Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Light 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 $128.78/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$128.78

81 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$26.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.71

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	432	136.03	588	46
Medium and Large 2	464	121.28	563	28
Small 1-2	562	111.33	625	6thin
Medium and Large 3	370	110.00	407	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.03/cwt here — about $181 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 sale81 hd

128.78

—

SC average5 barns · 423 hd

123.07

+5.71

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	1,713	90.35	1,548	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	67.70	788	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	65.41	1,047	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	61.75	576	8thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	147.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	160.71/cwt	157.50–164.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.07/cwt	123.00–133.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	148.68/cwt	147.50–150.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.24/cwt	123.00–129.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	151.28/cwt	147.50–155.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	135.21/cwt	131.00–142.50	573	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	132.42/cwt	129.00–137.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	117.29/cwt	114.00–119.00	603	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	695	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	122.36/cwt	105.00–127.00	515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	169.08/cwt	167.00–171.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	141.13/cwt	132.50–147.50	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	133.74/cwt	127.50–142.00	492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	120.95/cwt	116.00–125.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	978	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	157.25/cwt	157.00–157.50	385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	152.55/cwt	145.00–155.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	139.45/cwt	130.00–145.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	127.99/cwt	124.00–132.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	814	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	160.49/cwt	157.50–165.00	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	164.45/cwt	158.00–170.00	526	6
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	149.40/cwt	144.00–155.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	167.57/cwt	160.00–175.00	444	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	141.49/cwt	141.00–142.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	126.58/cwt	124.00–129.00	852	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	157.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	659	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	143.32/cwt	139.00–146.00	735	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	64.14/cwt	61.00–67.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	122.13/cwt	119.00–125.00	468	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	131.58/cwt	124.00–136.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	104.67/cwt	102.00–107.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	461	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	658	111.53/cwt	109.00–114.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	142.41/cwt	139.00–145.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	137.68/cwt	135.00–139.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	134.40/cwt	131.00–138.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	139.41/cwt	130.00–145.00	595	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,520	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	815	386.12/cwt	374.00–400.00	3,147	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,398	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	695	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,946	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	645	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,290	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	755	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	750.00/cwt	740.00–760.00	8,325	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	525.00/cwt	374.00–599.00	4,305	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,880	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	787.00/cwt	787.00–787.00	9,523	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	90.35/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,548	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	68.21/cwt	60.00–74.00	801	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	885	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	478	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	65.41/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,047	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	378	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 Mar 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 409Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 79Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 26Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
1	—	695	99.00	99.00
2	—	573	114.00–115.00	114.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	123.00–133.00	126.07
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
4	—	525	123.00–129.00	126.24
2	—	283	147.50–155.00	151.28
9	—	424	131.00–142.50	135.21
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
6	—	467	129.00–137.00	132.42
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
4	—	325	132.50–147.50	141.13
8	—	368	127.50–142.00	133.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	106.00	106.00
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
4	—	514	114.00–119.00	117.29
10	—	421	105.00–127.00	122.36
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
5	—	472	116.00–125.00	120.95
3	—	587	117.00	117.00
3	—	383	119.00–125.00	122.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	167.00–171.00	169.08
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
1	—	525	144.00	144.00
1	—	275	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	145.00–150.00	147.19
2	—	328	147.50–150.00	148.68
2	—	475	137.00–140.00	138.48
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
2	—	245	157.00–157.50	157.25
4	—	363	145.00–155.00	152.55
3	—	517	130.00–145.00	139.45
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	138.00	138.00
1	—	620	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	157.50–164.00	160.71
2	—	770	127.00	127.00
2	—	713	124.00–132.00	127.99
3	—	635	140.00	140.00
3	—	848	118.50	118.50
3	—	510	156.00	156.00
1	—	235	162.50	162.50
7	—	376	157.50–165.00	160.49
6	—	320	158.00–170.00	164.45
4	—	468	144.00–155.00	149.40
4	—	265	160.00–175.00	167.57
2	—	580	141.00–142.00	141.49
2	—	673	124.00–129.00	126.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	174.00	174.00
1	—	285	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
1	—	475	118.00	118.00
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
1	—	375	137.50	137.50
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	68.00	68.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	155.00–160.00	157.59
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
3	—	513	139.00–146.00	143.32
3	—	565	135.00–139.00	137.68
3	—	627	131.00–138.00	134.40
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
1	—	720	108.00	108.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
2	—	658	109.00–114.00	111.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	124.00–136.00	131.58
1	—	745	117.00	117.00
6	—	468	139.00–145.00	142.41
1	—	590	124.00	124.00
1	—	625	123.00	123.00
5	—	427	130.00–145.00	139.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	102.00–107.00	104.67
1	—	490	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	946	61.00–67.00	64.14
1	—	840	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,174	60.00–74.00	68.21
1	—	885	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,601	62.00–70.00	65.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,713	84.00–99.00	90.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,110	740.00–760.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	374.00–400.00	386.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	280.00	280.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	640	250.00	250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	355.00	355.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	820	374.00–599.00	525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	787.00	787.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle