Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls were 2.00

to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offerings 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 $115.74/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$115.74

197 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$28.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

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	465	126.85	590	56
Medium and Large 2	496	115.80	574	91
Small 1-2	476	105.16	501	36
Medium and Large 3	500	98.10	491	14thin

One grade step is worth $28.75/cwt here — about $99 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 sale197 hd

115.74

—

SC average5 barns · 634 hd

117.60

−1.86

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	1,497	77.85	1,165	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	55.51	639	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	55.22	858	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	53.88	479	19

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	94.97/cwt	93.00–97.00	498	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	107.99/cwt	105.00–115.00	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	762	98.98/cwt	97.00–100.00	754	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	121.17/cwt	118.00–125.00	506	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	130.30/cwt	125.00–135.00	605	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	92.52/cwt	91.00–94.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	681	93.72/cwt	92.00–95.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	126.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	669	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	124.84/cwt	123.00–126.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	94.01/cwt	92.00–95.00	534	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	514	103.77/cwt	101.00–105.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	563	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	92.32/cwt	90.00–95.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	773	90.97/cwt	90.00–92.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	119.63/cwt	115.00–125.00	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	116.01/cwt	112.00–119.00	599	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	130.67/cwt	127.00–135.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.21/cwt	134.00–140.00	706	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	147.55/cwt	145.00–153.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	123.10/cwt	121.00–128.00	635	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.43/cwt	109.00–112.00	679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	120.59/cwt	115.00–125.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	109.48/cwt	108.00–111.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	96.31/cwt	95.00–98.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	101.24/cwt	100.00–102.50	337	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	378	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	417	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	102.75/cwt	100.00–106.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	101.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	102.83/cwt	100.00–106.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	117.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	117.17/cwt	114.00–121.00	550	16
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	113.83/cwt	110.00–120.00	699	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	120.90/cwt	115.00–125.00	684	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,164	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,171	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	857	575.21/cwt	460.00–650.00	4,930	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	583.81/cwt	550.00–620.00	6,918	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	790	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,345	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,405	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	945	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,735	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	689.32/cwt	670.00–710.00	8,134	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,127	66.82/cwt	64.00–71.00	753	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	707	1
Bulls	—	—	1,428	71.62/cwt	63.00–75.00	1,023	6
Bulls	—	—	1,539	83.15/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,280	4
Bulls	—	—	1,740	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,636	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	58.07/cwt	55.00–66.00	680	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	44.90/cwt	41.00–48.00	479	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	55.22/cwt	54.00–57.00	858	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	43.57/cwt	41.00–48.00	375	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	57.56/cwt	55.00–60.00	517	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	139.99/cwt	138.00–145.00	657	15
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	668	102.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	686	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	115.21/cwt	110.00–120.00	556	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	602	102.33/cwt	100.00–106.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	109.41/cwt	105.00–112.00	746	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	106.66/cwt	104.00–110.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	140.17/cwt	138.00–143.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	140.82/cwt	140.00–142.50	532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.58/cwt	115.00–125.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	162.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	137.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	845	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	473	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	272	125.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	126.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	144.24/cwt	143.00–145.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	150.11/cwt	145.00–153.00	633	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	413	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	108.08/cwt	105.00–110.00	355	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	123.96/cwt	115.00–131.00	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	164.91/cwt	155.00–172.50	444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	110.57/cwt	110.00–112.50	357	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	117.70/cwt	115.00–119.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	432	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	674	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	386	126.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	169.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	114.63/cwt	111.00–118.00	656	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	118.89/cwt	115.00–126.00	454	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	127.36/cwt	125.00–132.00	592	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	101.60/cwt	100.00–105.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	136.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.78/cwt	127.00–134.00	550	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	469	104.44/cwt	100.00–110.00	490	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	414	104.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	131.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	694	5

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 602Last week 570Year ago 632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 78Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 22Year ago 20

