Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Heavy 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 $128.42/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$128.42

162 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$30.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

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	453	135.55	614	73
Medium and Large 2	473	125.44	593	73
Small 1-2	468	112.77	528	9thin
Medium and Large 3	486	105.22	512	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.33/cwt here — about $103 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 sale162 hd

128.42

—

SC average5 barns · 640 hd

124.54

+3.88

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	1,769	86.39	1,528	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	70.80	840	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	68.66	972	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	63.74	621	13

Every lot, as filed

115 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	—	—	1,918	92.83/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,780	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	833	880.33/cwt	840.00–925.00	7,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	146.94/cwt	143.00–153.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	284	185.21/cwt	182.50–187.50	526	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	557.66/cwt	513.00–611.00	5,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,238	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,085.13/cwt	925.00–1,325.00	12,012	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	830	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	11,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	15,912	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	166.82/cwt	157.50–175.00	547	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	810	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	9,072	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	7,954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,172	931.47/cwt	897.00–992.00	10,917	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	748.83/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,402	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	407	128.95/cwt	122.50–134.00	525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	641	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	590.43/cwt	550.00–625.00	4,842	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	516.49/cwt	487.00–558.00	4,132	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	655	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,686	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	591	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	12,469	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	481	128.67/cwt	120.00–133.00	619	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	723	725.81/cwt	660.00–760.00	5,248	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	665	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	4,821	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	633	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	703	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	283	118.69/cwt	117.50–120.00	336	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,625	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	108.52/cwt	108.00–109.00	619	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	372	137.58/cwt	132.50–140.00	512	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	420	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	72.94/cwt	68.00–79.00	886	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	708	865.87/cwt	820.00–900.00	6,130	3
Bulls	—	—	1,546	76.73/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,186	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	65.14/cwt	62.00–69.00	638	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	458	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	56.06/cwt	54.00–58.00	530	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	68.66/cwt	66.00–71.00	972	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	63.16/cwt	56.00–67.00	686	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	84.72/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,142	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	958	715.43/cwt	659.00–760.00	6,854	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	888.23/cwt	800.00–970.00	9,264	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	11,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	108.78/cwt	107.50–110.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.79/cwt	110.00–116.00	711	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	124.95/cwt	120.00–127.50	412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	149.07/cwt	140.00–155.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	141.62/cwt	135.00–147.00	660	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	129.35/cwt	123.00–133.00	490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	125.65/cwt	121.00–131.00	596	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	168.31/cwt	167.50–171.00	384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	163.13/cwt	157.00–174.00	604	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	144.55/cwt	140.00–149.00	882	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	126.41/cwt	124.00–128.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	139.22/cwt	137.00–142.00	579	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	178.27/cwt	177.50–179.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	124.08/cwt	119.00–126.00	756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	139.77/cwt	135.00–146.00	527	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	141.24/cwt	137.50–145.00	466	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.52/cwt	119.00–131.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	175.53/cwt	172.50–179.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	132.88/cwt	130.00–136.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	144.33/cwt	144.00–145.00	419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	144.17/cwt	140.00–148.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	154.25/cwt	150.00–161.00	645	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	148.36/cwt	145.00–154.00	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	142.88/cwt	135.00–148.00	610	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	135.61/cwt	129.00–142.00	707	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	136.28/cwt	132.00–146.00	638	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	134.16/cwt	129.00–140.00	769	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	146.48/cwt	141.00–155.00	495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	147.61/cwt	145.00–151.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	128.82/cwt	122.00–134.00	544	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	133.60/cwt	133.00–134.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	147.85/cwt	142.00–155.00	559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	124.63/cwt	119.00–130.00	649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	122.94/cwt	119.00–126.00	708	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	569	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 Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 581Last week 578Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 127Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 63Year ago 0

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Heavy offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,918	85.00–95.00	92.83
4	—	1,546	72.00–78.00	76.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,215	68.00–79.00	72.94
14	—	1,086	56.00–67.00	63.16
2	—	1,348	80.00–88.00	84.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	979	62.00–69.00	65.14
2	—	945	54.00–58.00	56.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,416	66.00–71.00	68.66

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,043	800.00–970.00	888.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	820	550.00–625.00	590.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	700.00–800.00	748.83
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	655	410.00	410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	330.00	330.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	840.00–925.00	880.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	1,120.00	1,120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,107	925.00–1,325.00	1,085.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	723	660.00–760.00	725.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	708	820.00–900.00	865.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	940	513.00–611.00	557.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	659.00–760.00	715.43
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	487.00–558.00	516.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,360	1,170.00	1,170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,172	897.00–992.00	931.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	143.00–153.00	146.94
1	—	730	124.00	124.00
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
13	—	418	150.00–161.00	154.25
5	—	561	145.00–154.00	148.36
3	—	467	145.00–151.00	147.61
5	—	617	133.00–134.00	133.60
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	407	122.50–134.00	128.95
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
10	—	481	120.00–133.00	128.67
1	—	740	107.00	107.00
2	—	633	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	117.00	117.00
1	—	555	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	120.00–121.00	120.49
23	—	466	135.00–147.00	141.62
4	—	630	119.00–131.00	125.52
30	—	427	135.00–148.00	142.88
18	—	521	129.00–142.00	135.61
12	—	573	129.00–140.00	134.16
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	167.00	167.00
6	—	328	157.50–175.00	166.82
4	—	228	167.50–171.00	168.31
15	—	370	157.00–174.00	163.13
12	—	610	140.00–149.00	144.55
2	—	692	128.00	128.00
1	—	545	154.00	154.00
4	—	269	172.50–179.00	175.53
6	—	554	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	284	182.50–187.50	185.21
1	—	360	178.00	178.00
2	—	315	177.50–179.00	178.27
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	132.50–140.00	137.58
2	—	323	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	143.00	143.00
3	—	433	140.00–155.00	149.07
1	—	250	147.50	147.50
5	—	469	140.00–148.00	144.17
1	—	245	157.50	157.50
6	—	338	141.00–155.00	146.48
1	—	510	138.00	138.00
9	—	378	142.00–155.00	147.85
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	117.00	117.00
1	—	695	109.00	109.00
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
2	—	283	117.50–120.00	118.69
2	—	570	108.00–109.00	108.52
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	95.00	95.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
2	—	460	107.50–110.00	108.78
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	104.00	104.00
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	110.00–116.00	113.79
4	—	330	120.00–127.50	124.95
1	—	290	131.00	131.00
2	—	668	112.00–115.00	113.51
7	—	379	123.00–133.00	129.35
17	—	474	121.00–131.00	125.65
20	—	422	122.00–134.00	128.82
8	—	521	119.00–130.00	124.63
10	—	576	119.00–126.00	122.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	124.00–128.00	126.41
8	—	416	137.00–142.00	139.22
10	—	609	119.00–126.00	124.08
17	—	377	135.00–146.00	139.77
5	—	330	137.50–145.00	141.24
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
8	—	524	130.00–136.00	132.88
3	—	290	144.00–145.00	144.33
16	—	468	132.00–146.00	136.28

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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