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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 2

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

386 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 391▼ 17 vs year ago 403 · −4.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 61▼ 57 vs year ago 94 · −60.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 10▼ 14 vs year ago 32 · −43.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 8.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average to good 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 $137.42/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$137.42

136 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$19.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.92

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	485	140.81	682	106
Medium and Large 2	536	126.06	675	26
Small 1-2	460	121.50	559	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.31/cwt here — about $123 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 sale136 hd

137.42

—

SC average5 barns · 445 hd

126.50

+10.92

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	2,115	101.47	2,146	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	71.27	915	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	70.16	1,027	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	64.76	643	8thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	267	176.72/cwt	175.00–177.50	472	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	280	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	343	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	175.40/cwt	172.50–179.00	570	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	144.05/cwt	141.00–147.50	468	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	172.50/cwt	171.00–174.00	604	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	161.52/cwt	155.00–167.50	602	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	148.69/cwt	148.00–150.00	564	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	382	135.30/cwt	132.50–139.00	517	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	164.01/cwt	163.00–165.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	149.05/cwt	148.00–150.00	626	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	475	134.03/cwt	133.00–135.00	637	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	141.82/cwt	137.50–145.00	685	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	837	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	153.44/cwt	143.00–163.00	796	10
Steers	—	Small 1-2	522	127.42/cwt	125.00–132.50	665	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	132.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	698	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	553	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	781	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	157.40/cwt	150.00–164.00	891	13
Steers	—	Small 1-2	573	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	728	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	148.48/cwt	144.00–152.00	852	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	134.29/cwt	127.00–138.00	776	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	580	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	916	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	947	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	143.80/cwt	139.00–148.00	894	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	963	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	136.43/cwt	134.00–139.00	857	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,009	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	142.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	950	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	989	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	130.31/cwt	126.00–135.00	884	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,008	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	126.75/cwt	124.00–131.00	910	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	133.93/cwt	129.00–139.00	971	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	959	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	143.47/cwt	140.00–148.00	452	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	315	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	386	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	321	158.79/cwt	156.00–162.50	510	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	133.35/cwt	129.00–137.50	431	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	151.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	145.29/cwt	140.00–149.00	554	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	133.94/cwt	130.00–137.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	151.99/cwt	151.00–153.00	637	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	145.18/cwt	140.00–148.00	608	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	138.86/cwt	135.00–144.00	655	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	137.93/cwt	133.00–143.00	717	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	127.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	670	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	144.46/cwt	144.00–145.00	771	13
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	535	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	629	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	134.17/cwt	131.00–140.00	771	16
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	126.13/cwt	123.00–129.00	734	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	126.76/cwt	125.00–130.00	792	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	123.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	818	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	114.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	813	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	489	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	141.34/cwt	137.00–147.50	598	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	153.47/cwt	150.00–158.00	655	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	430	127.15/cwt	122.50–132.00	547	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	134.50/cwt	132.50–137.00	636	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	112.11/cwt	109.00–115.00	530	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	148.09/cwt	143.00–152.50	702	14
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	477	129.16/cwt	127.50–130.00	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	143.62/cwt	137.00–148.00	748	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	130.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	684	11
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	138.98/cwt	136.00–144.00	771	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	129.24/cwt	124.00–135.00	750	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	626	124.17/cwt	121.00–126.00	777	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	674	118.26/cwt	116.00–121.00	797	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,115	101.47/cwt	100.00–103.00	2,146	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	414	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	67.73/cwt	65.00–72.00	677	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	72.98/cwt	68.00–78.00	928	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	65.79/cwt	65.00–66.00	868	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	70.16/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,027	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	880	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,104	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	935	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,984	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	993	891.25/cwt	800.00–975.00	8,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,920	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,053	841.05/cwt	800.00–880.00	8,856	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	6,174	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	855	569.82/cwt	534.00–604.00	4,872	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	865	588.00/cwt	588.00–588.00	5,086	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	883	747.19/cwt	697.00–800.00	6,598	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	931.99/cwt	728.00–1,011.00	10,895	4

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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 391Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 61Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	137.00–147.50	141.34
7	—	674	116.00–121.00	118.26
5	—	473	132.50–137.00	134.50
11	—	525	125.00–135.00	130.28
10	—	580	124.00–135.00	129.24
6	—	626	121.00–126.00	124.17
1	—	715	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	474	143.00–152.50	148.09
5	—	427	150.00–158.00	153.47
4	—	555	136.00–144.00	138.98
7	—	521	137.00–148.00	143.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	162.50	162.50
1	—	510	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	109.00–115.00	112.11
2	—	420	115.00–118.00	116.46
1	—	690	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	122.50–132.00	127.15
3	—	477	127.50–130.00	129.16
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
2	—	575	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
5	—	321	156.00–162.50	158.79
2	—	368	150.00–153.00	151.49
4	—	419	151.00–153.00	151.99
1	—	205	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
1	—	375	132.00	132.00
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
5	—	713	112.00–116.00	114.01
3	—	408	130.00–137.00	133.94
5	—	524	125.00–130.00	127.90
1	—	485	131.00	131.00
7	—	582	123.00–129.00	126.13
2	—	323	129.00–137.50	133.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	117.50	117.50
1	—	315	122.50	122.50
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
1	—	415	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	419	140.00–148.00	145.18
3	—	315	140.00–148.00	143.47
6	—	664	120.00–125.00	123.15
10	—	381	140.00–149.00	145.29
4	—	625	125.00–130.00	126.76
12	—	520	133.00–143.00	137.93
15	—	472	135.00–144.00	138.86
16	—	575	131.00–140.00	134.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	129.00	129.00
1	—	480	143.00	143.00
13	—	534	144.00–145.00	144.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
2	—	553	140.00–142.50	141.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	145.00–150.00	147.64
6	—	509	164.50	164.50
2	—	623	154.00–155.00	154.50
13	—	566	150.00–164.00	157.40
1	—	700	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	129.00–139.00	133.93
1	—	475	165.00	165.00
2	—	755	126.00–128.00	127.00
5	—	373	155.00–167.50	161.52
10	—	519	143.00–163.00	153.44
5	—	622	139.00–148.00	143.80
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
2	—	410	163.00–165.00	164.01
4	—	669	135.00–145.00	142.01
6	—	574	144.00–152.00	148.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	132.50–139.00	135.30
1	—	280	122.50	122.50
3	—	522	125.00–132.50	127.42
2	—	475	133.00–135.00	134.03
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	125.00–129.00	126.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	130.00–137.00	132.27
3	—	578	127.00–138.00	134.29
3	—	379	148.00–150.00	148.69
3	—	483	137.50–145.00	141.82
2	—	628	134.00–139.00	136.43
2	—	325	141.00–147.50	144.05
2	—	420	148.00–150.00	149.05
3	—	678	126.00–135.00	130.31
3	—	718	124.00–131.00	126.75
1	—	770	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	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	—	655	154.00	154.00
1	—	615	154.00	154.00
2	—	350	171.00–174.00	172.50
1	—	580	158.00	158.00
3	—	267	175.00–177.50	176.72
4	—	325	172.50–179.00	175.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,053	800.00–880.00	841.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	640.00	640.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	800.00–975.00	891.25

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)	1	—	880	580.00	580.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	588.00	588.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	697.00–800.00	747.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,169	728.00–1,011.00	931.99

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	2	—	855	534.00–604.00	569.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,115	100.00–103.00	101.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,272	68.00–78.00	72.98
5	—	1,320	65.00–66.00	65.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,464	69.00–74.00	70.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,000	65.00–72.00	67.73
1	—	940	44.00	44.00

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.