Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle no trends due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, 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 $116.96/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$116.96

135 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$26.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.06

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	462	127.60	590	31
Medium and Large 2	468	120.07	562	46
Small 1-2	489	110.75	541	46
Medium and Large 3	421	101.32	427	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.28/cwt here — about $163 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 sale135 hd

116.96

—

SC average5 barns · 932 hd

119.02

−2.06

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	1,631	80.61	1,315	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	61.50	765	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	58.96	891	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	56.07	601	11

Every lot, as filed

117 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,246.55/cwt	1,160.00–1,300.00	16,367	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,026.44/cwt	910.00–1,130.00	10,521	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	561.34/cwt	500.00–625.00	4,547	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	742.37/cwt	725.00–760.00	7,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	133.49/cwt	125.00–139.00	562	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.64/cwt	119.00–132.00	655	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.02/cwt	109.00–111.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	149.19/cwt	144.00–154.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.32/cwt	116.00–124.00	689	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	466	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.53/cwt	135.00–150.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.80/cwt	120.00–127.00	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	102.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.15/cwt	125.00–134.00	615	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	100.82/cwt	100.00–102.50	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	517	110.89/cwt	106.00–118.00	573	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	115.53/cwt	111.00–120.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.74/cwt	111.00–115.00	699	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	123.54/cwt	120.00–127.00	406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	108.75/cwt	107.50–110.00	511	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	112.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	126.84/cwt	125.00–128.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.50/cwt	114.00–124.00	622	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	119.32/cwt	115.00–121.00	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	111.57/cwt	107.00–115.00	478	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	52.08/cwt	45.00–55.00	554	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	59.40/cwt	57.00–62.00	640	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	61.05/cwt	59.00–63.00	949	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	56.63/cwt	52.00–59.00	829	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	62.84/cwt	60.00–67.00	785	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	54.82/cwt	46.00–59.00	666	6
Bulls	—	—	1,336	72.88/cwt	56.00–78.00	974	8
Bulls	—	—	1,867	86.79/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,620	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	876.30/cwt	850.00–950.00	8,833	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	760	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	812.36/cwt	775.00–840.00	9,732	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,072	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,335.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,335.00	17,021	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	18,112	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,702	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	1,005.00/cwt	1,005.00–1,005.00	16,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	971.32/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	12,307	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,732	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,078	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,254	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	534.00/cwt	534.00–534.00	4,459	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	985	561.00/cwt	561.00–561.00	5,526	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	728	571.57/cwt	490.00–676.00	4,161	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,093	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,808	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	675	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	3,611	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	108.91/cwt	100.00–115.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	507	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	110.30/cwt	109.00–112.00	750	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	114.41/cwt	114.00–115.00	644	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	116.47/cwt	115.00–117.50	609	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	623	113.04/cwt	107.00–116.00	704	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	147.04/cwt	140.00–154.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	147.40/cwt	145.00–152.00	554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	778	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	141.31/cwt	140.00–142.50	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	151.77/cwt	150.00–156.00	490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	743	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	135.71/cwt	130.00–142.50	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	126.87/cwt	118.50–131.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	146.14/cwt	145.00–147.50	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	136.63/cwt	135.00–139.00	456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	105.31/cwt	100.00–110.00	342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	104.85/cwt	100.00–112.00	395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	124.99/cwt	122.00–128.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	123.66/cwt	123.00–124.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	111.99/cwt	109.00–114.00	650	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	613	106.28/cwt	101.00–109.00	651	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	664	106.16/cwt	100.00–108.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	128.07/cwt	124.00–133.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	133.30/cwt	132.00–135.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	129.09/cwt	127.00–132.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	125.18/cwt	121.00–128.00	648	11

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 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 525Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 72Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 22Year ago 32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,313	1,160.00–1,300.00	1,246.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,335.00	1,335.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	1,280.00	1,280.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	910.00–1,130.00	1,026.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	500.00–625.00	561.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	690.00	690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	535.00	535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	640.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,008	850.00–950.00	876.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,198	775.00–840.00	812.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,595	1,005.00	1,005.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,267	925.00–1,000.00	971.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	740.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	620.00	620.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,008	725.00–760.00	742.37
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	535.00	535.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	534.00	534.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	728	490.00–676.00	571.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	561.00	561.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	125.00–139.00	133.49
11	—	521	119.00–132.00	125.64
4	—	573	116.00–124.00	120.32
2	—	615	118.00	118.00
6	—	480	125.00–134.00	128.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	109.00–111.00	110.02
2	—	608	100.00–102.00	101.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
4	—	530	100.00–115.00	108.91
1	—	445	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	144.00–154.00	149.19
5	—	474	135.00–150.00	141.53
2	—	505	134.00–135.00	134.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	120.00–125.00	122.49
2	—	425	120.00	120.00
3	—	680	109.00–112.00	110.30
5	—	563	114.00–115.00	114.41
3	—	523	115.00–117.50	116.47
3	—	623	107.00–116.00	113.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	120.00–127.00	123.80
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
4	—	620	111.00–115.00	112.74
5	—	329	120.00–127.00	123.54
1	—	575	116.00	116.00
3	—	370	125.00–128.00	126.84
2	—	278	120.00–121.00	120.50
13	—	525	114.00–124.00	118.50
7	—	469	115.00–121.00	119.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	100.00–106.00	102.99
3	—	338	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
3	—	460	100.00–102.50	100.82
3	—	408	100.00–105.00	102.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	106.00–118.00	110.89
2	—	333	111.00–120.00	115.53
2	—	280	115.00–120.00	117.59
2	—	470	107.50–110.00	108.75
5	—	373	110.00–120.00	112.22
12	—	428	107.00–115.00	111.57
3	—	580	109.00–114.00	111.99
3	—	613	101.00–109.00	106.28
7	—	664	100.00–108.00	106.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	128.00–129.00	128.51
8	—	469	124.00–133.00	128.07
3	—	287	132.00–135.00	133.30
3	—	420	127.00–132.00	129.09
11	—	518	121.00–128.00	125.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	123.00–124.00	123.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
2	—	325	100.00–110.00	105.31
2	—	523	110.00–111.00	110.49
3	—	377	100.00–112.00	104.85
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	117.50	117.50
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	140.00–154.00	147.04
5	—	376	145.00–152.00	147.40
2	—	573	130.00–131.00	130.51
5	—	323	150.00–156.00	151.77
2	—	518	143.00–144.00	143.50
3	—	422	145.00–147.50	146.14
1	—	280	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	141.00	141.00
1	—	210	135.00	135.00
2	—	283	140.00–142.50	141.31
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
3	—	372	130.00–142.50	135.71
5	—	528	118.50–131.00	126.87
4	—	334	135.00–139.00	136.63
3	—	562	122.00–128.00	124.99
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
1	—	425	137.00	137.00
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,064	45.00–55.00	52.08
6	—	1,078	57.00–62.00	59.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,554	59.00–63.00	61.05
9	—	1,464	52.00–59.00	56.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,249	60.00–67.00	62.84
6	—	1,215	46.00–59.00	54.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,336	56.00–78.00	72.88
10	—	1,867	80.00–93.00	86.79

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

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