Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. 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 $120.71/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$120.71

109 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$25.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

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	459	127.04	583	55
Medium and Large 2	521	116.16	605	42
Small 1-2	477	110.60	527	8thin
Medium and Large 3	560	101.51	569	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.53/cwt here — about $14 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 sale109 hd

120.71

—

SC average4 barns · 425 hd

119.55

+1.16

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	1,674	93.12	1,559	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	68.48	803	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	66.45	1,058	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	58.86	616	16

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.60/cwt	123.00–129.00	823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	140.48/cwt	129.00–145.00	594	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	69.97/cwt	63.00–78.00	814	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	54.91/cwt	45.00–60.00	580	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	62.81/cwt	60.00–66.00	651	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	66.40/cwt	65.00–68.00	998	2
Bulls	—	—	1,674	93.12/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,559	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,319	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	554.00/cwt	554.00–554.00	4,515	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	779	499.66/cwt	450.00–566.00	3,892	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	715	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,789	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	625	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,875	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,705	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	638.98/cwt	625.00–651.00	5,527	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,120	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	723	353.15/cwt	290.00–390.00	2,553	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	665	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,461	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	814.91/cwt	800.00–830.00	6,601	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.99/cwt	124.00–138.00	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.14/cwt	129.00–144.00	651	18
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	129.00/cwt	124.00–134.00	746	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	711	117.49/cwt	117.00–119.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	133.32/cwt	131.00–135.00	831	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	978	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	58.04/cwt	52.00–62.00	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	119.46/cwt	116.00–123.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	147.34/cwt	144.00–150.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	138.65/cwt	133.00–145.00	775	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.71/cwt	138.00–150.00	732	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	122.72/cwt	120.00–128.00	589	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	237	124.23/cwt	120.00–132.50	294	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	160.00/cwt	150.00–166.00	525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	798	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	605	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	163.21/cwt	160.00–167.50	354	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	154.68/cwt	150.00–166.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	156.18/cwt	150.00–164.00	583	17
Steers	Small 1-2	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	294	126.66/cwt	117.50–130.00	372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	157.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	112.14/cwt	109.00–115.00	437	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	127.94/cwt	124.00–131.00	471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	154.01/cwt	153.00–155.00	708	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	123.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	142.58/cwt	135.00–150.00	408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	142.81/cwt	137.50–147.50	537	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	143.54/cwt	136.00–147.50	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	119.10/cwt	113.00–124.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.66/cwt	146.00–153.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	118.99/cwt	117.00–125.00	570	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	417	111.61/cwt	110.00–112.50	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	116.21/cwt	113.00–119.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	120.51/cwt	117.00–125.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	135.10/cwt	133.00–138.00	515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	125.75/cwt	124.00–127.50	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.33/cwt	104.00–106.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	528	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	110.83/cwt	109.00–112.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	134.69/cwt	130.00–141.00	431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	130.81/cwt	130.00–133.00	358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	125.08/cwt	122.00–130.00	592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	116.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	125.28/cwt	122.00–131.00	651	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	109.77/cwt	102.50–117.50	351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	682	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	129.03/cwt	125.00–132.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	231	148.34/cwt	140.00–152.50	343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	139.56/cwt	137.50–142.50	447	6

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 409Last week 591Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 99Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 60Year ago 2

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	655	123.00–129.00	125.60
3	—	623	131.00–135.00	133.32
5	—	420	144.00–150.00	147.34
9	—	559	133.00–145.00	138.65
11	—	520	138.00–150.00	140.71
4	—	470	146.00–153.00	149.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	129.00–145.00	140.48
2	—	628	120.00	120.00
8	—	518	124.00–138.00	130.99
18	—	475	129.00–144.00	137.14
9	—	578	124.00–134.00	129.00
4	—	711	117.00–119.00	117.49
4	—	683	116.00–123.00	119.46
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
1	—	410	142.50	142.50
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
3	—	480	120.00–128.00	122.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	237	120.00–132.50	124.23
2	—	330	130.00–135.00	132.42
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	129.00	129.00
4	—	294	117.50–130.00	126.66
5	—	368	124.00–131.00	127.94
2	—	520	120.00–127.00	123.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	150.00–166.00	160.00
1	—	525	152.00	152.00
3	—	217	160.00–167.50	163.21
7	—	426	150.00–166.00	154.68
17	—	373	150.00–164.00	156.18
3	—	272	155.00–160.00	157.62
2	—	460	153.00–155.00	154.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	124.00	124.00
1	—	455	138.00	138.00
4	—	286	135.00–150.00	142.58
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
12	—	376	137.50–147.50	142.81
4	—	414	136.00–147.50	143.54
4	—	231	140.00–152.50	148.34
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
6	—	320	137.50–142.50	139.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	109.00–115.00	112.14
1	—	270	102.50	102.50
2	—	513	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	320	102.50–117.50	109.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	89.00	89.00
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
2	—	653	114.00–115.00	114.50
8	—	381	133.00–138.00	135.10
5	—	320	130.00–141.00	134.69
4	—	274	130.00–133.00	130.81
10	—	473	122.00–130.00	125.08
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
14	—	520	122.00–131.00	125.28
4	—	559	122.00	122.00
5	—	413	125.00–132.00	129.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	103.00	103.00
2	—	633	100.00–103.00	101.52
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	113.00–124.00	119.10
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
6	—	479	117.00–125.00	118.99
4	—	526	113.00–119.00	116.21
4	—	385	117.00–125.00	120.51
2	—	310	124.00–127.50	125.75
3	—	705	104.00–106.00	105.33
6	—	661	109.00–112.00	110.83
9	—	569	110.00–119.00	116.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
3	—	417	110.00–112.50	111.61
2	—	528	110.00	110.00
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
1	—	295	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,164	63.00–78.00	69.97
6	—	1,233	52.00–62.00	58.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,057	45.00–60.00	54.91
8	—	1,036	60.00–66.00	62.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	65.00–68.00	66.40
1	—	1,715	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,645	76.00	76.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,674	90.00–95.00	93.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	625.00–651.00	638.98
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	554.00	554.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	779	450.00–566.00	499.66
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	390.00	390.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	723	290.00–390.00	353.15
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	460.00	460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	665	370.00	370.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	880.00	880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	800.00–830.00	814.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle