Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available due to 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 $126.11/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$126.11

80 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$22.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.39

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	461	129.94	599	51
Medium and Large 2	424	122.94	522	21
Small 1-2	493	112.48	554	4thin
Medium and Large 3	303	107.43	325	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.52/cwt here — about $274 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 sale80 hd

126.11

—

SC average5 barns · 519 hd

121.72

+4.39

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	2,096	89.39	1,874	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	64.96	732	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	64.53	992	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	55.87	543	7thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	480	114.31/cwt	110.00–119.00	549	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	186.00/cwt	182.50–190.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	126.53/cwt	122.50–130.00	487	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	145.78/cwt	145.00–147.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	135.27/cwt	133.00–138.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.23/cwt	135.00–141.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.51/cwt	141.00–149.00	684	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	107.93/cwt	103.00–113.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	139.53/cwt	130.00–144.00	590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.64/cwt	124.00–127.00	716	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	110.05/cwt	107.50–112.50	259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	104.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	128.01/cwt	126.00–129.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	120.66/cwt	119.00–124.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	136.31/cwt	132.50–141.00	379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	118.81/cwt	117.00–119.00	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.72/cwt	118.00–125.50	705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	118.69/cwt	115.00–121.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	130.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	133.41/cwt	129.00–137.00	502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	135.51/cwt	134.00–139.00	430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	123.32/cwt	122.00–124.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	143.51/cwt	137.50–150.00	377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	142.68/cwt	130.00–149.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	129.97/cwt	127.50–132.50	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.02/cwt	133.00–137.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	126.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	139.82/cwt	132.50–145.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	457	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	156.47/cwt	150.00–162.50	516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	153.08/cwt	147.50–165.00	566	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	139.74/cwt	137.00–145.00	667	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	354	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	143.87/cwt	138.00–144.50	832	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.48/cwt	118.00–121.00	789	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	131.16/cwt	130.00–132.50	551	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	481	123.87/cwt	120.00–129.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.99/cwt	129.00–133.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	46.01/cwt	43.00–50.00	386	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	59.81/cwt	54.00–64.00	613	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	56.54/cwt	56.00–57.00	771	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	65.69/cwt	60.00–72.00	727	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	64.53/cwt	62.00–67.00	992	2
Bulls	—	—	2,096	89.39/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,874	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	798.00/cwt	798.00–798.00	10,613	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,014	770.74/cwt	690.00–800.00	7,815	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	712.32/cwt	675.00–750.00	7,266	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	600	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	5,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,415	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	907.10/cwt	875.00–940.00	10,976	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	635	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,477	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	912.97/cwt	875.00–950.00	10,937	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,995	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	605	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	3,297	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	598.00/cwt	598.00–598.00	5,771	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,118	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	513.68/cwt	481.00–543.00	4,264	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	892.84/cwt	854.00–935.00	11,455	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	775.99/cwt	725.00–825.00	5,859	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,206	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	8,670	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,178	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,198.31/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	11,959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	742.00/cwt	742.00–742.00	7,977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 581Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 124Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 47Year ago 73

Compared to last week no trends available due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	110.00–119.00	114.31
1	—	530	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	182.50–190.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	122.50–130.00	126.53
2	—	560	112.00–114.00	113.01
2	—	240	122.50	122.50
5	—	426	126.00–129.00	128.01
3	—	477	119.00–124.00	120.66
3	—	518	115.00–121.00	118.69
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	107.50–112.50	110.05
2	—	370	100.00–110.00	104.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	132.50–141.00	136.31
10	—	623	117.00–119.00	118.81
12	—	570	118.00–125.50	123.72
1	—	465	127.00	127.00
3	—	403	130.00–133.00	130.99
10	—	376	129.00–137.00	133.41
6	—	317	134.00–139.00	135.51
3	—	512	122.00–124.00	123.32
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
2	—	670	103.00–113.00	107.93
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
3	—	420	130.00–132.50	131.16
4	—	481	120.00–129.00	123.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
1	—	600	101.00	101.00
1	—	530	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	145.00–147.00	145.78
5	—	523	135.00–141.00	138.23
4	—	470	141.00–149.00	145.51
10	—	578	138.00–144.50	143.87
2	—	660	118.00–121.00	119.48
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	133.00–138.00	135.27
8	—	423	130.00–144.00	139.53
3	—	570	124.00–127.00	125.64
2	—	523	129.00–133.00	130.99
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	122.50	122.50
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	129.00	129.00
3	—	263	137.50–150.00	143.51
6	—	380	130.00–149.00	142.68
3	—	555	135.00–137.00	135.99
2	—	515	133.00–137.00	135.02
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
1	—	420	144.00	144.00
3	—	322	132.50–145.00	139.82
3	—	477	137.00–145.00	139.74
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	127.50–132.50	129.97
3	—	333	125.00–130.00	126.65
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	146.00	146.00
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
1	—	290	157.50	157.50
5	—	330	150.00–162.50	156.47
9	—	370	147.50–165.00	153.08
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	53.00	53.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	43.00–50.00	46.01
5	—	1,025	54.00–64.00	59.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	56.00–57.00	56.54
23	—	1,107	60.00–72.00	65.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	62.00–67.00	64.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,096	86.00–93.00	89.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	798.00	798.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	875.00–940.00	907.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,198	875.00–950.00	912.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,014	690.00–800.00	770.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	675.00–750.00	712.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	635	390.00	390.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	870.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,020.00	1,020.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,198.31
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	545.00	545.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	481.00–543.00	513.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	598.00	598.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,283	854.00–935.00	892.84
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	755	725.00–825.00	775.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	742.00	742.00

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