Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to

3.00 lower. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.41/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$123.41

193 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$37.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

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	495	130.63	647	108
Medium and Large 2	535	117.63	630	69
Small 1-2	418	109.58	457	6thin
Medium and Large 3	632	93.58	592	10thin

One grade step is worth $37.04/cwt here — about $55 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 sale193 hd

123.41

—

SC average5 barns · 604 hd

122.08

+1.32

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	1,343	81.72	1,097	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	66.72	812	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	63.81	957	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	62.00	545	30

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	468	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	503	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	82.20/cwt	80.00–85.00	690	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	745	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,906	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	700	526.79/cwt	500.00–550.00	3,688	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	120.18/cwt	118.00–123.00	511	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	533	113.99/cwt	110.00–117.00	608	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	114.42/cwt	110.00–116.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	154.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	153.99/cwt	153.00–155.00	621	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	857	537.00/cwt	460.00–600.00	4,602	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	725	435.50/cwt	350.00–495.00	3,157	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	7,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	139.29/cwt	135.00–146.00	865	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	127.64/cwt	125.00–128.50	925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	186.16/cwt	182.50–190.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	158.21/cwt	155.00–165.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	133.24/cwt	127.00–138.00	558	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	151.21/cwt	150.00–152.50	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	163.42/cwt	160.00–167.50	458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	165.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	122.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	685	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	367	111.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	410	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	587	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	129.15/cwt	125.00–133.00	424	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	126.88/cwt	125.00–130.00	482	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	547	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	124.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	349	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	63.81/cwt	59.00–67.00	957	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	68.35/cwt	62.00–79.00	839	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	54.10/cwt	50.00–58.00	613	4
Bulls	—	—	1,573	87.11/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,370	4
Bulls	—	—	1,189	78.13/cwt	72.00–83.00	929	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	746	819.34/cwt	650.00–940.00	6,112	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	8,989	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,465	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	14,357	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	65.59/cwt	62.00–74.00	568	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	53.63/cwt	50.00–58.00	489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	93.99/cwt	92.00–97.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	805	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	850	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	91.97/cwt	90.00–94.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	119.27/cwt	114.00–122.00	627	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	112.75/cwt	110.00–116.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	767	107.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	96.01/cwt	95.00–97.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	93.04/cwt	90.00–96.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	92.63/cwt	90.00–95.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	138.51/cwt	135.00–143.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	117.90/cwt	114.00–121.00	664	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	109.57/cwt	108.00–114.00	736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.69/cwt	110.00–116.00	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	130.52/cwt	130.00–131.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	120.35/cwt	115.00–125.00	514	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	131.79/cwt	128.00–136.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.40/cwt	133.00–143.00	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.68/cwt	115.00–125.00	578	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	164.38/cwt	160.00–170.00	623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	167.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	129.84/cwt	129.50–134.00	874	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	126.39/cwt	125.00–134.00	709	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	153.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	130.05/cwt	127.00–136.00	619	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	148.10/cwt	147.00–150.00	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	137.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	134.41/cwt	130.00–142.00	555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	121.48/cwt	120.00–126.00	689	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.08/cwt	120.00–126.00	645	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	143.72/cwt	140.00–147.50	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	124.51/cwt	121.00–128.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	139.62/cwt	135.00–144.00	445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	120.51/cwt	118.00–123.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	123.57/cwt	120.00–126.00	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	114.06/cwt	110.00–118.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	613	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	145.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	134.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.02/cwt	123.00–127.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	125.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	482	6

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 616Year ago 521

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 55Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 10Year ago 22

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to

3.00 lower. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	105.00–110.00	107.54
3	—	367	110.00–115.00	111.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	260	155.00–165.00	158.21
1	—	240	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	419	127.00–138.00	133.24
10	—	618	120.00–126.00	122.52
26	—	527	125.00–135.00	130.03
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
28	—	561	125.00–134.00	126.39
14	—	476	127.00–136.00	130.05
5	—	363	135.00–140.00	137.01
2	—	293	140.00–147.50	143.72
4	—	319	135.00–144.00	139.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	92.00–97.00	93.99
2	—	728	90.00–94.00	91.97
2	—	540	95.00–97.00	96.01
3	—	677	90.00–95.00	92.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	114.00–122.00	119.27
11	—	563	114.00–121.00	117.90
9	—	672	108.00–114.00	109.57
7	—	620	110.00–116.00	112.69
2	—	313	130.00–131.00	130.52
11	—	427	115.00–125.00	120.35
8	—	475	115.00–125.00	121.68
5	—	736	105.00–110.00	107.59
6	—	383	120.00–130.00	125.94
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	118.00–123.00	120.18
5	—	533	110.00–117.00	113.99
5	—	565	110.00–116.00	114.42
2	—	465	115.00–120.00	117.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
3	—	457	150.00–160.00	154.32
8	—	431	150.00–160.00	153.52
3	—	703	118.00–119.00	118.67
8	—	615	121.00–128.00	124.51
5	—	680	120.00–126.00	123.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	92.00	92.00
1	—	850	89.00	89.00
2	—	633	90.00–96.00	93.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	110.00–116.00	112.75
3	—	767	105.00–110.00	107.95
6	—	413	130.00–142.00	134.41
20	—	567	120.00–126.00	121.48
24	—	528	120.00–126.00	122.08
5	—	623	110.00–118.00	114.06
12	—	478	125.00–135.00	128.20
1	—	815	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	153.00–155.00	153.99
12	—	621	135.00–146.00	139.29
2	—	763	122.00–124.00	122.99
7	—	725	125.00–128.50	127.64
2	—	810	119.00–121.00	119.99
1	—	455	155.00	155.00
2	—	528	150.00–152.50	151.21
5	—	280	160.00–167.50	163.42
5	—	326	160.00–170.00	165.13
8	—	379	160.00–170.00	164.38
2	—	233	165.00–170.00	167.37
28	—	673	129.50–134.00	129.84
9	—	564	147.00–150.00	148.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	205	182.50–190.00	186.16
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	110.00–120.00	115.02
2	—	328	125.00–133.00	129.15
4	—	380	125.00–130.00	126.88
2	—	280	120.00–130.00	124.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	135.00–143.00	138.51
5	—	570	128.00–136.00	131.79
7	—	468	133.00–143.00	137.40
1	—	915	107.00	107.00
2	—	713	118.00–123.00	120.51
3	—	665	120.00–124.00	122.35
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
6	—	376	140.00–150.00	145.10
6	—	515	130.00–140.00	134.70
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
2	—	625	123.00–127.00	125.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	840	80.00–85.00	82.20
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	390.00	390.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	350.00–495.00	435.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	81.00	81.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	700	500.00–550.00	526.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	857	460.00–600.00	537.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	765.00	765.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	746	650.00–940.00	819.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,499	59.00–67.00	63.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,228	62.00–79.00	68.35
4	—	1,134	50.00–58.00	54.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	866	62.00–74.00	65.59
9	—	911	50.00–58.00	53.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,573	85.00–91.00	87.11
6	—	1,189	72.00–83.00	78.13

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle