Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 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 $130.15/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$130.15

93 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$26.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

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	448	134.98	605	61
Medium and Large 2	501	123.93	621	21
Small 1-2	354	120.98	428	6thin
Medium and Large 3	358	108.30	388	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.68/cwt here — about $218 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 sale93 hd

130.15

—

SC average5 barns · 495 hd

127.27

+2.88

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	1,395	85.68	1,195	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	68.29	785	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	65.82	947	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	58.28	538	11

Every lot, as filed

94 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	133.85/cwt	131.00–136.00	626	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	130.28/cwt	130.00–130.50	805	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	136.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	141.29/cwt	137.50–145.00	336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.46/cwt	120.00–123.00	644	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	123.67/cwt	120.00–127.50	291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	145.88/cwt	143.00–149.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	137.81/cwt	133.00–142.50	593	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	712	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	120.52/cwt	119.00–122.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	127.53/cwt	120.00–132.50	418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	119.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	122.32/cwt	119.00–124.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	112.97/cwt	111.00–115.00	768	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	737	111.33/cwt	108.00–113.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.32/cwt	120.00–129.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	135.57/cwt	131.00–140.00	700	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	137.76/cwt	135.00–144.00	435	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	138.25/cwt	137.00–139.00	675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.01/cwt	135.00–152.50	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	130.37/cwt	129.00–133.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	143.22/cwt	137.50–147.50	397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	146.49/cwt	137.50–152.50	560	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	159.15/cwt	154.00–165.00	517	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	129.56/cwt	125.00–137.50	418	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	146.31/cwt	142.50–150.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	430	128.78/cwt	127.50–130.00	554	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	155.79/cwt	155.00–158.00	567	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	379	129.66/cwt	125.00–132.50	491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	123.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	135.78/cwt	130.00–143.00	562	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	111.35/cwt	110.00–114.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	108.57/cwt	100.00–117.50	516	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	61.94/cwt	60.00–65.00	553	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	927	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	68.73/cwt	66.00–71.00	952	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	65.80/cwt	64.00–67.00	759	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	69.47/cwt	68.00–73.00	797	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	53.88/cwt	50.00–56.00	516	5
Bulls	—	—	935	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	720	2
Bulls	—	—	1,702	91.46/cwt	81.00–98.00	1,557	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	990	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,326	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,008.04/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	11,391	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	841.54/cwt	810.00–860.00	8,988	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	725	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,988	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	998	701.14/cwt	600.00–790.00	6,997	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,788	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	943	662.89/cwt	608.00–695.00	6,251	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	760	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	5,776	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	810	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	9,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,350.63/cwt	1,235.00–1,400.00	12,872	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,238	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	795	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,075.71/cwt	1,025.00–1,119.00	12,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	9,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	128.10/cwt	125.00–133.00	669	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	132.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	135.03/cwt	129.00–142.00	625	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	623	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	150.65/cwt	149.00–153.00	625	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	521	120.83/cwt	120.00–122.00	630	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	122.08/cwt	119.00–128.00	584	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.02/cwt	118.00–123.00	748	3

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 Sep 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 410Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 84Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 10Year ago 41

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	468	131.00–136.00	133.85
9	—	618	130.00–130.50	130.28
7	—	368	135.00–140.00	136.72
2	—	238	137.50–145.00	141.29
1	—	550	128.00	128.00
2	—	260	143.00–149.00	145.88
2	—	430	133.00–142.50	137.81
5	—	516	131.00–140.00	135.57
8	—	316	135.00–144.00	137.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	120.00–123.00	121.46
1	—	395	132.50	132.50
2	—	405	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	603	116.00–120.00	118.01
3	—	328	120.00–132.50	127.53
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
2	—	663	117.00–121.00	119.01
3	—	562	119.00–124.00	122.32
5	—	470	120.00–129.00	125.32
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	120.00–127.50	123.67
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
2	—	468	119.00–122.00	120.52
1	—	290	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	109.00	109.00
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	105.00	105.00
1	—	450	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	137.00–139.00	138.25
7	—	420	135.00–152.50	142.01
5	—	588	129.00–133.00	130.37
3	—	277	137.50–147.50	143.22
13	—	382	137.50–152.50	146.49
2	—	340	142.50–150.00	146.31
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
1	—	530	136.00	136.00
3	—	633	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	154.00–165.00	159.15
1	—	250	152.50	152.50
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
1	—	510	146.00	146.00
5	—	364	155.00–158.00	155.79
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	122.00	122.00
1	—	220	135.00	135.00
7	—	323	125.00–137.50	129.56
2	—	430	127.50–130.00	128.78
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
6	—	379	125.00–132.50	129.66
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	111.00–115.00	112.97
3	—	737	108.00–113.00	111.33
2	—	423	120.00–127.00	123.69
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
2	—	623	113.00–114.00	113.49
6	—	521	120.00–122.00	120.83
10	—	478	119.00–128.00	122.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
2	—	513	135.00–136.00	135.51
6	—	562	130.00–135.00	132.31
4	—	619	124.00–125.00	124.50
3	—	415	149.00–153.00	150.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	130.00–143.00	135.78
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
10	—	522	125.00–133.00	128.10
16	—	463	129.00–142.00	135.03
1	—	585	128.00	128.00
3	—	623	118.00–123.00	120.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	110.00–114.00	111.35
2	—	475	100.00–117.50	108.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	893	60.00–65.00	61.94
5	—	958	50.00–56.00	53.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,385	66.00–71.00	68.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,153	64.00–67.00	65.80
19	—	1,147	68.00–73.00	69.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	77.00	77.00
3	—	1,702	81.00–98.00	91.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	510.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,130	950.00–1,050.00	1,008.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,068	810.00–860.00	841.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	998	600.00–790.00	701.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	953	1,235.00–1,400.00	1,350.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,325.00	1,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	943	608.00–695.00	662.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	760.00	760.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,140	1,025.00–1,119.00	1,075.71
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	970.00	970.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle