Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder steers due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 5.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. 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 $126.54/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −64.66 against this barn's trailing median of $191.20.

Average price

$126.54

126 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$24.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.29

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	498	136.23	678	26
Medium and Large 2	518	126.20	654	75
Small 1-2	475	119.27	566	19thin
Medium and Large 3	488	111.70	545	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.52/cwt here — about $132 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 sale126 hd

126.54

—

SC average5 barns · 440 hd

119.24

+7.29

This barn, trailing median7 sales

191.20

−64.66

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	—	High	1,639	88.61	1,452	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,106	66.83	739	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	62.79	932	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	879	56.61	498	12

Every lot, as filed

114 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	865	881.27/cwt	860.00–900.00	7,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	283	124.64/cwt	122.50–127.50	353	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	331	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	420	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,141	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,264	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	635	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	482	120.84/cwt	117.50–124.00	582	9
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	710	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,698	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	585	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	5,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	977	1,055.12/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	10,309	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	730	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	6,351	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	408	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	519	108.42/cwt	105.00–111.00	563	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	591	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,307	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	414	122.11/cwt	120.00–125.00	506	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	540	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	3,564	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	585	792.05/cwt	760.00–820.00	4,633	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	472	113.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	535	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	635	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	417	112.43/cwt	102.50–117.00	469	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	64.09/cwt	60.00–67.00	950	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	361	124.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	450	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	500	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,785	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,901	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	78.53/cwt	77.00–80.00	989	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	89.13/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,462	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	56.61/cwt	50.00–63.00	498	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	755.50/cwt	720.00–790.00	8,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.79/cwt	112.50–115.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	109.21/cwt	107.50–110.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	962	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	66.75/cwt	61.00–75.00	736	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	112.44/cwt	110.00–117.50	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	121.35/cwt	120.00–123.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	124.47/cwt	120.00–128.00	461	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,748	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	739.96/cwt	710.00–770.00	8,865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	134.34/cwt	130.00–138.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.05/cwt	132.50–147.50	518	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	132.18/cwt	128.00–138.00	641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	123.11/cwt	120.00–127.50	388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	125.05/cwt	123.00–128.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.16/cwt	122.00–132.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	119.60/cwt	119.00–120.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.74/cwt	114.00–119.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	127.39/cwt	122.00–134.00	655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	125.13/cwt	115.00–129.00	711	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	125.82/cwt	121.00–131.00	663	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.25/cwt	125.00–137.00	564	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	138.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	132.65/cwt	131.00–136.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	123.15/cwt	121.00–129.00	644	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	129.24/cwt	125.00–136.00	616	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	122.51/cwt	117.00–127.00	519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	281	113.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	130.61/cwt	126.00–135.00	615	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	130.83/cwt	129.00–136.00	563	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	125.36/cwt	124.00–127.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	109.81/cwt	106.00–115.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	109.46/cwt	107.00–112.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	155.96/cwt	150.00–167.50	512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	141.75/cwt	141.00–142.50	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	139.28/cwt	135.00–147.50	457	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	158.54/cwt	150.00–165.00	374	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.32/cwt	128.00–133.00	691	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	840	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	157.68/cwt	149.00–167.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	131.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	429	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,026.38/cwt	950.00–1,090.00	10,695	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	810	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	948.00/cwt	948.00–948.00	10,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	143.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	600	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	139.48/cwt	138.00–143.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	133.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	518	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,698	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,879	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,013	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,095.80/cwt	1,020.00–1,170.00	12,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	646	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	675	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	3,983	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	609.85/cwt	600.00–620.00	4,635	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	650	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	882.07/cwt	850.00–955.00	11,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	56.41/cwt	55.00–58.00	567	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	12,051	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,214	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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 244Year ago 461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 45Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 35Year ago 40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	860.00–900.00	881.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	977	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,055.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	585	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	540	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	585	760.00–820.00	792.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	500	670.00	670.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	580.00	580.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,042	950.00–1,090.00	1,026.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	1,020.00–1,170.00	1,095.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	590.00	590.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,198	710.00–770.00	739.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,299	850.00–955.00	882.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	380.00	380.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	720.00–790.00	755.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	760	600.00–620.00	609.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	490.00	490.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	680.00	680.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	590.00	590.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,080	810.00	810.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	948.00	948.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,170	1,030.00	1,030.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	122.50–127.50	124.64
2	—	320	125.00–130.00	127.58
4	—	361	120.00–130.00	124.59
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
3	—	363	110.00–117.50	112.44
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	111.00	111.00
4	—	281	110.00–120.00	113.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	130.00–138.00	134.34
11	—	375	132.50–147.50	138.05
9	—	485	128.00–138.00	132.18
3	—	622	123.00–128.00	125.05
5	—	573	122.00–132.00	127.16
10	—	514	122.00–134.00	127.39
2	—	278	137.50–140.00	138.72
8	—	328	135.00–147.50	139.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	150.00–167.50	155.96
2	—	403	141.00–142.50	141.75
4	—	236	150.00–165.00	158.54
5	—	372	149.00–167.00	157.68
3	—	522	135.00–136.00	135.67
2	—	458	140.00–142.00	140.99
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	122.50	122.50
3	—	373	110.00–115.00	112.56
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
5	—	519	105.00–111.00	108.42
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
5	—	472	110.00–115.00	113.37
2	—	580	109.00–110.00	109.49
9	—	417	102.50–117.00	112.43
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
6	—	472	120.00–123.00	121.35
19	—	370	120.00–128.00	124.47
5	—	315	120.00–127.50	123.11
5	—	517	119.00–120.00	119.60
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
5	—	424	117.00–127.00	122.51
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
2	—	670	107.00–112.00	109.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
3	—	263	107.00	107.00
1	—	625	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	121.00–129.00	123.15
9	—	471	126.00–135.00	130.61
12	—	430	129.00–136.00	130.83
1	—	565	121.00	121.00
1	—	240	132.50	132.50
4	—	325	130.00–135.00	131.85
3	—	387	130.00–140.00	133.73
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	111.00–112.00	111.49
9	—	482	117.50–124.00	120.84
2	—	530	111.00–112.00	111.50
6	—	414	120.00–125.00	122.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	112.50–115.00	113.79
3	—	530	107.50–110.00	109.21
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	114.00–119.00	115.74
15	—	568	115.00–129.00	125.13
14	—	527	121.00–131.00	125.82
13	—	423	125.00–137.00	133.25
23	—	477	125.00–136.00	129.24
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
5	—	660	106.00–115.00	109.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	131.00–136.00	132.65
3	—	618	124.00–127.00	125.36
2	—	668	120.00	120.00
3	—	530	128.00–133.00	130.32
11	—	418	140.00–150.00	143.54
4	—	468	138.00–143.00	139.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,482	60.00–67.00	64.09
1	—	1,500	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	77.00–80.00	78.53
32	—	1,103	61.00–75.00	66.75
2	—	1,005	55.00–58.00	56.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	879	50.00–63.00	56.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	97.00	97.00
12	—	1,640	84.00–94.00	89.13
1	—	1,300	74.00	74.00

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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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Williamston Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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