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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 22

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

308 head

▲ 232 vs last sale 76▼ 50 vs year ago 358 · −14.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 26▲ 42 vs year ago 65 · +64.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 19▲ 1 vs year ago 15 · +6.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.70/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$117.70

102 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$30.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

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	390	128.46	500	38
Medium and Large 2	464	116.58	541	34
Small 1-2	499	106.81	533	25
Medium and Large 3	321	98.02	314	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.44/cwt here — about $186 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 sale102 hd

117.70

—

SC average5 barns · 243 hd

115.96

+1.74

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	1,781	88.90	1,583	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	73.71	1,112	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	73.20	910	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	56.18	586	13

Every lot

85 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	447	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	144.03/cwt	143.00–145.00	400	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	313	172.48/cwt	172.00–173.00	540	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	158.18/cwt	155.00–163.00	516	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	138.19/cwt	132.50–147.50	456	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	335	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	411	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	152.88/cwt	150.00–159.00	564	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	139.37/cwt	130.00–147.50	528	10
Steers	—	Small 1-2	383	126.54/cwt	123.00–133.00	485	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	147.36/cwt	144.00–152.00	682	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	120.37/cwt	116.00–127.00	740	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	115.91/cwt	113.00–119.00	782	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	131.50/cwt	127.50–137.50	313	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	342	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	311	97.53/cwt	95.00–100.00	303	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	318	110.08/cwt	107.50–112.50	350	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	376	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	132.70/cwt	127.50–137.00	446	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	360	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	129.66/cwt	125.00–133.00	468	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	119.57/cwt	115.00–124.00	496	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	126.52/cwt	123.00–131.00	533	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	433	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	465	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	119.09/cwt	116.00–122.00	548	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	464	112.24/cwt	110.00–113.00	521	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	124.02/cwt	121.00–126.00	578	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	126.84/cwt	122.00–132.50	648	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	515	106.85/cwt	104.00–110.00	550	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	110.08/cwt	108.00–117.00	632	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	574	104.88/cwt	100.00–107.00	602	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	615	101.68/cwt	99.00–105.00	625	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	446	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	129.85/cwt	120.00–140.00	547	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	153.09/cwt	149.00–159.00	657	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	150.66/cwt	144.00–155.00	702	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	467	101.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	475	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	134.75/cwt	127.00–142.00	636	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	483	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	122.74/cwt	118.00–128.00	636	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	130.83/cwt	125.00–137.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	126.55/cwt	125.00–128.00	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	118.69/cwt	116.00–122.00	677	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	116.37/cwt	112.00–119.00	733	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	654	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	746	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	705	105.03/cwt	101.00–109.00	740	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	724	105.24/cwt	103.00–107.00	762	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,781	88.90/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,583	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	46.40/cwt	40.00–54.00	438	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	62.30/cwt	57.00–66.00	688	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	80.21/cwt	79.00–81.00	991	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	73.37/cwt	65.00–78.00	912	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	62.20/cwt	60.00–64.00	781	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	73.71/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,112	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	895	759.88/cwt	734.00–782.00	6,801	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	1,135	851.00/cwt	851.00–851.00	9,659	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,117.00/cwt	1,117.00–1,117.00	14,018	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	575	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,588	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,306	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	693	337.84/cwt	290.00–390.00	2,341	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,010	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,919	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	784.00/cwt	784.00–784.00	8,310	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	623	302.14/cwt	279.00–330.00	1,882	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,023	797.33/cwt	732.00–854.00	8,157	2

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 76Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 26Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 15

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	110.00–113.00	112.24
5	—	515	104.00–110.00	106.85
2	—	433	105.00–110.00	107.49
3	—	615	99.00–105.00	101.68
1	—	360	102.50	102.50
7	—	574	100.00–107.00	104.88
3	—	318	107.50–112.50	110.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	125.00–133.00	129.66
7	—	466	121.00–126.00	124.02
9	—	421	123.00–131.00	126.52
9	—	336	127.50–137.00	132.70
4	—	511	122.00–132.50	126.84
3	—	238	127.50–137.50	131.50
2	—	263	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	415	115.00–124.00	119.57
8	—	574	108.00–117.00	110.08
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	104.00	104.00
10	—	460	116.00–122.00	119.09
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	117.50	117.50
2	—	373	115.00–120.00	117.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	311	95.00–100.00	97.53
1	—	360	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	101.00–109.00	105.03
2	—	570	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	483	115.00–118.00	116.46
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	780	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	149.00–159.00	153.09
2	—	568	125.00–128.00	126.55
6	—	466	144.00–155.00	150.66
2	—	520	125.00–137.00	130.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	165.00–170.00	167.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	94.00	94.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
2	—	415	105.00–110.00	107.47
2	—	523	100.00	100.00
3	—	467	100.00–105.00	101.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	118.00–128.00	122.74
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
7	—	472	127.00–142.00	134.75
3	—	630	112.00–119.00	116.37
5	—	421	120.00–140.00	129.85
4	—	570	116.00–122.00	118.69
4	—	654	114.00	114.00
4	—	724	103.00–107.00	105.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	120.00–125.00	122.57
4	—	383	123.00–133.00	126.54
1	—	235	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	172.00–173.00	172.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	150.00–159.00	152.88
5	—	463	144.00–152.00	147.36
1	—	410	157.50	157.50
1	—	275	162.50	162.50
4	—	326	155.00–163.00	158.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	113.00–119.00	115.91
3	—	330	132.50–147.50	138.19
1	—	530	132.00	132.00
5	—	615	116.00–127.00	120.37
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
10	—	379	130.00–147.50	139.37
1	—	710	118.00	118.00
2	—	278	143.00–145.00	144.03
2	—	490	140.00–143.00	141.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	575	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	851.00	851.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,255	1,117.00	1,117.00

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	2	—	895	734.00–782.00	759.88

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	693	290.00–390.00	337.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	615	375.00	375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	784.00	784.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	685.00	685.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	623	279.00–330.00	302.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	360.00	360.00

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	2	—	1,023	732.00–854.00	797.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,243	65.00–78.00	73.37
3	—	1,255	60.00–64.00	62.20
4	—	1,236	79.00–81.00	80.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	72.00–76.00	73.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	944	40.00–54.00	46.40
8	—	1,104	57.00–66.00	62.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,781	81.00–96.00	88.90

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.