Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. 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 $125.99/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −65.21 against this barn's trailing median of $191.20.

Average price

$125.99

149 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$26.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.95

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	504	140.07	706	16thin
Medium and Large 2	522	131.77	688	62
Small 1-2	522	120.87	632	41
Medium and Large 3	554	113.52	629	30

One grade step is worth $26.55/cwt here — about $77 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 sale149 hd

125.99

—

SC average5 barns · 500 hd

119.04

+6.95

This barn, trailing median7 sales

191.20

−65.21

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	1,726	84.18	1,452	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	68.25	848	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	64.90	979	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	58.72	567	15

Every lot, as filed

122 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 2	—	517	124.67/cwt	122.00–128.00	645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	518	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	141.00/cwt	139.00–143.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	111.18/cwt	108.00–113.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	114.00/cwt	111.00–119.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	147.69/cwt	145.00–153.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	131.01/cwt	128.00–134.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	124.35/cwt	124.00–125.00	768	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	125.32/cwt	123.00–128.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	288	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	111.22/cwt	100.00–115.00	644	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	123.46/cwt	120.00–126.00	586	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	146.81/cwt	145.00–149.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	681	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	126.04/cwt	122.50–130.00	539	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	122.99/cwt	121.00–124.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	118.15/cwt	115.00–124.00	731	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	586	115.94/cwt	115.00–124.00	679	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	623	113.97/cwt	112.00–115.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	138.12/cwt	130.00–142.00	583	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	698	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	115.29/cwt	113.00–117.50	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	120.70/cwt	115.00–131.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	135.13/cwt	127.00–140.00	643	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	24,324	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	900	729.00/cwt	729.00–729.00	6,561	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	10,878	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,697	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	829.43/cwt	715.00–920.00	10,517	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	755.95/cwt	635.00–839.00	7,431	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	817.66/cwt	760.00–875.00	7,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,755	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,242	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,640	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	3,937	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	946.00/cwt	946.00–946.00	9,129	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	947	686.78/cwt	659.00–736.00	6,504	6
Bulls	—	—	1,868	91.67/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,712	6
Bulls	—	—	1,298	61.70/cwt	60.00–64.00	801	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	69.20/cwt	65.00–74.00	870	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	61.29/cwt	61.00–62.00	693	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	62.99/cwt	62.00–65.00	925	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	64.76/cwt	62.00–67.00	646	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	49.65/cwt	43.00–55.00	455	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	67.28/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	118.96/cwt	118.00–120.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	108.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	479	143.25/cwt	143.00–144.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	155.08/cwt	147.50–163.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.72/cwt	146.00–157.50	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	156.12/cwt	155.00–157.00	717	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	145.01/cwt	144.00–146.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	145.52/cwt	143.00–148.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	144.30/cwt	143.00–147.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	386	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	335	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	131.56/cwt	128.00–135.00	770	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	403	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	133.17/cwt	125.00–138.00	835	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	128.12/cwt	120.00–137.50	478	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	133.74/cwt	131.00–139.00	560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	138.85/cwt	133.00–145.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	143.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	555	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	128.34/cwt	123.00–132.50	424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	132.27/cwt	128.00–133.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	713	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	141.22/cwt	140.00–145.00	449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	141.81/cwt	140.00–147.50	381	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	118.52/cwt	115.00–123.00	620	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	733	105.49/cwt	103.00–108.00	773	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	476	119.77/cwt	115.00–123.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	135.62/cwt	131.00–139.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	428	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	210	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	490	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	412	122.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	503	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	140.73/cwt	138.00–142.50	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	136.07/cwt	132.50–140.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	541	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	128.42/cwt	127.00–130.00	482	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	133.00/cwt	131.00–136.00	629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	127.83/cwt	125.00–130.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	115.83/cwt	115.00–116.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	125.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	128.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	126.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	126.88/cwt	122.00–130.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	106.02/cwt	102.50–110.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	414	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 Sep 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 574Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 81Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 24

