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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, May 10

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

262 head

▼ 230 vs last sale 492▼ 96 vs year ago 358 · −26.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 97▲ 10 vs year ago 19 · +52.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 49▼ 22 vs year ago 57 · −38.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.40/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −76.07 against this barn's trailing median of $202.46.

Average price

$126.40

87 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$22.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.40

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	527	133.96	706	40
Medium and Large 2	553	121.74	673	33
Small 1-2	516	116.74	603	11thin
Small 2	645	114.00	735	1thin
Medium and Large 3	495	111.25	551	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.71/cwt here — about $155 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 sale87 hd

126.40

—

SC average5 barns · 338 hd

120.00

+6.40

This barn, trailing median3 sales

202.46

−76.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.45, low $191.20, median $202.46 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,647	94.93	1,563	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	69.42	876	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	64.43	917	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	58.71	542	4thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	136.47/cwt	130.00–142.50	382	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	292	107.50/cwt	100.00–115.00	314	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	135.98/cwt	132.00–142.50	449	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	134.19/cwt	132.50–135.00	487	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	153.77/cwt	152.50–155.00	577	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	144.70/cwt	140.00–149.00	627	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	120.28/cwt	117.00–124.00	742	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	453	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	129.68/cwt	129.00–130.00	489	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	129.61/cwt	127.00–134.00	531	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	118.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	507	12
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	427	105.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	452	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	129.88/cwt	127.00–134.00	608	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	118.63/cwt	117.00–125.00	568	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	480	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	126.50/cwt	123.00–130.00	645	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	117.71/cwt	112.00–120.00	618	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	111.64/cwt	107.00–116.00	634	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	575	106.54/cwt	104.00–109.00	613	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	110.34/cwt	109.00–111.00	682	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	715	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	148.94/cwt	145.00–152.00	618	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	423	120.04/cwt	117.50–122.50	508	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	135.39/cwt	125.00–141.00	581	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	139.70/cwt	136.00–149.00	657	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	128.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	604	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	472	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	568	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	136.42/cwt	134.00–142.00	722	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	123.03/cwt	118.00–126.00	652	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	564	121.10/cwt	118.00–125.00	683	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	125.81/cwt	125.50–129.00	730	11
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	580	115.53/cwt	114.00–117.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	115.47/cwt	113.00–118.00	714	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	124.97/cwt	124.00–127.00	782	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Small 2	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	809	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	112.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	753	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	680	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	77.30/cwt	70.00–85.00	286	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,647	94.93/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,563	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	58.71/cwt	56.00–62.00	542	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	70.38/cwt	60.00–92.00	874	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	64.43/cwt	62.00–68.00	917	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,530	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	857	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	839.23/cwt	785.00–886.00	8,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	690	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,933	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	730	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,774	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	865	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	4,489	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,830	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	873	520.29/cwt	500.00–540.00	4,542	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,073	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	643.27/cwt	590.00–670.00	6,175	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,023	780.28/cwt	725.00–810.00	7,982	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,136	840.75/cwt	770.00–1,000.00	9,551	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	505	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	545	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	3,870	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	880	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	8,448	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	885	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,514	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	895	1,009.64/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	9,036	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	980	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,555	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	681.67/cwt	671.00–691.00	6,135	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,733	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	840.15/cwt	715.00–948.00	10,057	3

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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 492Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 97Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 49Year ago 57

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	923	56.00–62.00	58.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	62.00–68.00	64.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	56.00	56.00
14	—	1,242	60.00–92.00	70.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,647	92.00–97.00	94.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	645	128.00	128.00
3	—	433	140.00–149.00	144.70
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	465	141.00	141.00
2	—	375	152.50–155.00	153.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	130.00–142.50	136.47
6	—	330	132.00–142.50	135.98
3	—	363	132.50–135.00	134.19
3	—	617	117.00–124.00	120.28
1	—	735	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	292	100.00–115.00	107.50
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	134.00–142.00	136.42
3	—	415	145.00–152.00	148.94
11	—	580	125.50–129.00	125.81
16	—	470	136.00–149.00	139.70
2	—	655	123.00–124.00	123.50
4	—	626	124.00–127.00	124.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	104.00	104.00
1	—	630	113.00	113.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
3	—	423	117.50–122.50	120.04
3	—	472	120.00–121.00	120.32
2	—	580	114.00–117.00	115.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	118.00–126.00	123.03
6	—	429	125.00–141.00	135.39
3	—	670	110.00–115.00	112.33
2	—	710	100.00	100.00
10	—	564	118.00–125.00	121.10
2	—	470	125.00–132.00	128.50
4	—	618	113.00–118.00	115.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	70.00–85.00	77.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
3	—	427	100.00–110.00	105.96
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	107.00	107.00
2	—	575	104.00–109.00	106.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	127.00–134.00	129.61
6	—	468	127.00–134.00	129.88
2	—	510	123.00–130.00	126.50
1	—	250	144.00	144.00
3	—	377	129.00–130.00	129.68
1	—	345	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	112.00–120.00	117.71
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
2	—	568	107.00–116.00	111.64
8	—	479	117.00–125.00	118.63
3	—	618	109.00–111.00	110.34
3	—	372	120.00–125.00	121.64
1	—	730	98.00	98.00
12	—	427	115.00–125.00	118.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	167.50	167.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	870	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	380.00	380.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	425.00	425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,136	770.00–1,000.00	840.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	570.00	570.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,023	725.00–810.00	780.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	960	590.00–670.00	643.27

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)	1	—	865	519.00	519.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	873	500.00–540.00	520.29

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	—	980	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	895	950.00–1,050.00	1,009.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	505	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	545	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	983	785.00–886.00	839.23

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	3	—	1,197	715.00–948.00	840.15

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	—	1,065	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	671.00–691.00	681.67

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.