Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.23/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$116.23

80 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$30.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.56

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	377	130.65	492	19thin
Medium and Large 2	514	115.13	591	39
Small 1-2	510	107.00	545	18thin
Medium and Large 3	468	100.00	468	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.65/cwt here — about $24 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

116.23

—

SC average4 barns · 255 hd

118.79

−2.56

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	1,715	91.37	1,567	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	64.27	764	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	61.67	934	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	57.82	543	10

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	618	102.32/cwt	101.00–105.00	632	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	109.37/cwt	108.00–110.00	402	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	513	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	564	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	116.55/cwt	115.00–118.00	559	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	720	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	104.33/cwt	100.00–110.00	539	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	665	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,658	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	730	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,920	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	105.95/cwt	103.00–110.00	593	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	573	117.06/cwt	115.00–119.00	671	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	488	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	118.81/cwt	115.00–122.50	368	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	860	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	655	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,930	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	620	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	5,425	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	706	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	6,503	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,135	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,018	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	1,211.52/cwt	1,000.00–1,508.00	16,380	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	675	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,646	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	138.03/cwt	133.00–145.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	123.66/cwt	123.00–124.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.17/cwt	126.00–132.50	688	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	739.84/cwt	725.00–753.00	4,957	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	352	120.83/cwt	120.00–122.50	425	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	676	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	51.69/cwt	44.00–56.00	441	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	61.90/cwt	59.00–64.00	618	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	619.00/cwt	619.00–619.00	5,107	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	66.83/cwt	64.00–72.00	799	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	57.88/cwt	46.00–62.00	680	6
Bulls	—	—	1,715	91.37/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,567	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	798	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	764.00/cwt	764.00–764.00	6,952	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	730	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	8,578	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	819.39/cwt	775.00–852.00	7,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	104.04/cwt	100.00–108.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	116.72/cwt	114.00–119.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.64/cwt	106.00–112.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	101.23/cwt	100.00–102.50	283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	137.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	131.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	417	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	136.76/cwt	136.00–137.50	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	125.17/cwt	123.00–127.50	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	150.86/cwt	150.00–152.50	388	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	913.61/cwt	875.00–950.00	11,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	131.48/cwt	127.50–134.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	114.00/cwt	109.00–119.00	642	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	125.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.50	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	119.39/cwt	115.00–124.00	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	124.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	526	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	120.35/cwt	116.00–125.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	102.95/cwt	101.00–107.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	119.00/cwt	114.00–123.00	503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	121.45/cwt	120.00–124.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	118.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	107.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	614	5

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 Jul 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 0Year ago 479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 0Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 26

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	101.00–105.00	102.32
3	—	430	110.00	110.00
3	—	368	108.00–110.00	109.37
4	—	513	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	105.00	105.00
3	—	560	103.00–110.00	105.95
1	—	720	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
1	—	305	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	99.00	99.00
6	—	517	114.00–119.00	116.72
3	—	630	106.00–112.00	108.64
9	—	563	109.00–119.00	114.00
7	—	469	115.00–124.00	119.39
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
3	—	673	101.00–107.00	102.95
6	—	423	114.00–123.00	119.00
3	—	367	115.00–120.00	118.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	130.00–135.00	131.20
3	—	505	123.00–127.50	125.17
1	—	290	132.50	132.50
2	—	243	138.00–140.00	138.99
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
3	—	440	120.00–130.00	125.06
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	115.00–118.00	116.55
2	—	670	107.00–108.00	107.49
1	—	415	117.50	117.50
2	—	620	108.00–110.00	108.98
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	100.00–110.00	104.33
2	—	465	100.00–108.00	104.04
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
4	—	426	100.00	100.00
5	—	570	100.00–110.00	107.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	133.00–145.00	138.03
3	—	527	127.50–134.00	131.48
5	—	465	134.00–137.50	135.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	118.00–125.00	122.64
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
7	—	423	120.00–130.00	124.29
2	—	528	116.00–125.00	120.35
2	—	568	115.00–119.00	117.03
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
2	—	573	115.00–119.00	117.06
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
2	—	310	115.00–122.50	118.81
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
3	—	352	120.00–122.50	120.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
2	—	320	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	108.00	108.00
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
2	—	280	100.00–102.50	101.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	123.00–124.00	123.66
2	—	533	126.00–132.50	129.17
2	—	473	136.00–137.50	136.76
3	—	257	150.00–152.50	150.86
2	—	323	150.00–155.00	152.52
2	—	355	140.00–145.00	142.46
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
2	—	395	130.00–132.50	131.25
4	—	275	130.00–140.00	137.59
2	—	343	137.50	137.50
2	—	608	117.00–118.00	117.51
5	—	572	120.00–124.00	121.45
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	52.00	52.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	392.00	392.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	764.00	764.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	875.00–950.00	913.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	450.00	450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	765.00	765.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	619.00	619.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	670	725.00–753.00	739.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,352	1,000.00–1,508.00	1,211.52
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	915	775.00–852.00	819.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	853	44.00–56.00	51.69
6	—	998	59.00–64.00	61.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,195	64.00–72.00	66.83
6	—	1,175	46.00–62.00	57.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,548	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	86.00–95.00	91.37

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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Replacement Cattle

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