Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.06/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$143.06

110 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$40.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

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	493	148.33	731	77
Medium and Large 2	397	137.63	547	22
Small 1-2	351	125.07	439	6thin
Medium and Large 3	383	107.47	411	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.86/cwt here — about $319 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 sale110 hd

143.06

—

SC average5 barns · 358 hd

143.10

−0.04

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	1,480	83.35	1,234	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	69.39	822	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	69.19	1,029	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	56.12	569	12

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	979	790.71/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,741	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,208	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	127.25/cwt	127.00–127.50	602	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	790	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,555	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	9,143	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,309.16/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	16,430	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	633	461.66/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,922	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	839.00/cwt	839.00–839.00	9,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	164.49/cwt	162.00–167.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,131.00/cwt	1,131.00–1,131.00	13,459	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	888.22/cwt	851.00–930.00	11,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	159.41/cwt	149.00–167.50	593	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	163.49/cwt	150.00–172.50	525	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	138.01/cwt	137.00–138.50	858	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	898	916.86/cwt	885.00–975.00	8,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	170.80/cwt	169.00–174.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	124.01/cwt	120.00–127.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	136.26/cwt	130.00–144.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.51/cwt	123.00–129.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	719	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	134.28/cwt	125.00–140.00	498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	135.42/cwt	130.00–142.50	428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	157.57/cwt	150.00–165.00	446	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	725	318.73/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,311	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	351	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	366	124.58/cwt	115.00–132.50	456	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,940	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,975	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	546.00/cwt	546.00–546.00	4,259	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	53.35/cwt	50.00–56.00	583	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	655	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,817	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,290	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	60.61/cwt	57.00–67.00	632	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	69.19/cwt	64.00–78.00	1,029	7
Bulls	—	—	1,566	89.51/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,402	7
Bulls	—	—	1,330	72.56/cwt	71.00–74.00	965	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	42.66/cwt	40.00–47.50	395	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	694.00/cwt	694.00–694.00	6,420	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	18,511	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	70.33/cwt	61.00–78.00	837	34
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	828.00/cwt	828.00–828.00	10,391	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	10,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	104.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	102.31/cwt	100.00–107.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	120.46/cwt	118.00–124.00	442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	103.67/cwt	97.50–110.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	129.80/cwt	127.50–132.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	142.70/cwt	142.50–143.00	761	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	138.03/cwt	132.00–144.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.00/cwt	125.00–133.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	140.89/cwt	135.00–149.00	404	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	120.03/cwt	117.00–122.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	136.53/cwt	133.00–140.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	126.94/cwt	122.00–130.00	588	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	135.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	118.38/cwt	116.00–120.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	134.35/cwt	128.00–139.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	127.18/cwt	120.00–129.00	739	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	135.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	142.91/cwt	137.50–147.50	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	141.01/cwt	140.00–143.00	455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	146.43/cwt	142.00–150.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.60/cwt	133.00–144.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	113.47/cwt	111.00–116.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	126.72/cwt	122.00–129.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	119.36/cwt	117.50–122.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	142.18/cwt	137.00–148.00	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	119.08/cwt	117.50–122.50	377	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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 308Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 107Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 16Year ago 9

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	979	750.00–850.00	790.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	633	450.00–475.00	461.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,258	851.00–930.00	888.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	420.00	420.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,309.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	898	885.00–975.00	916.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,135.00	1,135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	839.00	839.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	1,131.00	1,131.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	725	300.00–340.00	318.73
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	546.00	546.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	430.00	430.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	694.00	694.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	828.00	828.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	127.00–127.50	127.25
2	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	169.00	169.00
2	—	453	162.00–167.00	164.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	123.00–129.00	126.51
3	—	662	117.00–122.00	120.03
6	—	560	128.00–139.00	134.35
1	—	400	147.50	147.50
4	—	473	142.00–150.00	146.43
5	—	526	133.00–144.00	137.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	111.00	111.00
4	—	429	133.00–140.00	136.53
8	—	472	130.00–140.00	135.60
2	—	608	119.00	119.00
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
1	—	675	109.00	109.00
4	—	521	122.00–129.00	126.72
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	177.00	177.00
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
4	—	379	169.00–174.00	170.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	372	149.00–167.50	159.41
9	—	321	150.00–172.50	163.49
1	—	455	169.00	169.00
3	—	567	130.00–144.00	136.26
2	—	685	121.00–123.00	122.00
2	—	283	150.00–165.00	157.57
2	—	508	132.00–144.00	138.03
2	—	218	160.00	160.00
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	622	137.00–138.50	138.01
13	—	533	142.50–143.00	142.70
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	127.50	127.50
5	—	366	115.00–132.50	124.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	110.00	110.00
2	—	405	97.50–110.00	103.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	127.50–132.00	129.80
5	—	412	135.00–140.00	135.98
2	—	273	137.50–147.50	142.91
3	—	323	140.00–143.00	141.01
1	—	725	118.00	118.00
1	—	540	124.00	124.00
8	—	370	137.00–148.00	142.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	120.00–127.00	124.01
6	—	371	125.00–140.00	134.28
5	—	316	130.00–142.50	135.42
4	—	425	125.00–133.00	128.00
6	—	287	135.00–149.00	140.89
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
12	—	463	122.00–130.00	126.94
23	—	581	120.00–129.00	127.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	547	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	115.00	115.00
4	—	414	100.00–110.00	104.89
3	—	460	100.00–107.00	102.31
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
1	—	560	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	117.00	117.00
5	—	367	118.00–124.00	120.46
2	—	560	116.00–118.00	117.01
3	—	482	116.00–120.00	118.38
2	—	660	107.00–110.00	108.49
2	—	623	111.00–116.00	113.47
4	—	426	117.50–122.00	119.36
3	—	317	117.50–122.50	119.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	50.00–56.00	53.35
34	—	1,190	61.00–78.00	70.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,043	57.00–67.00	60.61
3	—	925	40.00–47.50	42.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,487	64.00–78.00	69.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,566	83.00–94.00	89.51
4	—	1,330	71.00–74.00	72.56

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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