Compared to last week feeder steers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls were 2.00

to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offerings of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	93.00–97.00	94.97
2	—	710	91.00–94.00	92.52
4	—	681	92.00–95.00	93.72
3	—	575	90.00–95.00	92.32
2	—	773	90.00–92.00	90.97
4	—	621	94.00–96.00	94.99
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	105.00–115.00	107.99
7	—	418	118.00–125.00	121.17
3	—	668	100.00–105.00	102.68
8	—	483	110.00–120.00	115.21
3	—	602	100.00–106.00	102.33
6	—	575	104.00–110.00	106.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	762	97.00–100.00	98.98
2	—	710	101.00–103.00	102.01
15	—	464	125.00–135.00	130.30
10	—	527	120.00–130.00	126.94
9	—	415	130.00–140.00	135.55
9	—	614	110.00–120.00	113.83
14	—	566	115.00–125.00	120.90
5	—	682	105.00–112.00	109.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	123.00–126.00	124.84
3	—	572	127.00–135.00	130.67
12	—	518	134.00–140.00	136.21
7	—	424	145.00–153.00	147.55
15	—	469	138.00–145.00	139.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	92.00–95.00	94.01
1	—	740	93.00	93.00
3	—	672	95.00–98.00	96.31
2	—	333	100.00–102.50	101.24
5	—	376	100.00–105.00	101.38
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	101.00–105.00	103.77
3	—	378	110.00–111.00	110.33
4	—	578	100.00–106.00	102.75
6	—	323	110.00–112.50	110.57
3	—	670	100.00–102.00	100.66
3	—	625	100.00–105.00	101.60
8	—	469	100.00–110.00	104.44
5	—	414	100.00–110.00	104.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	115.00–125.00	119.63
23	—	516	112.00–119.00	116.01
7	—	615	109.00–112.00	110.43
7	—	418	115.00–125.00	120.59
2	—	658	108.00–111.00	109.48
3	—	712	100.00–106.00	102.83
5	—	314	115.00–120.00	117.69
16	—	469	114.00–121.00	117.17
16	—	572	111.00–118.00	114.63
10	—	382	115.00–126.00	118.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	516	121.00–128.00	123.10
3	—	618	115.00–119.00	117.70
4	—	326	130.00–135.00	132.43
16	—	465	125.00–132.00	127.36
12	—	424	127.00–134.00	129.78
5	—	371	130.00–135.00	131.90
5	—	567	120.00–125.00	122.38
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	120.00–130.00	124.92
2	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.46
3	—	272	120.00–130.00	125.66
2	—	413	120.00–125.00	122.52
5	—	386	120.00–130.00	126.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	138.00–143.00	140.17
2	—	560	137.00–140.00	138.49
2	—	375	160.00–165.00	162.40
5	—	613	135.00–140.00	137.78
4	—	479	143.00–145.00	144.24
3	—	422	145.00–153.00	150.11
5	—	269	155.00–172.50	164.91
11	—	326	160.00–175.00	169.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	140.00–142.50	140.82
6	—	523	125.00–135.00	129.91
3	—	670	115.00–125.00	120.58
4	—	426	130.00–140.00	134.96
4	—	579	120.00–130.00	126.31
7	—	625	115.00–131.00	123.96
2	—	333	140.00–145.00	142.44
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
5	—	466	130.00–140.00	136.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	105.00–110.00	108.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	880.00	880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	857	460.00–650.00	575.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,185	550.00–620.00	583.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	670.00–710.00	689.32
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	720.00	720.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,127	64.00–71.00	66.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	68.00	68.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,428	63.00–75.00	71.62
4	—	1,539	80.00–86.00	83.15
1	—	1,740	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,171	55.00–66.00	58.07
7	—	1,066	41.00–48.00	44.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	54.00–57.00	55.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	861	41.00–48.00	43.57
14	—	898	55.00–60.00	57.56

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle