Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.10/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$132.10

16 head · 340 lb average

Value per head Derived

$450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$37.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

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	278	145.04	403	5thin
Medium and Large 2	337	133.29	449	7thin
Small 1-2	457	115.97	530	3thin
Medium and Large 3	330	107.50	355	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.54/cwt here — about $49 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 sale16 hd

132.10

—

SC average5 barns · 257 hd

134.77

−2.67

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	—	High	1,684	92.28	1,554	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	68.53	1,189	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	67.09	759	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	815	58.93	480	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	803	444.08/cwt	425.00–460.00	3,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	546	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	607.00/cwt	607.00–607.00	5,342	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	417	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	880	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,160	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	800	54.12/cwt	48.00–59.00	433	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	669.89/cwt	650.00–690.00	5,895	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	87.56/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,469	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,413	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	558.00/cwt	558.00–558.00	5,273	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	68.53/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,189	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,729	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	820	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	131.28/cwt	130.00–132.50	470	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	64.39/cwt	63.00–66.00	546	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	69.08/cwt	64.00–74.00	817	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	110.30/cwt	109.00–111.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.97/cwt	114.00–120.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	530	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,418	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	157.59/cwt	150.00–165.00	328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	92.55/cwt	90.00–95.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	542	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	775	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	12,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	135.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	433	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	10,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,280	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,290	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 346Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 77Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 25Year ago 31

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	106.00	106.00
3	—	470	109.00–111.00	110.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	103.00	103.00
1	—	370	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	90.00–95.00	92.55
1	—	630	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
2	—	208	150.00–165.00	157.59
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
2	—	355	115.00–120.00	117.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
2	—	358	130.00–132.50	131.28
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
2	—	320	130.00–140.00	135.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	114.00–120.00	116.97
2	—	433	120.00–125.00	122.43
4	—	461	115.00–120.00	117.51

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)	2	—	803	425.00–460.00	444.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	650.00–690.00	669.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	375.00	375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	490.00	490.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	530.00	530.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	400.00	400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	607.00	607.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	575	230.00	230.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	520.00	520.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	558.00	558.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,090.00	1,090.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,090.00	1,090.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	48.00–59.00	54.12
13	—	1,182	64.00–74.00	69.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	48.00	48.00
2	—	848	63.00–66.00	64.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	67.00–70.00	68.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,678	87.00–88.00	87.56

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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Williamston Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle