Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate 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 $120.44/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$120.44

186 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$27.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

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	479	127.98	613	50
Medium and Large 2	490	120.78	591	101
Small 1-2	418	108.94	455	34
Medium and Large 3	385	100.00	385	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.98/cwt here — about $228 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 sale186 hd

120.44

—

SC average5 barns · 540 hd

118.93

+1.51

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	1,565	82.16	1,286	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,571	56.10	881	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	54.51	653	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	50.92	528	12

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	53.66/cwt	53.00–54.00	825	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	57.92/cwt	56.00–61.00	708	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	46.36/cwt	42.00–52.00	448	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	55.48/cwt	53.00–58.00	615	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	57.56/cwt	55.00–60.00	916	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	50.61/cwt	42.00–55.00	593	14
Bulls	—	—	1,265	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	949	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	83.06/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,331	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	909.00/cwt	909.00–909.00	9,499	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,065	714.00/cwt	714.00–714.00	7,604	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	3,557	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	7,728	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,181	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	948	734.34/cwt	696.00–770.00	6,962	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	533.00/cwt	533.00–533.00	3,784	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	987.09/cwt	960.00–1,010.00	10,345	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	682.42/cwt	650.00–740.00	6,913	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	701.73/cwt	650.00–750.00	8,617	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	673	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,048	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	14,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	23,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	172.92/cwt	167.50–180.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	161.25/cwt	155.00–167.00	610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	151.61/cwt	150.00–154.00	778	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	857	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.17/cwt	139.00–146.00	604	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	127.99/cwt	122.50–132.00	480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	162.64/cwt	160.00–165.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	158.41/cwt	157.50–160.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	153.33/cwt	145.00–160.00	713	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	146.20/cwt	142.00–151.00	823	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	268	110.79/cwt	110.00–115.00	297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	365	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	520	147.48/cwt	147.00–148.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	162.09/cwt	157.50–168.00	537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	354	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	318	124.21/cwt	120.00–127.50	395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	145.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	411	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	129.00/cwt	127.00–131.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	146.21/cwt	140.00–152.50	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	137.62/cwt	136.00–140.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	141.22/cwt	132.00–145.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	129.44/cwt	122.50–135.00	291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	109.84/cwt	100.00–120.00	349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	107.66/cwt	100.00–115.00	385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	138.20/cwt	135.00–143.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	116.67/cwt	116.00–117.00	709	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	334	171.89/cwt	170.00–174.00	574	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	108.56/cwt	105.00–114.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	768	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	617	106.22/cwt	102.00–110.00	655	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	331	111.10/cwt	107.50–115.00	368	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	131.71/cwt	129.00–137.00	545	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	127.20/cwt	125.00–131.00	663	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	129.83/cwt	128.00–133.00	605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	540	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	643	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	363	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	133.38/cwt	130.00–138.00	500	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	118.12/cwt	115.00–122.00	666	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	125.92/cwt	125.00–128.00	275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	122.36/cwt	120.00–127.50	330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	114.31/cwt	111.00–116.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.94/cwt	118.00–128.00	586	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	123.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	474	121.14/cwt	120.00–122.50	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	122.34/cwt	120.00–129.00	462	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.47/cwt	115.00–124.00	638	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	119.84/cwt	116.00–123.00	739	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	502	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	114.77/cwt	110.00–119.00	648	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	136.53/cwt	127.00–142.00	658	17
