Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week feeder steers and feeder heifers 5.00 higher based on limited comparable sale, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. 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 $130.40/cwt on 156 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −60.80 against this barn's trailing median of $191.20.

Average price

$130.40

156 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$22.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.87

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	539	136.24	734	56
Medium and Large 2	519	129.04	670	82
Small 1-2	512	119.29	610	15thin
Medium and Large 3	477	114.15	544	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.09/cwt here — about $190 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 sale156 hd

130.40

—

SC average3 barns · 461 hd

124.54

+5.87

This barn, trailing median7 sales

191.20

−60.80

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	—	High	1,567	95.77	1,500	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	74.85	1,172	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	72.40	916	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	62.73	585	7thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	369	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	117.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	659	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.50	599	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	610	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,050	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	665	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	862.72/cwt	820.00–900.00	6,988	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	364	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	124.38/cwt	120.00–127.50	526	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	647.00/cwt	647.00–647.00	6,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	7,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,380.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,380.00	19,044	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	1,025.98/cwt	910.00–1,200.00	13,461	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,086	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	773	573.35/cwt	540.00–604.00	4,432	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,380.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,380.00	17,043	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	329	173.81/cwt	169.00–178.00	572	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,112	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	159.64/cwt	155.00–167.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.30/cwt	125.00–128.00	725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	141.80/cwt	139.00–143.00	886	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	1,129.00/cwt	1,129.00–1,129.00	16,991	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	789.80/cwt	760.00–820.00	8,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	140.62/cwt	132.50–147.00	522	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	136.44/cwt	130.00–142.00	925	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	149.33/cwt	145.00–155.00	697	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	379	126.94/cwt	120.00–132.50	481	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	321	125.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	403	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	481	121.46/cwt	117.50–125.00	584	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	691	1
Bulls	—	—	1,677	105.43/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,768	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	97.52/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	73.53/cwt	70.00–79.00	935	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	67.87/cwt	66.00–69.00	842	8
Bulls	—	—	1,323	76.91/cwt	69.00–83.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,028.00/cwt	1,028.00–1,028.00	11,873	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	760.35/cwt	720.00–800.00	8,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,715	1,818.00/cwt	1,818.00–1,818.00	31,179	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	54.89/cwt	54.00–56.00	461	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	65.87/cwt	62.00–70.00	638	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	74.85/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	140.29/cwt	137.50–143.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	958.00/cwt	958.00–958.00	10,921	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	9,646	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	996	880.10/cwt	825.00–910.00	8,766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	118.78/cwt	116.00–121.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	113.50/cwt	111.00–116.00	738	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	137.52/cwt	130.00–142.50	586	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	145.85/cwt	145.00–147.50	398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	138.57/cwt	135.00–142.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.88/cwt	118.00–127.00	636	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	116.22/cwt	115.00–117.50	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	124.87/cwt	120.00–128.00	541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	141.93/cwt	132.50–147.50	602	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	143.85/cwt	138.00–148.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	145.03/cwt	144.00–146.00	464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	163.61/cwt	150.00–167.50	527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	145.65/cwt	143.00–148.00	817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	131.95/cwt	129.00–136.00	631	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.58/cwt	132.00–143.00	721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.50	327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	263	147.03/cwt	144.00–150.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	135.56/cwt	130.00–144.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	140.71/cwt	138.00–144.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	128.45/cwt	126.00–137.00	667	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	136.21/cwt	131.00–141.00	576	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.95/cwt	117.00–122.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	122.72/cwt	119.00–130.00	756	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	134.65/cwt	132.50–137.00	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	120.99/cwt	119.00–122.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	126.11/cwt	123.00–128.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	158.31/cwt	150.00–165.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	142.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	135.32/cwt	133.00–137.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	132.08/cwt	128.00–136.00	761	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	147.04/cwt	143.00–151.00	622	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	141.34/cwt	135.00–145.00	527	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	124.30/cwt	120.00–127.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	133.14/cwt	125.00–138.00	622	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	114.33/cwt	110.00–117.00	815	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	653	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	129.84/cwt	124.00–134.00	801	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	118.51/cwt	116.00–121.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	121.97/cwt	121.00–123.00	707	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 Jul 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 287Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 56Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 25Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	119.00	119.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	125.00–128.00	126.30
16	—	371	132.50–147.00	140.62
12	—	478	129.00–136.00	131.95
2	—	240	135.00–137.50	136.28
4	—	338	130.00–144.00	135.56
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
19	—	519	126.00–137.00	128.45
12	—	423	131.00–141.00	136.21
3	—	660	117.00–122.00	119.95
11	—	616	119.00–130.00	122.72
2	—	283	132.50–137.00	134.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
9	—	624	116.00–121.00	118.78
2	—	650	111.00–116.00	113.50
9	—	513	118.00–127.00	123.88
5	—	433	120.00–128.00	124.87
1	—	375	124.00	124.00
3	—	480	120.00–127.00	124.30
2	—	580	121.00–123.00	121.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	144.00–146.00	145.03
2	—	263	144.00–150.00	147.03
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
2	—	563	115.00–119.00	117.03
2	—	515	115.00–117.50	116.24
4	—	423	120.00–127.50	124.38
5	—	481	117.50–125.00	121.46
1	—	640	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
2	—	425	115.00–117.50	116.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	426	130.00–142.50	137.52
2	—	778	112.00–114.00	113.00
3	—	627	119.00–122.00	120.99
9	—	574	123.00–128.00	126.11
20	—	467	125.00–138.00	133.14
6	—	713	110.00–117.00	114.33
15	—	523	120.00–130.00	124.79
4	—	676	116.00–121.00	118.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	132.00–143.00	137.58
8	—	471	138.00–144.00	140.71
2	—	683	125.00–129.00	126.99
1	—	750	118.00	118.00
10	—	576	128.00–136.00	132.08
11	—	423	143.00–151.00	147.04
14	—	617	124.00–134.00	129.84
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	132.50	132.50
9	—	379	120.00–132.50	126.94
5	—	321	120.00–130.00	125.39
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	170.00	170.00
4	—	329	169.00–178.00	173.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	155.00–167.00	159.64
1	—	240	167.00	167.00
5	—	625	139.00–143.00	141.80
6	—	678	130.00–142.00	136.44
7	—	467	145.00–155.00	149.33
7	—	519	138.00–148.00	143.85
8	—	322	150.00–167.50	163.61
6	—	561	143.00–148.00	145.65
2	—	285	160.00–165.00	162.59
5	—	419	150.00–165.00	158.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	137.50–143.00	140.29
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
3	—	273	145.00–147.50	145.85
2	—	485	135.00–142.00	138.57
9	—	424	132.50–147.50	141.93
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
3	—	240	140.00–148.00	142.72
3	—	577	133.00–137.00	135.32
10	—	373	135.00–145.00	141.34
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	73.00	73.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	610	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,312	910.00–1,200.00	1,025.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	760.00–820.00	789.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	720.00–800.00	760.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	996	825.00–910.00	880.10
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	500.00	500.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	680.00	680.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	540.00–604.00	573.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	647.00	647.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	958.00	958.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	1,129.00	1,129.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	820.00–900.00	862.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,380.00	1,380.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	865	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	1,028.00	1,028.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,380	1,380.00	1,380.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,715	1,818.00	1,818.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,677	104.00–106.00	105.43
5	—	1,598	94.00–101.00	97.52
2	—	1,323	69.00–83.00	76.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,271	70.00–79.00	73.53
8	—	1,241	66.00–69.00	67.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	54.00–56.00	54.89
5	—	969	62.00–70.00	65.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,566	72.00–79.00	74.85

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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