Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. 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 $121.25/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$121.25

106 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

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

$29.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.01

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	407	129.42	527	35
Medium and Large 2	479	119.43	572	55
Small 1-2	464	111.01	515	14thin
Medium and Large 3	570	100.00	570	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.42/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale106 hd

121.25

—

SC average5 barns · 446 hd

117.24

+4.01

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	1,437	80.63	1,159	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	61.08	718	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	55.94	838	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	55.49	589	6thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	130.59/cwt	127.00–138.00	488	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	754	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	623	111.23/cwt	104.00–119.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	122.89/cwt	120.00–125.00	398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	285	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	338	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	128.81/cwt	124.00–135.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	126.69/cwt	120.00–135.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	135.90/cwt	130.00–139.00	576	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	105.22/cwt	102.50–108.00	656	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	116.35/cwt	115.00–119.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	136.99/cwt	134.00–140.00	707	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.70/cwt	115.00–118.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	131.01/cwt	128.00–136.00	693	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.25/cwt	115.00–129.00	696	3
Bulls	—	—	1,536	84.71/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,301	4
Bulls	—	—	1,240	72.48/cwt	62.50–79.00	899	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	61.83/cwt	59.00–66.00	721	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	56.32/cwt	55.00–58.00	694	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	878	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	54.41/cwt	51.00–57.00	818	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	57.88/cwt	57.00–59.00	595	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	54.29/cwt	50.00–56.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	107.96/cwt	105.00–111.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	106.51/cwt	100.00–120.00	447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	141.24/cwt	138.00–145.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	146.66/cwt	143.00–153.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	131.95/cwt	127.00–136.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	141.77/cwt	135.00–146.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	146.20/cwt	140.00–153.00	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	148.48/cwt	148.00–149.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	133.85/cwt	125.00–143.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.34/cwt	139.00–149.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	149.85/cwt	142.00–157.50	566	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	149.15/cwt	140.00–155.00	495	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	423	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	785	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	147.28/cwt	143.00–150.00	619	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	473	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	388	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	466	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	568	125.87/cwt	120.00–132.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	119.78/cwt	115.00–125.00	514	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	129.07/cwt	124.00–136.00	551	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	120.47/cwt	116.00–126.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	304	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	115.87/cwt	113.00–122.00	663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	130.03/cwt	128.00–132.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	113.51/cwt	109.00–116.00	706	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	115.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	145.91/cwt	143.00–146.50	746	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	472	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	678	105.95/cwt	104.00–108.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	123.66/cwt	123.00–124.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.80/cwt	120.00–123.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	129.59/cwt	122.00–134.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	129.38/cwt	119.00–140.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	125.15/cwt	123.00–127.00	589	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	108.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	140.58/cwt	135.00–155.00	531	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.66/cwt	134.00–135.00	707	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1

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 Oct 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 242Year ago 548

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 45Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	115.00	115.00
2	—	338	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
2	—	370	110.00–120.00	115.20
2	—	420	110.00–115.00	112.41
2	—	678	104.00–108.00	105.95
3	—	490	105.00–110.00	108.35
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	127.00–138.00	130.59
1	—	280	134.00	134.00
11	—	427	124.00–136.00	129.07
2	—	230	130.00–135.00	132.39
2	—	320	128.00–132.00	130.03
3	—	512	123.00–124.00	123.66
5	—	471	123.00–127.00	125.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	107.00	107.00
6	—	324	120.00–125.00	122.89
2	—	235	120.00–122.50	121.25
4	—	379	120.00–135.00	126.69
12	—	429	115.00–125.00	119.78
10	—	527	116.00–126.00	120.47
9	—	572	113.00–122.00	115.87
6	—	622	109.00–116.00	113.51
5	—	480	120.00–123.00	121.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	104.00–119.00	111.23
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
3	—	540	115.00–119.00	116.35
1	—	705	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
6	—	463	124.00–135.00	128.81
12	—	424	130.00–139.00	135.90
3	—	630	115.00–118.00	116.70
7	—	529	128.00–136.00	131.01
2	—	728	111.00–112.00	111.50
3	—	565	115.00–129.00	123.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	125.00–127.00	125.98
1	—	585	124.00	124.00
6	—	516	134.00–140.00	136.99
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
7	—	465	138.00–145.00	141.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	102.50–108.00	105.22
2	—	663	107.00–110.00	108.52
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
2	—	588	105.00–111.00	107.96
3	—	420	100.00–120.00	106.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	127.00	127.00
1	—	580	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	143.00–153.00	146.66
3	—	623	127.00–136.00	131.95
4	—	564	135.00–146.00	141.77
2	—	273	140.00–153.00	146.20
1	—	210	157.50	157.50
6	—	525	139.00–149.00	143.34
10	—	378	142.00–157.50	149.85
6	—	332	140.00–155.00	149.15
4	—	420	143.00–150.00	147.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
2	—	240	140.00–145.00	142.50
2	—	463	125.00–143.00	133.85
3	—	583	122.00–134.00	129.59
4	—	426	119.00–140.00	129.38
1	—	270	125.00	125.00
5	—	378	135.00–155.00	140.58
3	—	525	134.00–135.00	134.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	148.00–149.00	148.48
8	—	573	137.00	137.00
6	—	511	143.00–146.50	145.91
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	120.00–130.00	124.85
2	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.46
2	—	388	120.00	120.00
2	—	568	120.00–132.00	125.87
1	—	325	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	100.00	100.00
1	—	460	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	84.00–87.00	84.71
2	—	1,240	62.50–79.00	72.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,166	59.00–66.00	61.83
3	—	1,232	55.00–58.00	56.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	59.00	59.00
4	—	1,504	51.00–57.00	54.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	57.00–59.00	57.88
4	—	1,078	50.00–56.00	54.29

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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