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	512	117.79/cwt	114.00–122.50	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	151.31/cwt	146.00–155.00	631	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	126.59/cwt	123.00–129.00	725	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	140.26/cwt	135.00–143.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	140.26/cwt	138.00–145.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	127.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	682	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	106.47/cwt	100.00–113.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	747	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	605	110.75/cwt	107.50–114.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	143.76/cwt	139.00–149.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	683	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 Nov 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 428Year ago 551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 80Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 37Year ago 11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	53.00–54.00	53.66
5	—	1,591	55.00–60.00	57.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,223	56.00–61.00	57.92
14	—	1,171	42.00–55.00	50.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	967	42.00–52.00	46.36
6	—	1,108	53.00–58.00	55.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	75.00	75.00
8	—	1,603	82.00–84.00	83.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	909.00	909.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	948	696.00–770.00	734.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	714.00	714.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	462.00	462.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	533.00	533.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	960.00–1,010.00	987.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	840.00	840.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,013	650.00–740.00	682.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,228	650.00–750.00	701.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	673	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,285.00	1,285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,630	1,425.00	1,425.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	775.00	775.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	167.50–180.00	172.92
4	—	334	170.00–174.00	171.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	155.00–167.00	161.25
5	—	513	150.00–154.00	151.61
2	—	628	136.00–137.00	136.50
2	—	685	133.00–134.00	133.49
2	—	270	160.00–165.00	162.64
6	—	422	157.50–160.00	158.41
10	—	465	145.00–160.00	153.33
6	—	563	142.00–151.00	146.20
9	—	331	157.50–168.00	162.09
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
4	—	375	122.50–132.00	127.99
3	—	318	120.00–127.50	124.21
2	—	470	125.00	125.00
3	—	225	122.50–135.00	129.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	139.00–146.00	142.17
1	—	670	122.00	122.00
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
1	—	240	147.50	147.50
2	—	283	140.00–150.00	145.13
2	—	393	140.00–152.50	146.21
3	—	577	136.00–140.00	137.62
7	—	532	132.00–145.00	141.22
1	—	345	157.00	157.00
4	—	471	135.00–143.00	138.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	152.50	152.50
2	—	520	147.00–148.00	147.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	129.00	129.00
2	—	573	148.00–149.00	148.50
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	115.00	115.00
3	—	318	100.00–120.00	109.84
1	—	280	110.00	110.00
2	—	358	100.00–115.00	107.66
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	268	110.00–115.00	110.79
2	—	463	110.00	110.00
5	—	515	105.00–114.00	108.56
5	—	617	102.00–110.00	106.22
7	—	331	107.50–115.00	111.10
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
2	—	220	110.00–115.00	112.56
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	363	110.00–112.50	111.24
3	—	405	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	127.00–131.00	129.00
1	—	630	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	123.00	123.00
2	—	323	129.00–130.00	129.49
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
3	—	608	116.00–117.00	116.67
2	—	668	115.00	115.00
1	—	745	116.00	116.00
12	—	414	129.00–137.00	131.71
5	—	521	125.00–131.00	127.20
12	—	466	128.00–133.00	129.83
7	—	375	130.00–138.00	133.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
2	—	540	118.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	415	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	120.00–121.00	120.50
23	—	564	115.00–122.00	118.12
3	—	218	125.00–128.00	125.92
3	—	270	120.00–127.50	122.36
3	—	627	111.00–116.00	114.31
21	—	473	118.00–128.00	123.94
8	—	419	120.00–128.00	123.65
3	—	675	113.00	113.00
8	—	378	120.00–129.00	122.34
22	—	530	115.00–124.00	120.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	120.00–122.50	121.14
4	—	418	120.00	120.00
4	—	565	110.00–119.00	114.77
1	—	665	109.00	109.00
5	—	512	114.00–122.50	117.79
2	—	605	107.50–114.00	110.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	116.00–123.00	119.84
17	—	482	127.00–142.00	136.53
2	—	675	110.00–116.00	113.00
12	—	573	123.00–129.00	126.59
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
6	—	431	135.00–143.00	140.26
10	—	537	120.00–130.00	127.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	417	146.00–155.00	151.31
7	—	514	138.00–145.00	140.26
2	—	568	131.00–132.00	131.50
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
5	—	475	139.00–149.00	143.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	110.00	110.00
2	—	475	110.00–115.00	112.55
1	—	600	104.00	104.00
2	—	538	100.00–113.00	106.47
1	—	680	114.00	114.00
1	—	765	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	165.00–170.00	167.52

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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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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