Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $117.70/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$117.70

102 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$30.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

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	128.46	500	38
Medium and Large 2	464	116.58	541	34
Small 1-2	499	106.81	533	25
Medium and Large 3	321	98.02	314	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.44/cwt here — about $186 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 sale102 hd

117.70

—

SC average5 barns · 243 hd

115.96

+1.74

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	1,781	88.90	1,583	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	73.71	1,112	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	73.20	910	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	56.18	586	13

Every lot, as filed

85 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	Small 1-2	—	464	112.24/cwt	110.00–113.00	521	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	705	105.03/cwt	101.00–109.00	740	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	575	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,588	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	1,135	851.00/cwt	851.00–851.00	9,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	129.66/cwt	125.00–133.00	468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	153.09/cwt	149.00–159.00	657	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	411	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	73.37/cwt	65.00–78.00	912	29
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	630	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	106.85/cwt	104.00–110.00	550	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	465	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	615	101.68/cwt	99.00–105.00	625	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	369	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	574	104.88/cwt	100.00–107.00	602	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	693	337.84/cwt	290.00–390.00	2,341	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	623	302.14/cwt	279.00–330.00	1,882	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,117.00/cwt	1,117.00–1,117.00	14,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	172.48/cwt	172.00–173.00	540	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	126.54/cwt	123.00–133.00	485	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	152.88/cwt	150.00–159.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.55/cwt	125.00–128.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	124.02/cwt	121.00–126.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	126.52/cwt	123.00–131.00	533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	147.36/cwt	144.00–152.00	682	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	73.71/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,112	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	318	110.08/cwt	107.50–112.50	350	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	46.40/cwt	40.00–54.00	438	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	62.30/cwt	57.00–66.00	688	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,306	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,010	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,919	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	62.20/cwt	60.00–64.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Bulls	—	—	1,781	88.90/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,583	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	80.21/cwt	79.00–81.00	991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	759.88/cwt	734.00–782.00	6,801	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	784.00/cwt	784.00–784.00	8,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	122.74/cwt	118.00–128.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	119.57/cwt	115.00–124.00	496	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	110.08/cwt	108.00–117.00	632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	797.33/cwt	732.00–854.00	8,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	97.53/cwt	95.00–100.00	303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	134.75/cwt	127.00–142.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.91/cwt	113.00–119.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	138.19/cwt	132.50–147.50	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.37/cwt	112.00–119.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	132.70/cwt	127.50–137.00	446	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	129.85/cwt	120.00–140.00	547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	118.69/cwt	116.00–122.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	126.84/cwt	122.00–132.50	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	158.18/cwt	155.00–163.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	131.50/cwt	127.50–137.50	313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.37/cwt	116.00–127.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	150.66/cwt	144.00–155.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.83/cwt	125.00–137.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	139.37/cwt	130.00–147.50	528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	119.09/cwt	116.00–122.00	548	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	654	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	724	105.24/cwt	103.00–107.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	144.03/cwt	143.00–145.00	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	101.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	475	3

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 76Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 26Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 15

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	110.00–113.00	112.24
5	—	515	104.00–110.00	106.85
2	—	433	105.00–110.00	107.49
3	—	615	99.00–105.00	101.68
1	—	360	102.50	102.50
7	—	574	100.00–107.00	104.88
3	—	318	107.50–112.50	110.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	125.00–133.00	129.66
7	—	466	121.00–126.00	124.02
9	—	421	123.00–131.00	126.52
9	—	336	127.50–137.00	132.70
4	—	511	122.00–132.50	126.84
3	—	238	127.50–137.50	131.50
2	—	263	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	415	115.00–124.00	119.57
8	—	574	108.00–117.00	110.08
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	104.00	104.00
10	—	460	116.00–122.00	119.09
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	117.50	117.50
2	—	373	115.00–120.00	117.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	311	95.00–100.00	97.53
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	101.00–109.00	105.03
2	—	570	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	483	115.00–118.00	116.46
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	149.00–159.00	153.09
2	—	568	125.00–128.00	126.55
6	—	466	144.00–155.00	150.66
2	—	520	125.00–137.00	130.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	165.00–170.00	167.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	94.00	94.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
2	—	415	105.00–110.00	107.47
2	—	523	100.00	100.00
3	—	467	100.00–105.00	101.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	118.00–128.00	122.74
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
7	—	472	127.00–142.00	134.75
3	—	630	112.00–119.00	116.37
5	—	421	120.00–140.00	129.85
4	—	570	116.00–122.00	118.69
4	—	654	114.00	114.00
4	—	724	103.00–107.00	105.24
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	120.00–125.00	122.57
4	—	383	123.00–133.00	126.54
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	172.00–173.00	172.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	150.00–159.00	152.88
5	—	463	144.00–152.00	147.36
1	—	410	157.50	157.50
1	—	275	162.50	162.50
4	—	326	155.00–163.00	158.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	113.00–119.00	115.91
3	—	330	132.50–147.50	138.19
1	—	530	132.00	132.00
5	—	615	116.00–127.00	120.37
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
10	—	379	130.00–147.50	139.37
1	—	710	118.00	118.00
2	—	278	143.00–145.00	144.03
2	—	490	140.00–143.00	141.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	575	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	851.00	851.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,255	1,117.00	1,117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	895	734.00–782.00	759.88
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	693	290.00–390.00	337.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	615	375.00	375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	784.00	784.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	685.00	685.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	623	279.00–330.00	302.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	360.00	360.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	732.00–854.00	797.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,243	65.00–78.00	73.37
3	—	1,255	60.00–64.00	62.20
4	—	1,236	79.00–81.00	80.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	72.00–76.00	73.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	944	40.00–54.00	46.40
8	—	1,104	57.00–66.00	62.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,781	81.00–96.00	88.90

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

Heifers · 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