.97/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,011	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,804	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,152.50/cwt	1,130.00–1,175.00	13,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	138.58/cwt	127.50–147.50	585	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.15/cwt	120.00–139.00	618	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.97/cwt	115.00–118.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	702.00/cwt	702.00–702.00	6,318	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	113.34/cwt	111.00–116.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	109.63/cwt	108.00–110.00	646	8
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	117.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	118.55/cwt	115.00–121.00	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	120.87/cwt	120.00–122.50	336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	130.47/cwt	130.00–131.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	115.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	126.19/cwt	118.00–134.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	135.38/cwt	130.00–139.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.22/cwt	131.00–140.00	439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	150.46/cwt	143.00–155.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	154.88/cwt	150.00–167.00	506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	677	1

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 Feb 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 798Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 121Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 25Year ago 19

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions, 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
3	—	512	107.50–114.00	111.35
1	—	480	111.00	111.00
4	—	583	107.00–115.00	110.70
3	—	442	117.50–124.00	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	153.00–164.00	158.50
2	—	468	144.00–145.00	144.51
7	—	524	132.00–146.00	138.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	116.00	116.00
14	—	422	127.50–147.50	138.58
13	—	475	120.00–139.00	130.15
3	—	528	115.00–118.00	116.97
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
1	—	645	109.00	109.00
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	775	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	370	142.50–160.00	151.65
4	—	706	117.50	117.50
5	—	464	143.00–156.00	149.31
3	—	285	150.00–167.50	158.49
2	—	620	118.00–134.00	126.19
2	—	500	140.00–144.00	142.00
7	—	416	143.00–155.00	150.46
5	—	327	150.00–167.00	154.88
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	115.00–122.50	118.29
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
3	—	322	117.50–125.00	121.75
4	—	364	117.50–125.00	122.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
2	—	478	140.00–141.00	140.51
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
4	—	379	130.00–139.00	135.38
4	—	325	131.00–140.00	135.22
1	—	800	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	98.00–102.00	100.01
2	—	473	105.00–111.00	107.95
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
2	—	365	107.50–113.00	110.17
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	122.00–129.00	125.81
2	—	458	122.00	122.00
3	—	330	125.00–128.00	126.81
7	—	435	120.00–125.00	122.29
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
2	—	268	130.00–131.00	130.47
1	—	525	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	90.00	90.00
1	—	370	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	97.00	97.00
3	—	523	111.00–116.00	113.34
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
8	—	589	108.00–110.00	109.63
2	—	420	115.00–120.00	117.41
5	—	381	115.00–121.00	118.55
3	—	278	120.00–122.50	120.87
6	—	479	114.00–120.00	115.98
1	—	610	93.00	93.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	64.00	64.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	92.50	92.50

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	—	705	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	650.00–675.00	662.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,130.00–1,175.00	1,152.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	678	290.00–320.00	307.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	467.00	467.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	702.00	702.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	585.00	585.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	49.00	49.00
14	—	1,203	54.00–60.00	57.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,172	52.00–58.00	56.59
15	—	1,196	59.00–79.00	67.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	54.00–57.00	56.00
5	—	1,510	65.00–69.00	66.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	68.00–77.00	72.92
8	—	1,591	80.00–92.00	87.68

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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