Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2021-06-21

Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 21

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Jun 14Jun 21Jul 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

363 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 446▼ 134 vs year ago 497 · −27.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 150▼ 42 vs year ago 120 · −35.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 42▲ 6 vs year ago 19 · +31.6%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.80/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −73.66 against this barn's trailing median of $202.46.

Average price

$128.80

88 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$28.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.04

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	539	135.25	730	40
Medium and Large 2	515	127.75	658	33
Small 1-2	488	122.31	597	7thin
Medium and Large 3	490	106.60	522	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.65/cwt here — about $207 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 sale88 hd

128.80

—

SC average5 barns · 302 hd

118.76

+10.04

This barn, trailing median3 sales

202.46

−73.66

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	1,646	96.36	1,586	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	76.05	1,183	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	73.79	859	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	67.54	703	4thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	156.61/cwt	150.00–163.00	446	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	156.88/cwt	150.00–168.00	499	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	333	126.11/cwt	122.50–130.00	420	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	143.09/cwt	140.00–146.00	479	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	151.39/cwt	146.00–157.00	572	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	138.10/cwt	135.00–143.00	522	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	378	126.04/cwt	120.00–133.00	476	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	629	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	139.89/cwt	132.00–145.00	596	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	498	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	767	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	135.26/cwt	129.00–141.00	736	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	773	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	570	118.03/cwt	115.00–121.00	673	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	591	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	836	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	120.96/cwt	119.00–124.00	746	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	121.01/cwt	117.00–123.00	829	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	905	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	138.05/cwt	135.00–142.00	375	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	137.58/cwt	135.00–139.00	444	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	124.84/cwt	122.50–127.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	464	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	135.27/cwt	131.00–137.00	509	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	132.17/cwt	130.00–136.00	550	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	420	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	122.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	131.19/cwt	128.00–136.00	621	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	508	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	129.36/cwt	126.00–135.00	671	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	122.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	646	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	126.65/cwt	120.00–132.00	728	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	116.88/cwt	112.00–122.00	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	118.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	735	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	420	125.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	526	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	131.44/cwt	128.00–135.00	560	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	140.43/cwt	136.00–143.00	659	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	471	105.46/cwt	100.00–110.00	497	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	130.64/cwt	127.50–135.00	624	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	135.53/cwt	132.00–144.00	706	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	127.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	667	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	136.59/cwt	134.00–141.00	788	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	120.65/cwt	117.00–124.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	131.40/cwt	126.00–135.00	820	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	776	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	805	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	252	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,646	96.36/cwt	80.00–102.00	1,586	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	67.54/cwt	66.00–69.00	703	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	65.79/cwt	58.00–69.00	716	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	75.17/cwt	70.00–81.00	877	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	85.84/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,167	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	76.05/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,183	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	915	796.00/cwt	796.00–796.00	7,283	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,096.00/cwt	1,096.00–1,096.00	13,645	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	870	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	10,223	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	940	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	11,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	760	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,168	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	965	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	6,417	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	978.40/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	12,602	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	871.19/cwt	858.00–885.00	11,238	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,306	1,024.15/cwt	928.00–1,085.00	13,375	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	15,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	802	609.31/cwt	510.00–695.00	4,887	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	848	629.74/cwt	580.00–684.00	5,340	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,003	731.27/cwt	667.00–788.00	7,335	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 Jun 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 446Year ago 497

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 150Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 42Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	127.50–135.00	130.64
1	—	565	124.00	124.00
6	—	426	128.00–135.00	131.44
1	—	710	118.00	118.00
2	—	655	118.00–119.00	118.50
3	—	618	117.00–124.00	120.65
10	—	521	120.00–130.00	127.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	126.00	126.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
4	—	420	120.00–129.00	125.29
1	—	580	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	521	132.00–144.00	135.53
2	—	428	138.00–140.00	139.03
2	—	665	121.00	121.00
5	—	577	134.00–141.00	136.59
7	—	469	136.00–143.00	140.43
7	—	624	126.00–135.00	131.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
6	—	471	100.00–110.00	105.46
1	—	540	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	112.00–122.00	116.88
10	—	575	120.00–132.00	126.65
11	—	473	128.00–136.00	131.19
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
6	—	416	130.00–136.00	132.17
3	—	272	135.00–142.00	138.05
16	—	519	126.00–135.00	129.36
3	—	323	135.00–139.00	137.58
9	—	376	131.00–137.00	135.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	118.00	118.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
2	—	508	110.00–111.00	110.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	245	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	115.00–120.00	118.00
2	—	428	120.00–126.00	122.88
2	—	328	122.50–127.00	124.84
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
4	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.98
1	—	565	118.00	118.00
3	—	470	120.00–122.00	121.34
2	—	368	125.00–127.00	126.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	120.00–133.00	126.04
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
1	—	510	116.00	116.00
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
2	—	333	122.50–130.00	126.11
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
2	—	570	115.00–121.00	118.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	591	141.50	141.50
5	—	498	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	148.00	148.00
2	—	285	150.00–163.00	156.61
2	—	558	138.00–139.00	138.49
1	—	600	136.00	136.00
2	—	378	146.00–157.00	151.39
2	—	718	125.00–127.00	125.99
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
6	—	318	150.00–168.00	156.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
3	—	617	119.00–124.00	120.96
1	—	740	119.00	119.00
4	—	378	135.00–143.00	138.10
4	—	544	129.00–141.00	135.26
1	—	470	131.00	131.00
2	—	335	140.00–146.00	143.09
3	—	685	117.00–123.00	121.01
6	—	426	132.00–145.00	139.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	52.50	52.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	915	796.00	796.00

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	—	1,245	1,096.00	1,096.00

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	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	—	870	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,250.00	1,250.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,306	928.00–1,085.00	1,024.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,288	900.00–1,100.00	978.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	858.00–885.00	871.19

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	—	760	680.00	680.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	665.00	665.00

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	3	—	802	510.00–695.00	609.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	848	580.00–684.00	629.74

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	—	1,003	667.00–788.00	731.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,088	58.00–69.00	65.79
3	—	1,360	83.00–89.00	85.84
26	—	1,167	70.00–81.00	75.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,555	73.00–79.00	76.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	66.00–69.00	67.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,646	80.00–102.00	96.36

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.