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	517	122.00–128.00	124.67
3	—	365	125.00–130.00	127.57
5	—	423	125.00–130.00	127.83
6	—	603	115.00–116.00	115.83
3	—	268	125.00–130.00	128.45
4	—	333	120.00–130.00	126.93
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
8	—	472	122.00–130.00	126.88
2	—	560	119.00–120.00	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	135.00	135.00
5	—	468	131.00–139.00	135.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
3	—	553	108.00–113.00	111.18
2	—	503	105.00–110.00	107.51
2	—	475	110.00	110.00
2	—	325	102.50–110.00	106.02
2	—	368	110.00–115.00	112.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	131.00–139.00	133.74
7	—	529	128.00–133.00	132.27
1	—	370	132.50	132.50
4	—	278	138.00–142.50	140.73
4	—	326	132.50–140.00	136.07
9	—	473	131.00–136.00	133.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	115.00–123.00	118.52
2	—	733	103.00–108.00	105.49
7	—	476	115.00–123.00	119.77
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
3	—	412	119.00–125.00	122.00
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	127.00–130.00	128.42
1	—	575	117.00	117.00
2	—	323	120.00–130.00	125.12
1	—	645	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	125.00	125.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	139.00–143.00	141.00
3	—	437	145.00–153.00	147.69
2	—	563	128.00–134.00	131.01
3	—	618	124.00–125.00	124.35
5	—	464	145.00–149.00	146.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	111.00–119.00	114.00
2	—	565	120.00–121.00	120.49
4	—	676	121.00–124.00	122.99
6	—	619	115.00–124.00	118.15
9	—	422	130.00–142.00	138.12
15	—	522	130.00–137.00	133.65
17	—	476	127.00–140.00	135.13
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	123.00–128.00	125.32
7	—	475	120.00–126.00	123.46
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
11	—	428	122.50–130.00	126.04
12	—	586	115.00–124.00	115.94
3	—	623	112.00–115.00	113.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	579	100.00–115.00	111.22
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
2	—	510	113.00–117.50	115.29
6	—	478	115.00–131.00	120.70
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	420	118.00–120.00	118.96
2	—	670	110.00–112.00	111.01
3	—	622	105.00–110.00	108.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	143.00–144.00	143.25
2	—	525	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	147.50–163.00	155.08
3	—	370	146.00–157.50	150.72
1	—	500	148.00	148.00
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
2	—	485	152.00–155.00	153.50
1	—	270	157.50	157.50
1	—	245	157.50	157.50
1	—	300	156.00	156.00
5	—	627	125.00–138.00	133.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	459	155.00–157.00	156.12
1	—	375	154.00	154.00
3	—	507	152.00	152.00
2	—	555	143.00–148.00	145.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	144.00–146.00	145.01
3	—	483	143.00–147.00	144.30
2	—	585	128.00–135.00	131.56
6	—	517	133.00–145.00	138.85
10	—	387	140.00–145.00	143.35
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
4	—	318	140.00–145.00	141.22
4	—	269	140.00–147.50	141.81
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
1	—	520	129.00	129.00
3	—	403	125.00–135.00	130.00
8	—	373	120.00–137.50	128.12
3	—	330	123.00–132.50	128.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	135.00–140.00	137.54
4	—	713	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	270	122.50	122.50
1	—	210	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,595	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	729.00	729.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,268	715.00–920.00	829.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	680.00	680.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	710.00	710.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	635.00–839.00	755.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	720.00	720.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	486.00	486.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	946.00	946.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	947	659.00–736.00	686.78
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	873	760.00–875.00	817.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,868	80.00–95.00	91.67
2	—	1,298	60.00–64.00	61.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,257	65.00–74.00	69.20
3	—	1,130	61.00–62.00	61.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	62.00–65.00	62.99
4	—	1,559	65.00–70.00	67.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	997	62.00–67.00	64.76
6	—	917	43.00–55.00	49.65

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