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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 15

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 270 vs last sale 346▼ 301 vs year ago 377 · −79.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 77▼ 90 vs year ago 116 · −77.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 25▼ 12 vs year ago 31 · −38.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area, with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.10/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$132.10

16 head · 340 lb average

Value per head Derived

$450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$37.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	278	145.04	403	5thin
Medium and Large 2	337	133.29	449	7thin
Small 1-2	457	115.97	530	3thin
Medium and Large 3	330	107.50	355	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.54/cwt here — about $49 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 sale16 hd

132.10

—

SC average5 barns · 257 hd

134.77

−2.67

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	—	High	1,684	92.28	1,554	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	68.53	1,189	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	67.09	759	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	815	58.93	480	3thin

Every lot

49 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	208	157.59/cwt	150.00–165.00	328	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	135.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	433	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	355	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	355	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	417	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	131.28/cwt	130.00–132.50	470	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	110.30/cwt	109.00–111.00	518	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	530	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	92.55/cwt	90.00–95.00	530	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	592	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	530	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	461	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	542	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	116.97/cwt	114.00–120.00	608	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,678	87.56/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,469	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,639	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	750	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	360	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	800	54.12/cwt	48.00–59.00	433	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	64.39/cwt	63.00–66.00	546	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	69.08/cwt	64.00–74.00	817	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	68.53/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,189	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	803	444.08/cwt	425.00–460.00	3,566	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	820	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,280	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	880	669.89/cwt	650.00–690.00	5,895	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	905	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,797	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	910	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,413	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	965	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,729	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,418	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	825	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,290	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	607.00/cwt	607.00–607.00	5,342	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	558.00/cwt	558.00–558.00	5,273	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	775	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	785	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	880	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	960	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	10,464	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	12,590	1

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 346Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 77Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 25Year ago 31

No comparisons available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area, 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
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	106.00	106.00
3	—	470	109.00–111.00	110.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
1	—	260	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	103.00	103.00
1	—	370	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	90.00–95.00	92.55
1	—	630	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
2	—	208	150.00–165.00	157.59
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
2	—	355	115.00–120.00	117.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
2	—	358	130.00–132.50	131.28
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
2	—	320	130.00–140.00	135.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	114.00–120.00	116.97
2	—	433	120.00–125.00	122.43
4	—	461	115.00–120.00	117.51

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	803	425.00–460.00	444.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	650.00–690.00	669.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	375.00	375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	490.00	490.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	530.00	530.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	607.00	607.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	575	230.00	230.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	520.00	520.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	558.00	558.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	700.00	700.00

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	1	—	1,155	1,090.00	1,090.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,090.00	1,090.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	48.00–59.00	54.12
13	—	1,182	64.00–74.00	69.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	48.00	48.00
2	—	848	63.00–66.00	64.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	67.00–70.00	68.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,678	87.00–88.00	87.56

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.