Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter cattle 2.0 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate 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 $124.37/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$124.37

126 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$64

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

$30.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

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	445	131.29	585	73
Medium and Large 2	469	120.98	568	37
Medium and Large 3	506	100.63	509	8thin
Small 1-2	645	100.56	649	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.73/cwt here — about −$64 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 sale126 hd

124.37

—

SC average5 barns · 426 hd

119.68

+4.68

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	—	Low	1,461	88.77	1,297	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	69.46	808	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	65.14	964	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	58.60	579	6thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	141.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	447	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	145.29/cwt	144.00–145.50	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	115.96/cwt	114.00–118.00	780	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	134.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	508	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	131.38/cwt	128.00–136.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	132.76/cwt	126.00–140.00	563	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	126.26/cwt	122.00–131.00	657	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	122.77/cwt	120.00–127.00	511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	124.66/cwt	124.00–126.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.43/cwt	118.00–123.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	116.66/cwt	115.00–118.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	108.66/cwt	105.00–113.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	133.64/cwt	130.00–145.00	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	136.49/cwt	135.00–137.50	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.02/cwt	95.00–105.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.95/cwt	116.00–127.00	582	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	119.97/cwt	116.00–121.50	671	6
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	784	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	126.19/cwt	125.00–127.50	271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	126.27/cwt	125.00–127.50	366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.02/cwt	126.00–128.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	147.49/cwt	145.00–153.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.02/cwt	125.00–132.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	155	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	141.05/cwt	139.00–143.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	123.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	340	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	256	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	406	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	825	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	578	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	81.01/cwt	80.00–83.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	132.32/cwt	129.00–139.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	149.93/cwt	147.00–155.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	165.20/cwt	162.50–167.50	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	129.81/cwt	125.00–134.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	146.41/cwt	127.00–154.00	764	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	119.66/cwt	116.00–125.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	689	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	147.61/cwt	144.00–152.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	148.55/cwt	142.50–155.00	548	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	127.25/cwt	122.00–132.50	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	151.28/cwt	147.50–155.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	138.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	136.25/cwt	130.00–144.00	664	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	125.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	482	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	238	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.50	312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	136.25/cwt	130.00–145.00	510	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	60.72/cwt	53.00–67.00	610	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	432	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	66.33/cwt	64.00–69.00	990	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,060	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	69.53/cwt	59.00–77.00	809	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	567	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	99.45/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,843	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,147	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	775	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,875	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	675	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,504	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	710.50/cwt	670.00–751.00	6,430	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,165.53/cwt	1,075.00–1,235.00	11,073	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	997	1,040.57/cwt	970.00–1,100.00	10,374	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	1,479.55/cwt	1,431.00–1,530.00	23,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	996.00/cwt	996.00–996.00	10,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	127.24/cwt	122.50–131.00	663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	122.02/cwt	119.00–124.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	135.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	137.33/cwt	135.00–139.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	108.00/cwt	106.00–109.00	677	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	134.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	645	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	121.27/cwt	120.00–122.50	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	12,077	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	919.42/cwt	907.00–931.00	12,532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,175	82.97/cwt	82.00–84.00	975	2

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 262Year ago 401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 29Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 35Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	317	140.00–145.00	141.05
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
3	—	592	116.00–125.00	119.66
1	—	670	109.00	109.00
4	—	274	135.00–140.00	138.65
2	—	510	130.00–131.00	130.51
3	—	487	130.00–144.00	136.25
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
5	—	374	130.00–145.00	136.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	108.00	108.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
7	—	538	144.00–145.50	145.29
1	—	560	142.00	142.00
1	—	440	157.00	157.00
8	—	452	152.50	152.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	120.00–130.00	123.52
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
2	—	345	122.00–132.50	127.25
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	385	120.00–130.00	125.13
2	—	238	130.00–132.50	131.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	586	129.00–139.00	132.32
3	—	418	147.00–155.00	149.93
2	—	223	162.50–167.50	165.20
6	—	615	125.00–134.00	129.81
9	—	522	127.00–154.00	146.41
5	—	459	144.00–152.00	147.61
6	—	369	142.50–155.00	148.55
2	—	343	147.50–155.00	151.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	114.00–116.00	114.99
2	—	673	114.00–118.00	115.96
9	—	377	130.00–140.00	134.65
8	—	470	128.00–136.00	131.38
22	—	424	126.00–140.00	132.76
11	—	520	122.00–131.00	126.26
3	—	557	124.00–126.00	124.66
4	—	289	130.00–145.00	133.64
4	—	325	135.00–137.50	136.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	112.50	112.50
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
1	—	570	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
5	—	447	136.50	136.50
1	—	385	141.00	141.00
1	—	450	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	120.00–127.00	122.77
2	—	375	118.00–123.00	120.43
3	—	530	115.00–118.00	116.66
3	—	688	105.00–113.00	108.66
12	—	473	116.00–127.00	122.95
6	—	559	116.00–121.50	119.97
2	—	215	125.00–127.50	126.19
2	—	290	125.00–127.50	126.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
3	—	525	95.00–105.00	100.02
1	—	325	105.00	105.00
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	784	93.50	93.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	126.00–128.00	127.02
4	—	413	145.00–153.00	147.49
5	—	575	125.00–132.00	129.02
1	—	155	145.00	145.00
2	—	463	139.00–143.00	141.05
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
3	—	513	135.00–139.00	137.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	107.50	107.50
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	109.00	109.00
1	—	745	104.00	104.00
3	—	627	106.00–109.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	122.50–131.00	127.24
3	—	617	119.00–124.00	122.02
7	—	426	130.00–140.00	135.98
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
10	—	481	130.00–138.00	134.04
1	—	660	114.00	114.00
1	—	570	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	120.00–122.50	121.25
1	—	585	117.00	117.00
4	—	475	120.00–122.50	121.27
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	64.00	64.00
3	—	825	70.00	70.00
3	—	563	80.00–83.00	81.01
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	62.00	62.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,005	53.00–67.00	60.72
1	—	900	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,492	64.00–69.00	66.33
1	—	1,350	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	80.00	80.00
29	—	1,163	59.00–77.00	69.53
1	—	995	57.00	57.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,853	98.00–101.00	99.45
2	—	1,175	82.00–84.00	82.97

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,363	907.00–931.00	919.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	970.00	970.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	371.00	371.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	670.00–751.00	710.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,075.00–1,235.00	1,165.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	997	970.00–1,100.00	1,040.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,560	1,431.00–1,530.00	1,479.55
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,095	996.00	996.00

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