Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for holiday. Average 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 $124.18/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$124.18

224 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$37.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

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	467	130.26	609	127
Medium and Large 2	528	117.32	620	88
Small 1-2	391	109.05	427	7thin
Medium and Large 3	633	92.55	586	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.71/cwt here — about $23 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 sale224 hd

124.18

—

SC average2 barns · 435 hd

122.15

+2.03

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	1,447	78.96	1,143	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	57.12	697	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	55.95	853	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	874	54.69	478	28

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	626	111.70/cwt	108.00–115.00	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	120.67/cwt	115.00–125.00	516	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	125.43/cwt	123.00–129.00	656	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	116.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	627	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	119.65/cwt	115.00–125.00	386	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	110.32/cwt	110.00–111.00	353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	124.98/cwt	123.00–129.00	707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	118.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	288	186.22/cwt	182.50–190.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	724	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	138.61/cwt	135.00–144.00	516	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	106.33/cwt	104.00–108.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	133.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	383	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	130.69/cwt	128.00–134.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	138.53/cwt	135.00–143.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	128.08/cwt	126.00–134.00	598	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	184.32/cwt	183.00–186.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	181.31/cwt	180.00–184.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	129.65/cwt	124.00–133.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	116.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	145.27/cwt	140.00–155.00	317	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	108.76/cwt	107.50–110.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	140.33/cwt	135.00–145.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	491	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	313	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	166.95/cwt	162.00–175.00	631	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	159.35/cwt	155.00–167.50	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	146.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	551	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	169.87/cwt	160.00–177.50	460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	138.58/cwt	135.00–142.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	137.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	150.38/cwt	147.00–155.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	171.11/cwt	160.00–175.00	561	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	158.36/cwt	155.00–168.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	142.54/cwt	138.00–145.00	898	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	757	88.67/cwt	87.00–91.00	671	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	89.65/cwt	88.00–91.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	159.33/cwt	153.00–165.00	836	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	129.95/cwt	125.00–136.00	795	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	120.47/cwt	115.00–125.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	144.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	757	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	851	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	124.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	523	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	57.16/cwt	54.00–61.00	505	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	50.24/cwt	45.00–52.00	430	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	55.95/cwt	54.00–60.00	853	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	58.54/cwt	55.00–65.00	729	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	49.62/cwt	47.00–52.00	536	7
Bulls	—	—	1,498	82.83/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,241	10
Bulls	—	—	1,363	72.51/cwt	70.00–76.00	988	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,113	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	613	596.94/cwt	570.00–625.00	3,659	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	808	67.54/cwt	67.00–68.00	546	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	93.98/cwt	93.00–95.00	865	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	741	452.98/cwt	430.00–480.00	3,357	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,311	775.33/cwt	660.00–910.00	10,165	10
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	854	572.76/cwt	520.00–610.00	4,891	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	108.81/cwt	108.00–110.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	136.33/cwt	132.50–142.00	457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	120.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	130.68/cwt	128.00–135.00	550	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	150.52/cwt	149.00–152.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	119.20/cwt	115.00–123.00	561	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	92.55/cwt	90.00–95.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	125.71/cwt	122.00–129.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	117.84/cwt	113.00–120.00	686	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	109.01/cwt	105.00–112.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	131.36/cwt	125.00–135.00	692	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	160.61/cwt	155.00–165.00	673	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	115.81/cwt	112.00–120.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	147.52/cwt	147.00–148.00	487	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	538	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	138.51/cwt	133.00–145.00	655	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	127.65/cwt	120.00–132.00	733	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	109.60/cwt	106.00–114.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	151.99/cwt	150.00–158.00	714	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	139.69/cwt	135.00–145.00	589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,333	1,044.39/cwt	905.00–1,140.00	13,922	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	735	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,594	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 Nov 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 558Last week 0Year ago 741

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 0Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 52

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for holiday. Average 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
7	—	626	108.00–115.00	111.70
16	—	428	115.00–125.00	120.67
9	—	537	115.00–120.00	116.77
2	—	323	115.00–125.00	119.65
3	—	728	104.00–108.00	106.33
5	—	671	108.00–110.00	108.81
5	—	382	115.00–125.00	120.96
11	—	471	115.00–123.00	119.20
29	—	582	113.00–120.00	117.84
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	523	123.00–129.00	125.43
9	—	566	123.00–129.00	124.98
8	—	609	118.00–120.00	118.50
16	—	372	135.00–144.00	138.61
3	—	287	130.00–140.00	133.37
22	—	467	126.00–134.00	128.08
7	—	335	132.50–142.00	136.33
16	—	421	128.00–135.00	130.68
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	110.00–111.00	110.32
2	—	470	105.00–110.00	107.42
2	—	420	107.50–110.00	108.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	536	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	149.00–152.00	150.52
2	—	400	140.00–141.00	140.50
2	—	330	147.00–148.00	147.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	90.00–95.00	92.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	182.50–190.00	186.22
6	—	333	183.00–186.00	184.32
3	—	355	180.00–184.00	181.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	128.00–134.00	130.69
1	—	870	108.00	108.00
6	—	528	135.00–143.00	138.53
3	—	218	140.00–155.00	145.27
7	—	471	135.00–145.00	140.33
4	—	339	140.00–150.00	144.94
8	—	375	140.00–150.00	146.89
2	—	573	135.00–142.00	138.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	124.00–133.00	129.65
8	—	378	162.00–175.00	166.95
7	—	462	155.00–167.50	159.35
5	—	271	160.00–177.50	169.87
4	—	656	135.00–140.00	137.76
5	—	564	147.00–155.00	150.38
4	—	328	160.00–175.00	171.11
7	—	431	155.00–168.00	158.36
5	—	630	138.00–145.00	142.54
14	—	525	153.00–165.00	159.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	115.00–120.00	116.61
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	125.00–130.00	127.52
2	—	365	125.00–130.00	127.43
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	87.00–91.00	88.67
3	—	680	88.00–91.00	89.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	612	125.00–136.00	129.95
15	—	523	140.00–150.00	144.75
2	—	718	117.00–120.00	118.53
4	—	668	122.00–129.00	125.71
16	—	419	155.00–165.00	160.61
12	—	470	150.00–158.00	151.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
3	—	760	105.00–112.00	109.01
14	—	527	125.00–135.00	131.36
4	—	629	112.00–120.00	115.81
15	—	473	133.00–145.00	138.51
18	—	574	120.00–132.00	127.65
5	—	725	106.00–114.00	109.60
7	—	422	135.00–145.00	139.69
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	115.00–125.00	120.47
5	—	420	120.00–130.00	124.56
2	—	538	110.00–115.00	112.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	884	54.00–61.00	57.16
10	—	856	45.00–52.00	50.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,525	54.00–60.00	55.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,246	55.00–65.00	58.54
7	—	1,081	47.00–52.00	49.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,498	79.00–89.00	82.83
6	—	1,363	70.00–76.00	72.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,311	660.00–910.00	775.33
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	741	430.00–480.00	452.98
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	854	520.00–610.00	572.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	613	570.00–625.00	596.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	67.00–68.00	67.54
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	93.00–95.00	93.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,333	905.00–1,140.00	1,044.39

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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Williamston Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle