Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle mostly steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady. 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 $131.61/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$131.61

176 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$33.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.63

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	512	136.83	701	107
Medium and Large 2	467	128.03	598	41
Small 1-2	457	118.50	541	25
Medium and Large 3	548	103.31	566	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.53/cwt here — about $134 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 sale176 hd

131.61

—

SC average5 barns · 771 hd

129.97

+1.63

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	1,350	77.70	1,049	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	70.84	1,038	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	70.57	862	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	62.28	613	21

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,489	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	15,191	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	65.58/cwt	63.00–67.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	116.08/cwt	113.00–119.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	557	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	815	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	660	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	575	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	6,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	240	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	255	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	133.99/cwt	133.00–136.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	148.68/cwt	147.50–150.00	550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	820	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	146.85/cwt	144.00–150.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	149.08/cwt	145.00–149.50	798	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	227	174.74/cwt	170.00–185.00	397	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	710	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	141.00/cwt	139.00–144.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	492	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	767	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	705	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,111	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 1-2	—	600	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,200	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	123.66/cwt	120.00–129.00	597	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	619	115.16/cwt	113.00–117.00	713	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	578	119.38/cwt	115.00–125.00	690	20
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	529	122.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	647	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	422	127.15/cwt	123.00–130.00	537	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	722	111.33/cwt	110.00–114.00	804	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	405	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	377	120.67/cwt	115.00–125.00	455	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	111.32/cwt	110.00–113.00	712	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	504	126.27/cwt	124.00–130.00	636	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	120.99/cwt	118.00–125.00	506	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	466	119.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	557	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	71.99/cwt	69.00–77.00	880	21
Bulls	—	—	1,095	63.49/cwt	57.00–75.00	695	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	50.07/cwt	47.00–52.00	468	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	91.91/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,475	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	64.31/cwt	59.00–70.00	638	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	70.84/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,038	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	128.83/cwt	126.00–130.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	132.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	132.37/cwt	127.00–134.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	131.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	131.62/cwt	127.00–135.00	563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	123.75/cwt	121.00–127.00	707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	145.09/cwt	139.00–150.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	145.00/cwt	137.50–149.00	763	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.54/cwt	134.00–142.00	778	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.97/cwt	125.00–136.00	688	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.51/cwt	127.00–129.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	120.78/cwt	117.00–123.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	140.21/cwt	135.00–146.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	268	178.94/cwt	170.00–187.50	480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	151.26/cwt	145.00–156.00	847	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	145.98/cwt	143.00–148.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	155.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	151.99/cwt	150.00–152.50	818	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	159.61/cwt	155.00–167.50	520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	158.18/cwt	155.00–162.50	596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	143.01/cwt	141.00–145.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	124.63/cwt	124.00–125.00	768	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.85/cwt	139.00–145.00	592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	149.90/cwt	148.00–156.00	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	138.10/cwt	133.00–143.00	664	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	120.24/cwt	119.00–123.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.08/cwt	128.00–142.00	710	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	118.99/cwt	116.00–122.00	740	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	122.97/cwt	121.00–125.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	148.97/cwt	147.00–153.00	630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	541	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	779	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	132.97/cwt	128.00–138.00	749	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	135.06/cwt	130.00–141.00	643	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	681	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	132.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	137.52/cwt	130.00–142.50	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	575	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 Aug 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 386Year ago 456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 37Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 18Year ago 42

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle mostly steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	880.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	870.00	870.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	895	725.00	725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	1,235.00	1,235.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	800.00	800.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	880.00	880.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	348.00	348.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,218	63.00–67.00	65.58
21	—	1,222	69.00–77.00	71.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	47.00–52.00	50.07
18	—	992	59.00–70.00	64.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,465	68.00–76.00	70.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	57.00–75.00	63.49
2	—	1,605	90.00–93.00	91.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	113.00–119.00	116.08
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
3	—	582	110.00–115.00	113.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
8	—	571	121.00–127.00	123.75
18	—	525	125.00–136.00	130.97
15	—	622	116.00–122.00	118.99
11	—	476	130.00–141.00	135.06
6	—	681	115.00–116.00	115.49
3	—	413	130.00–135.00	132.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	144.00–150.00	146.85
1	—	720	135.00	135.00
2	—	518	138.00–139.00	138.50
6	—	423	147.00–153.00	148.97
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	114.00–115.00	114.49
8	—	483	120.00–129.00	123.66
7	—	619	113.00–117.00	115.16
20	—	578	115.00–125.00	119.38
8	—	529	120.00–125.00	122.25
6	—	422	123.00–130.00	127.15
3	—	722	110.00–114.00	111.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	455	122.50	122.50
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	172.50	172.50
1	—	255	182.50	182.50
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
3	—	673	139.00–144.00	141.00
32	—	538	150.00–152.50	151.99
4	—	632	148.00–156.00	149.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	130.50	130.50
3	—	670	133.00–136.00	133.99
1	—	750	131.00	131.00
8	—	560	145.00–156.00	151.26
1	—	265	162.50	162.50
1	—	435	153.00	153.00
3	—	613	143.00–148.00	145.98
4	—	521	150.00–160.00	155.12
7	—	326	155.00–167.50	159.61
7	—	377	155.00–162.50	158.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	170.00–185.00	174.74
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
4	—	268	170.00–187.50	178.94
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
1	—	205	135.00	135.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
4	—	504	124.00–130.00	126.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	127.00–134.00	132.37
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
4	—	426	139.00–150.00	145.09
11	—	526	137.50–149.00	145.00
8	—	570	134.00–142.00	136.54
5	—	476	135.00–146.00	140.21
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
3	—	338	130.00–142.50	137.52
2	—	390	145.00–150.00	147.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	134.00	134.00
12	—	541	144.00	144.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	81.00	81.00
1	—	685	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	147.50–150.00	148.68
10	—	535	145.00–149.50	149.08
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	111.00	111.00
2	—	330	120.00–125.00	122.58
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
8	—	377	115.00–125.00	120.67
3	—	640	110.00–113.00	111.32
3	—	418	118.00–125.00	120.99
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
4	—	466	118.00–120.00	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	126.00–130.00	128.83
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
1	—	220	135.00	135.00
7	—	379	130.00–136.00	132.01
4	—	321	130.00–135.00	131.30
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
7	—	428	127.00–135.00	131.62
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
4	—	525	127.00–129.00	128.51
5	—	618	117.00–123.00	120.78
4	—	566	121.00–125.00	122.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	100.00–105.00	102.46
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
4	—	371	141.00–145.00	143.01
11	—	616	124.00–125.00	124.63
8	—	420	139.00–145.00	140.85
22	—	481	133.00–143.00	138.10
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
4	—	658	119.00–123.00	120.24
30	—	522	128.00–142.00	136.08
11	—	563	128.00–138.00	132.97

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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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