Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 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 $122.24/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$122.24

154 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$26.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.91

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	452	128.20	580	83
Medium and Large 2	476	120.14	572	44
Small 1-2	483	110.59	534	17thin
Medium and Large 3	518	101.79	527	10thin

One grade step is worth $26.41/cwt here — about $53 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 sale154 hd

122.24

—

SC average5 barns · 487 hd

118.33

+3.91

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	1,353	74.33	1,006	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,108	59.61	661	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,350	56.23	759	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	889	51.06	454	7thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	—	326	134.42/cwt	130.00–139.00	438	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	413	110.41/cwt	105.00–114.00	456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	132.06/cwt	125.00–136.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	128.02/cwt	122.00–132.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	143.27/cwt	135.00–150.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	148.68/cwt	147.00–150.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	140.47/cwt	138.00–144.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	140.95/cwt	135.00–147.50	388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	139.44/cwt	132.50–145.00	455	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	152.70/cwt	149.00–159.00	567	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	154.29/cwt	147.50–162.50	509	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	133.61/cwt	131.00–136.00	826	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	154.96/cwt	151.00–160.00	431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	147.98/cwt	146.00–150.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	155.51/cwt	153.00–158.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	148.56/cwt	148.50–149.00	726	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	475	145.04/cwt	144.00–146.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	420	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	49.08/cwt	39.00–53.00	439	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	56.00/cwt	55.00–57.00	489	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	54.46/cwt	53.00–56.00	686	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	835	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	51.88/cwt	49.00–55.00	524	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	60.66/cwt	57.00–67.00	684	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	910	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	491	1
Bulls	—	—	1,245	74.67/cwt	70.00–79.00	930	5
Bulls	—	—	1,360	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	802	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	81.16/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,315	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	136.72/cwt	130.00–143.00	710	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	128.28/cwt	125.00–131.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.44/cwt	123.00–128.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.19/cwt	138.00–142.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	147.22/cwt	143.00–150.00	614	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,404	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,863	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	968	785.81/cwt	770.00–800.00	7,607	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	861.43/cwt	750.00–940.00	8,726	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,396	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	753.00/cwt	753.00–753.00	6,513	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	774.35/cwt	739.00–813.00	6,528	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	553.00/cwt	553.00–553.00	4,701	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	647.00/cwt	647.00–647.00	6,244	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	708	500.95/cwt	485.00–520.00	3,547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	906.15/cwt	850.00–940.00	10,104	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,263	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,902	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	918.00/cwt	918.00–918.00	10,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	133.73/cwt	120.00–139.00	623	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	134.48/cwt	125.00–140.00	576	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	108.77/cwt	105.00–110.00	463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	572	113.06/cwt	109.00–115.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	123.50/cwt	119.00–131.00	761	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	128.90/cwt	124.00–134.00	482	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	165.53/cwt	164.00–167.50	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	107.34/cwt	100.00–110.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	128.98/cwt	125.00–133.00	609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	119.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	114.77/cwt	110.00–118.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	125.86/cwt	123.00–131.00	657	28
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	535	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	472	112.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	122.99/cwt	121.00–126.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	128.72/cwt	125.00–134.00	552	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	122.94/cwt	117.50–127.00	513	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	110.04/cwt	105.00–115.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	123.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	460	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	618	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	680	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	106.96/cwt	105.00–109.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	104.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	116.69/cwt	114.00–122.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.70/cwt	114.00–122.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	114.33/cwt	112.00–116.00	749	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	453	117.75/cwt	117.50–118.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	123.95/cwt	121.00–126.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	130.38/cwt	122.00–140.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	673	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 481Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 66Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 10Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	326	130.00–139.00	134.42
15	—	374	124.00–134.00	128.90
11	—	472	125.00–133.00	128.98
28	—	522	123.00–131.00	125.86
7	—	565	121.00–126.00	122.99
10	—	429	125.00–134.00	128.72
1	—	275	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	105.00–114.00	110.41
2	—	330	107.50–110.00	108.77
1	—	500	107.00	107.00
3	—	472	110.00–115.00	112.97
1	—	280	121.00	121.00
2	—	560	105.00–115.00	110.04
2	—	618	109.00–111.00	110.01
2	—	670	105.00–109.00	106.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	100.00–105.00	102.48
2	—	360	100.00	100.00
3	—	637	100.00–110.00	104.66
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
1	—	680	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	115.00–123.00	119.00
5	—	612	110.00–118.00	114.77
2	—	338	129.00–130.00	129.49
10	—	417	117.50–127.00	122.94
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
5	—	374	120.00–128.00	123.03
2	—	280	125.00–130.00	127.46
4	—	579	114.00–122.00	116.69
7	—	530	114.00–122.00	117.70
3	—	655	112.00–116.00	114.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	125.00–136.00	132.06
3	—	613	122.00–132.00	128.02
3	—	415	135.00–150.00	143.27
5	—	378	140.00–145.00	142.47
2	—	218	135.00–140.00	137.47
3	—	275	135.00–147.50	140.95
1	—	475	139.00	139.00
7	—	326	132.50–145.00	139.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	110.00	110.00
4	—	371	100.00–110.00	107.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	146.00–148.00	146.99
3	—	478	147.00–150.00	148.68
6	—	578	138.00–144.00	140.47
8	—	371	149.00–159.00	152.70
13	—	330	147.50–162.50	154.29
5	—	618	131.00–136.00	133.61
6	—	278	151.00–160.00	154.96
2	—	418	153.00–158.00	155.51
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	120.00	120.00
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	146.00–150.00	147.98
1	—	595	143.00	143.00
1	—	430	158.00	158.00
8	—	489	148.50–149.00	148.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	144.00–146.00	145.04
1	—	420	147.50	147.50
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	164.00–167.50	165.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
3	—	668	116.00–120.00	117.99
10	—	466	120.00–139.00	133.73
11	—	428	125.00–140.00	134.48
12	—	616	119.00–131.00	123.50
3	—	580	121.00–126.00	123.95
5	—	513	122.00–140.00	130.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	519	130.00–143.00	136.72
3	—	568	125.00–131.00	128.28
2	—	615	123.00–128.00	125.44
6	—	475	138.00–142.00	140.19
5	—	417	143.00–150.00	147.22
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	110.00	110.00
4	—	426	105.00–110.00	108.77
2	—	565	100.00–110.00	105.04
2	—	633	105.00–110.00	107.53
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	109.00–115.00	113.06
2	—	453	117.50–118.00	117.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	895	39.00–53.00	49.08
2	—	873	55.00–57.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	53.00–56.00	54.46
2	—	1,440	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	49.00–55.00	51.88
20	—	1,128	57.00–67.00	60.66
1	—	910	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,245	70.00–79.00	74.67
1	—	1,360	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,620	80.00–83.00	81.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	540.00	540.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,115	850.00–940.00	906.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	470.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	770.00–800.00	785.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,013	750.00–940.00	861.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	680.00	680.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	753.00	753.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	708	485.00–520.00	500.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	739.00–813.00	774.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	553.00	553.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	647.00	647.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	825.00	825.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,120	918.00	918.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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