Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers too few to trend, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.73/cwt on 164 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −58.47 against this barn's trailing median of $191.20.

Average price

$132.73

164 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$39.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

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	529	144.98	768	63
Medium and Large 2	538	129.52	697	77
Small 1-2	569	113.47	645	16thin
Medium and Large 3	603	105.63	637	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.35/cwt here — about $130 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

7 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.45, low $184.65, median $191.20 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale164 hd

132.73

—

SC average5 barns · 467 hd

129.74

+3.00

This barn, trailing median7 sales

191.20

−58.47

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	1,886	84.80	1,599	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	65.59	1,007	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	64.58	766	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	50.96	475	9thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	160.16/cwt	154.00–166.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	144.19/cwt	137.00–148.00	823	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	463	125.65/cwt	120.00–131.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	135.25/cwt	132.50–138.00	527	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	152.69/cwt	142.50–159.00	486	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	167.33/cwt	160.00–173.00	651	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	150.12/cwt	142.50–158.00	566	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	165.73/cwt	157.00–172.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	132.54/cwt	128.00–140.00	684	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	535	121.47/cwt	120.00–123.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	134.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	647	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	124.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	773	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	137.36/cwt	132.50–142.50	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	165.37/cwt	160.00–170.00	541	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	167.57/cwt	163.00–170.00	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	394	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	433	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	131.45/cwt	128.00–138.00	808	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	160.14/cwt	155.00–164.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.19/cwt	132.00–145.00	791	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	123.11/cwt	120.00–129.00	824	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	171.86/cwt	165.00–176.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	164.52/cwt	163.00–166.00	749	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,429	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,213	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	865	930.58/cwt	645.00–1,150.00	8,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Registered	—	1,075	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	893.43/cwt	788.00–980.00	11,150	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	765	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,907	1
Bulls	—	—	1,886	84.80/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,599	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	65.59/cwt	61.00–72.00	1,007	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	65.62/cwt	60.00–71.00	789	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,017	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	57.18/cwt	54.00–59.00	634	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	673	105.66/cwt	103.00–108.00	711	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	479	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	150.82/cwt	147.00–158.00	710	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	115.83/cwt	115.00–117.50	585	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	458	107.75/cwt	107.50–108.00	493	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	624	109.28/cwt	108.00–111.00	682	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	141.86/cwt	130.00–147.50	600	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	131.45/cwt	122.50–137.00	693	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.50/cwt	139.00–148.00	753	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	677	101.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	105.46/cwt	104.00–107.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	126.49/cwt	122.00–130.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	135.87/cwt	125.00–145.00	647	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	111.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	717	110.07/cwt	105.00–115.00	789	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	830.77/cwt	788.00–867.00	8,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	999.56/cwt	990.00–1,008.00	11,295	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	795	739.00/cwt	739.00–739.00	5,875	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	655	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,456	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	14,787	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,073	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	903	703.06/cwt	681.00–726.00	6,349	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,918	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	711.00/cwt	711.00–711.00	6,612	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,096	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,440	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	685	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,973	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	688	328.40/cwt	300.00–355.00	2,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	115.87/cwt	112.00–123.00	604	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	123.04/cwt	117.50–126.00	464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	144.66/cwt	144.00–145.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	121.53/cwt	115.00–126.00	515	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	131.34/cwt	125.00–136.00	553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	114.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	645	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	107.39/cwt	104.00–109.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	110.27/cwt	108.00–112.00	688	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	486	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	623	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	116.81/cwt	112.00–122.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	138.80/cwt	137.50–140.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	125.68/cwt	123.00–129.00	588	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	121.86/cwt	119.00–126.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	135.56/cwt	126.00–140.00	446	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	676	97.18/cwt	95.00–99.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	128.59/cwt	125.00–134.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	131.13/cwt	127.50–139.00	492	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	151.88/cwt	142.50–155.00	433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	148.91/cwt	144.00–154.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	618	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	57.51/cwt	57.00–58.00	532	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	49.09/cwt	44.00–54.00	459	7

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 354Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 83Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 39Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
2	—	463	120.00–131.00	125.65
2	—	390	132.50–138.00	135.25
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
1	—	695	109.00	109.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
2	—	535	120.00–123.00	121.47
2	—	560	121.00–123.00	122.01
2	—	273	132.50–142.50	137.36
2	—	433	127.00–130.00	128.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	154.00–166.00	160.16
5	—	571	137.00–148.00	144.19
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
7	—	389	160.00–173.00	167.33
4	—	414	157.00–172.00	165.73
10	—	327	160.00–170.00	165.37
3	—	283	163.00–170.00	167.57
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
1	—	235	167.50	167.50
1	—	620	134.00	134.00
2	—	535	144.00–154.00	148.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	142.50–159.00	152.69
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
1	—	790	111.00	111.00
9	—	377	142.50–158.00	150.12
5	—	516	128.00–140.00	132.54
4	—	481	130.00–140.00	134.46
2	—	623	120.00–128.00	124.11
5	—	567	125.00–134.00	128.59
1	—	235	147.50	147.50
4	—	285	142.50–155.00	151.88
1	—	415	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
2	—	590	110.00–114.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	176.00	176.00
1	—	560	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	128.00–138.00	131.45
6	—	422	155.00–164.00	160.14
8	—	568	132.00–145.00	139.19
7	—	669	120.00–129.00	123.11
11	—	471	147.00–158.00	150.82
14	—	525	139.00–148.00	143.50
1	—	705	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	165.00–176.00	171.86
2	—	455	163.00–166.00	164.52
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	103.00–108.00	105.66
4	—	479	120.00	120.00
3	—	505	115.00–117.50	115.83
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
4	—	624	108.00–111.00	109.28
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	423	130.00–147.50	141.86
17	—	527	122.50–137.00	131.45
2	—	770	104.00–107.00	105.46
6	—	575	122.00–130.00	126.49
20	—	476	125.00–145.00	135.87
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
4	—	678	110.00–115.00	111.49
11	—	717	105.00–115.00	110.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	100.00–105.00	101.69
1	—	640	102.00	102.00
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
2	—	518	110.00–113.00	111.49
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	107.50–108.00	107.75
4	—	385	115.00	115.00
1	—	430	113.00	113.00
3	—	623	103.00–105.00	104.00
2	—	570	105.00	105.00
5	—	676	95.00–99.00	97.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	127.50	127.50
18	—	521	112.00–123.00	115.87
8	—	377	117.50–126.00	123.04
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
18	—	424	115.00–126.00	121.53
11	—	564	110.00–120.00	114.45
5	—	654	104.00–109.00	107.39
4	—	624	108.00–112.00	110.27
7	—	476	112.00–122.00	116.81
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	144.00–145.00	144.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	125.00–136.00	131.34
2	—	275	137.50–140.00	138.80
20	—	468	123.00–129.00	125.68
8	—	519	119.00–126.00	121.86
7	—	329	126.00–140.00	135.56
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	136.00	136.00
8	—	375	127.50–139.00	131.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	865	645.00–1,150.00	930.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,248	788.00–980.00	893.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	711.00	711.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	380.00	380.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	375.00	375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	430.00	430.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	965	788.00–867.00	830.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,130	990.00–1,008.00	999.56
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	795	739.00	739.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	681.00–726.00	703.06
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	288.00	288.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	688	300.00–355.00	328.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,886	80.00–89.00	84.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,535	61.00–72.00	65.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,202	60.00–71.00	65.62
1	—	1,225	83.00	83.00
7	—	1,108	54.00–59.00	57.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	57.00–58.00	57.51
7	—	934	44.00–54.00	49.09

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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