Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.00 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 $115.67/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$115.67

96 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$26.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

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	390	125.41	489	33
Medium and Large 2	450	114.00	513	40
Small 1-2	412	105.80	436	19thin
Medium and Large 3	354	99.03	350	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.38/cwt here — about $139 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 sale96 hd

115.67

—

SC average5 barns · 457 hd

113.69

+1.98

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	1,389	74.29	1,032	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,648	69.88	1,152	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	67.45	769	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	58.40	620	15

Every lot, as filed

108 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	—	477	121.04/cwt	120.00–123.00	577	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	643	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,160	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,542	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	615	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	603	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	588	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	603	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	628	106.33/cwt	105.00–107.00	668	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	110.80/cwt	107.50–112.50	244	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	11,934	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,429	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	359	107.65/cwt	103.00–115.00	386	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,743	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	506.96/cwt	476.00–551.00	3,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	160.05/cwt	155.00–168.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	165.34/cwt	163.00–167.00	698	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	624.11/cwt	600.00–660.00	4,837	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	119.18/cwt	117.50–120.00	554	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	1,191.40/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	11,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	614	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	595	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	128.34/cwt	128.00–129.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	125.42/cwt	123.00–128.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	150.10/cwt	144.00–158.00	632	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	152.45/cwt	129.00–165.00	508	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	467	105.34/cwt	104.00–107.00	492	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	308	106.02/cwt	105.00–108.00	327	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	58.37/cwt	57.00–59.00	629	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,032	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	122.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	337	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	124.08/cwt	120.00–127.50	397	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	123.79/cwt	122.50–125.00	462	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	4,977	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	63.22/cwt	52.00–70.00	885	3
Bulls	—	—	1,382	80.93/cwt	76.00–91.00	1,118	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,175	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	69.88/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,152	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	67.73/cwt	62.00–73.00	767	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	116.35/cwt	113.00–120.00	360	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	783.14/cwt	744.00–817.00	7,855	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	933	644.18/cwt	600.00–680.00	6,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	98.05/cwt	96.00–100.00	407	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	52.95/cwt	44.00–56.00	566	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	60.38/cwt	57.00–67.00	639	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	113.41/cwt	110.00–117.50	429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	136.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	113.16/cwt	110.00–118.00	594	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,472	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	105.02/cwt	104.00–106.00	612	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	293	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	118.11/cwt	110.00–122.00	513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	118.37/cwt	115.00–122.50	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	124.72/cwt	123.00–126.00	531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	141.57/cwt	135.00–147.50	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	145.66/cwt	144.00–147.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	132.08/cwt	127.50–138.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	156.28/cwt	155.00–157.50	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	147.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	97.66/cwt	97.00–99.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	160.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	125.43/cwt	122.00–128.00	593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.62/cwt	120.00–138.00	561	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	109.02/cwt	107.00–111.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	118.82/cwt	117.50–120.00	327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.82/cwt	140.00–147.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.35/cwt	109.00–112.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	133.71/cwt	130.00–145.00	420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	119.50/cwt	118.00–121.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	116.05/cwt	113.00–120.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	125.20/cwt	124.00–126.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	126.18/cwt	124.00–131.00	405	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	140.11/cwt	132.50–147.50	527	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.35/cwt	118.00–129.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	129.35/cwt	125.00–133.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	110.12/cwt	105.00–115.00	308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 232Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 66Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	120.00–123.00	121.04
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
2	—	275	120.00–125.00	122.68
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
3	—	320	120.00–127.50	124.08
2	—	373	122.50–125.00	123.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	155.00–168.00	160.05
1	—	255	155.00	155.00
2	—	673	123.00–128.00	125.42
6	—	333	129.00–165.00	152.45
3	—	472	144.00–147.00	145.66
1	—	630	129.00	129.00
2	—	430	155.00–157.50	156.28
5	—	728	121.50	121.50
1	—	505	148.00	148.00
2	—	240	155.00–165.00	160.00
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	173.00	173.00
1	—	340	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	110.00–117.50	113.41
1	—	325	117.50	117.50
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
3	—	280	105.00–115.00	110.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	283	130.00–140.00	136.40
5	—	416	135.00–147.50	141.57
2	—	220	145.00–150.00	147.39
2	—	778	107.00–111.00	109.02
4	—	314	130.00–145.00	133.71
2	—	690	118.00–121.00	119.50
2	—	563	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	730	113.00	113.00
8	—	376	132.50–147.50	140.11
3	—	530	125.00–133.00	129.35
1	—	465	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	96.00	96.00
1	—	615	98.00	98.00
2	—	588	100.00–105.00	102.53
3	—	220	107.50–112.50	110.80
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
4	—	359	103.00–115.00	107.65
1	—	540	104.00	104.00
3	—	467	104.00–107.00	105.34
3	—	308	105.00–108.00	106.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	123.00–124.00	123.51
2	—	238	127.50	127.50
7	—	426	123.00–126.00	124.72
7	—	473	122.00–128.00	125.43
5	—	389	124.00–126.00	125.20
8	—	321	124.00–131.00	126.18
2	—	278	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	309	113.00–120.00	116.35
2	—	610	101.00	101.00
5	—	525	110.00–118.00	113.16
2	—	583	104.00–106.00	105.02
9	—	434	110.00–122.00	118.11
6	—	379	115.00–122.50	118.37
3	—	662	97.00–99.00	97.66
2	—	275	117.50–120.00	118.82
5	—	486	113.00–120.00	116.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	100.00	100.00
2	—	415	96.00–100.00	98.05
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
3	—	628	105.00–107.00	106.33
3	—	465	117.50–120.00	119.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	163.00–167.00	165.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	128.00–129.00	128.34
11	—	421	144.00–158.00	150.10
1	—	520	132.00	132.00
4	—	470	140.00–147.00	142.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
5	—	483	127.50–138.00	132.08
1	—	665	111.00	111.00
6	—	423	120.00–138.00	132.62
3	—	625	109.00–112.00	110.35
2	—	565	118.00–129.00	123.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	105.00–110.00	107.55
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	77.00	77.00
1	—	430	54.00	54.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	800	520.00	520.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	775	600.00–660.00	624.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	595	410.00	410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	630.00	630.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	933	600.00–680.00	644.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	520.00	520.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	635.00	635.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	353.00	353.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	730	476.00–551.00	506.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,020.00	1,020.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,191.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,003	744.00–817.00	783.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	57.00–59.00	58.37
2	—	1,358	76.00	76.00
36	—	1,133	62.00–73.00	67.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	67.00–73.00	69.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	44.00–56.00	52.95
11	—	1,059	57.00–67.00	60.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	52.00–70.00	63.22
5	—	1,382	76.00–91.00	80.93

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