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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 13

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Dec 6Dec 13Jan 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

281 head

▼ 677 vs last sale 958▼ 321 vs year ago 602 · −53.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 132▼ 15 vs year ago 50 · −30.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 24▼ 12 vs year ago 32 · −37.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.31/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$128.31

79 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$24.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.26

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	457	134.02	613	46
Medium and Large 2	462	124.84	577	21
Small 1-2	505	114.57	579	7thin
Medium and Large 3	340	109.50	372	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.52/cwt here — about $241 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 sale79 hd

128.31

—

SC average5 barns · 441 hd

127.05

+1.26

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	1,845	94.39	1,741	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	62.42	893	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,083	58.70	636	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	51.88	504	6thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	295	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	444	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	263	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	329	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	542	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	169.10/cwt	162.50–177.50	546	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	324	140.17/cwt	122.50–172.50	454	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	327	186.08/cwt	180.00–192.50	608	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	148.13/cwt	144.00–152.50	533	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	171.26/cwt	167.50–175.00	622	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	185.07/cwt	182.50–188.00	685	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	129.34/cwt	126.00–132.50	485	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	167.40/cwt	165.00–175.00	705	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	450	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	619	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	165.29/cwt	163.00–168.00	780	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2Value Added	478	131.27/cwt	130.00–132.50	627	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	143.70/cwt	142.50–145.00	747	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	146.51/cwt	144.00–149.00	818	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	602	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	136.11/cwt	133.00–139.00	776	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	984	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	205	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	246	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	141.59/cwt	135.00–147.50	389	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	323	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	142.78/cwt	135.00–148.00	461	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	136.10/cwt	130.00–145.00	510	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	395	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	464	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	135.18/cwt	132.00–138.00	576	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	431	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	547	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	129.76/cwt	127.50–132.00	575	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	136.65/cwt	133.00–141.00	634	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Value Added	470	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	122.92/cwt	117.50–130.00	638	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	129.79/cwt	126.00–134.00	678	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	129.33/cwt	125.00–133.00	737	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	118.45/cwt	112.50–124.00	681	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Value Added	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	745	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	767	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	155.37/cwt	152.50–160.00	651	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	420	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	536	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	171.26/cwt	170.00–172.50	736	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	141.13/cwt	130.00–149.00	663	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	158.99/cwt	157.00–164.00	771	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	751	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	154.29/cwt	150.00–164.00	802	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	545	126.32/cwt	126.00–128.00	688	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	145.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	827	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	133.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	793	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	130.55/cwt	128.00–133.00	866	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	672	111.34/cwt	110.00–114.00	748	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,845	94.39/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,741	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	755	42.50/cwt	42.00–43.00	321	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	988	45.45/cwt	41.00–54.00	449	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	818	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	56.57/cwt	55.00–58.00	610	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	61.94/cwt	59.00–64.00	705	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	62.42/cwt	59.00–65.00	893	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	766.00/cwt	766.00–766.00	6,664	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	860	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,665	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	875	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,306	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	915	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	4,026	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	6,762	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,455	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	4,080	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	982	850.75/cwt	770.00–900.00	8,354	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	707.00/cwt	707.00–707.00	7,247	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,852	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	7,366	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	745	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	6,482	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	830	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	10,043	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,760	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	810	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,184	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,028	904.72/cwt	856.00–945.00	9,301	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 Dec 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 958Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 132Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 24Year ago 32

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
6	—	419	152.50–160.00	155.37
1	—	630	135.00	135.00
5	—	569	140.00–150.00	145.33
5	—	520	150.00–164.00	154.29
2	—	663	128.00–133.00	130.55
6	—	485	157.00–164.00	158.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	170.00–172.50	171.26
1	—	460	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	125.00–130.00	127.53
6	—	545	126.00–128.00	126.32
1	—	325	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	130.00–135.00	133.33
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
1	—	425	149.00	149.00
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
2	—	518	145.00	145.00
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
4	—	470	130.00–149.00	141.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	110.00–114.00	111.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	107.50	107.50
1	—	205	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	117.50–130.00	122.92
2	—	330	120.00–130.00	124.92
1	—	450	127.00	127.00
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
2	—	575	112.50–124.00	118.45
2	—	443	127.50–132.00	129.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	112.00	112.00
1	—	745	103.00	103.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	133.00–141.00	136.65
2	—	630	123.00	123.00
10	—	522	126.00–134.00	129.79
7	—	375	130.00–145.00	136.10
1	—	220	135.00	135.00
9	—	570	125.00–133.00	129.33
6	—	426	132.00–138.00	135.18
4	—	323	135.00–148.00	142.78
2	—	275	135.00–147.50	141.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	117.50	117.50
1	—	630	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	182.50–188.00	185.07
1	—	290	187.00	187.00
5	—	327	180.00–192.50	186.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	263	120.00–130.00	125.05
1	—	450	137.50	137.50
4	—	324	122.50–172.50	140.17
2	—	375	126.00–132.50	129.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	107.50	107.50
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	147.50	147.50
2	—	360	144.00–152.50	148.13
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	460	151.00	151.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
2	—	520	142.50–145.00	143.70
2	—	570	133.00–139.00	136.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	163.00–168.00	165.29
5	—	323	162.50–177.50	169.10
2	—	558	144.00–149.00	146.51
1	—	740	133.00	133.00
1	—	610	145.00	145.00
1	—	250	177.50	177.50
4	—	363	167.50–175.00	171.26
4	—	421	165.00–175.00	167.40
1	—	225	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	130.00–132.50	131.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	41.00–54.00	45.45
6	—	1,138	59.00–64.00	61.94
1	—	1,035	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	42.00–43.00	42.50
4	—	1,079	55.00–58.00	56.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	59.00–65.00	62.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	93.00–96.00	94.39

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	982	770.00–900.00	850.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	890.00	890.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	425.00	425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	440.00	440.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	707.00	707.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	835.00	835.00

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	1	—	870	766.00	766.00

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	—	745	870.00	870.00

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	—	1,160	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	1,210.00	1,210.00

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	—	1,028	856.00–945.00	904.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	640.00	640.00

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.