Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $126.40/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −64.80 against this barn's trailing median of $191.20.

Average price

$126.40

87 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$22.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.40

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	527	133.96	706	40
Medium and Large 2	553	121.74	673	33
Small 1-2	516	116.74	603	11thin
Small 2	645	114.00	735	1thin
Medium and Large 3	495	111.25	551	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.71/cwt here — about $155 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 sale87 hd

126.40

—

SC average5 barns · 338 hd

120.00

+6.40

This barn, trailing median7 sales

191.20

−64.80

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	1,647	94.93	1,563	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	69.42	876	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	64.43	917	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	58.71	542	4thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	58.71/cwt	56.00–62.00	542	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	64.43/cwt	62.00–68.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,830	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	730	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,774	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,555	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,514	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,136	840.75/cwt	770.00–1,000.00	9,551	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,073	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	690	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,933	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	780.28/cwt	725.00–810.00	7,982	4
Bulls	—	—	1,647	94.93/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,563	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	857	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	70.38/cwt	60.00–92.00	874	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	136.47/cwt	130.00–142.50	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	136.42/cwt	134.00–142.00	722	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	707	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	120.04/cwt	117.50–122.50	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	148.94/cwt	145.00–152.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	144.70/cwt	140.00–149.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	77.30/cwt	70.00–85.00	286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	292	107.50/cwt	100.00–115.00	314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	135.98/cwt	132.00–142.50	449	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	134.19/cwt	132.50–135.00	487	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	120.28/cwt	117.00–124.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	153.77/cwt	152.50–155.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	427	105.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	452	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	129.61/cwt	127.00–134.00	531	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.71/cwt	112.00–120.00	618	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	129.88/cwt	127.00–134.00	608	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	514	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	106.54/cwt	104.00–109.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	126.50/cwt	123.00–130.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	111.64/cwt	107.00–116.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	129.68/cwt	129.00–130.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	118.63/cwt	117.00–125.00	568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	110.34/cwt	109.00–111.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.03/cwt	118.00–126.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	135.39/cwt	125.00–141.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	118.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	507	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	125.81/cwt	125.50–129.00	730	11
Bulls	Small 2	—	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	139.70/cwt	136.00–149.00	657	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	121.10/cwt	118.00–125.00	683	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	472	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	128.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	124.97/cwt	124.00–127.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	115.47/cwt	113.00–118.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	546	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	115.53/cwt	114.00–117.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	839.23/cwt	785.00–886.00	8,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	880	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	8,448	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,009.64/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	9,036	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	505	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	545	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	3,870	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	4,489	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	873	520.29/cwt	500.00–540.00	4,542	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	840.15/cwt	715.00–948.00	10,057	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,733	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	681.67/cwt	671.00–691.00	6,135	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	643.27/cwt	590.00–670.00	6,175	4

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 492Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 97Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 49Year ago 57

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	923	56.00–62.00	58.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	62.00–68.00	64.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	56.00	56.00
14	—	1,242	60.00–92.00	70.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,647	92.00–97.00	94.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	645	128.00	128.00
3	—	433	140.00–149.00	144.70
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	465	141.00	141.00
2	—	375	152.50–155.00	153.77
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	130.00–142.50	136.47
6	—	330	132.00–142.50	135.98
3	—	363	132.50–135.00	134.19
3	—	617	117.00–124.00	120.28
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	292	100.00–115.00	107.50
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	134.00–142.00	136.42
3	—	415	145.00–152.00	148.94
11	—	580	125.50–129.00	125.81
16	—	470	136.00–149.00	139.70
2	—	655	123.00–124.00	123.50
4	—	626	124.00–127.00	124.97
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	104.00	104.00
1	—	630	113.00	113.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
3	—	423	117.50–122.50	120.04
3	—	472	120.00–121.00	120.32
2	—	580	114.00–117.00	115.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	118.00–126.00	123.03
6	—	429	125.00–141.00	135.39
3	—	670	110.00–115.00	112.33
2	—	710	100.00	100.00
10	—	564	118.00–125.00	121.10
2	—	470	125.00–132.00	128.50
4	—	618	113.00–118.00	115.47
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	112.50	112.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	70.00–85.00	77.30
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
3	—	427	100.00–110.00	105.96
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	107.00	107.00
2	—	575	104.00–109.00	106.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	127.00–134.00	129.61
6	—	468	127.00–134.00	129.88
2	—	510	123.00–130.00	126.50
1	—	250	144.00	144.00
3	—	377	129.00–130.00	129.68
1	—	345	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	112.00–120.00	117.71
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
2	—	568	107.00–116.00	111.64
8	—	479	117.00–125.00	118.63
3	—	618	109.00–111.00	110.34
3	—	372	120.00–125.00	121.64
1	—	730	98.00	98.00
12	—	427	115.00–125.00	118.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	167.50	167.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	380.00	380.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,136	770.00–1,000.00	840.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	570.00	570.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,023	725.00–810.00	780.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	960	590.00–670.00	643.27
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	519.00	519.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	873	500.00–540.00	520.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	895	950.00–1,050.00	1,009.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	505	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	545	710.00	710.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	983	785.00–886.00	839.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,197	715.00–948.00	840.15
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	671.00–691.00	681.67

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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Williamston Livestock Auction

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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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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