Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed for the holidays. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.32/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$125.32

67 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$28.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.82

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	392	135.64	532	25
Medium and Large 2	439	125.25	550	24
Small 1-2	433	113.90	493	10thin
Medium and Large 3	350	107.54	376	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.10/cwt here — about $156 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 sale67 hd

125.32

—

SC average2 barns · 180 hd

130.13

−4.82

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	1,877	86.00	1,614	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	68.17	867	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	65.37	987	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	60.82	605	5thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Small 1-2	—	268	127.85/cwt	120.00–135.00	343	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	127.79/cwt	120.00–135.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	135.38/cwt	132.50–137.50	376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	636	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	530	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	125.31/cwt	123.00–127.50	581	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	144.07/cwt	140.00–147.50	328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	105.08/cwt	100.00–110.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	123.68/cwt	122.00–126.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	126.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	128.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	136.24/cwt	132.50–139.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.28/cwt	132.50–147.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	316	181.88/cwt	180.00–185.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	515	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	148.25/cwt	145.00–155.00	381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	371	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	162.05/cwt	159.00–165.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	169.67/cwt	162.50–177.50	633	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	173.65/cwt	165.00–177.50	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	146.70/cwt	144.00–148.00	780	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	713	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	60.82/cwt	57.00–64.00	605	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	65.37/cwt	62.00–68.00	987	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	562	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	69.11/cwt	64.00–74.00	890	15
Bulls	—	—	2,038	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,834	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,213	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	890.71/cwt	840.00–956.00	8,747	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	869.33/cwt	810.00–900.00	10,310	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,822	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,477	1,028.91/cwt	948.00–1,150.00	15,197	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,454	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	574.00/cwt	574.00–574.00	4,707	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	763.51/cwt	763.00–764.00	6,337	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	760	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,964	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	808.80/cwt	700.00–910.00	7,724	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	660	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,746	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	946.00/cwt	946.00–946.00	10,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	13,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	163.18/cwt	159.00–167.50	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	137.57/cwt	132.50–141.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	119.03/cwt	111.00–127.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	605	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	128.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	155.32/cwt	150.00–162.50	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	135.72/cwt	132.00–140.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	1

How this sale compares

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 Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 281Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 35Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 20Year ago 20

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed for the holidays. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	120.00–135.00	127.85
2	—	328	120.00–135.00	127.79
1	—	210	125.00	125.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	180.00–185.00	181.88
2	—	290	175.00–180.00	177.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
3	—	257	145.00–155.00	148.25
1	—	515	143.00	143.00
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
1	—	490	152.00	152.00
1	—	330	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	165.00	165.00
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
1	—	225	165.00	165.00
2	—	478	159.00–165.00	162.05
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
10	—	373	162.50–177.50	169.67
3	—	330	165.00–177.50	173.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	278	132.50–137.50	135.38
2	—	505	134.00–136.00	135.00
7	—	473	130.00–138.00	134.39
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
3	—	228	140.00–147.50	144.07
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	615	124.00	124.00
3	—	420	132.50–139.00	136.24
1	—	570	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	106.00	106.00
2	—	380	117.50	117.50
2	—	420	115.00	115.00
1	—	225	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	103.00	103.00
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
2	—	315	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	123.00–127.50	125.31
1	—	440	127.00	127.00
2	—	570	118.00–122.00	119.96
6	—	514	122.00–126.00	123.68
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
3	—	373	120.00–130.00	126.30
3	—	333	125.00–130.00	128.45
3	—	278	125.00–130.00	128.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	100.00–110.00	105.08
2	—	250	110.00–112.50	111.25
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	132.50–147.00	142.28
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
3	—	517	132.50–141.00	137.57
4	—	629	111.00–127.00	119.03
1	—	440	137.50	137.50
4	—	569	132.00–140.00	135.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
3	—	532	144.00–148.00	146.70
6	—	433	159.00–167.50	163.18
4	—	466	150.00–162.50	155.32
1	—	640	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	168.00	168.00
1	—	405	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	995	57.00–64.00	60.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	62.00–68.00	65.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	54.00	54.00
15	—	1,288	64.00–74.00	69.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,038	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,555	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	982	840.00–956.00	890.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	763.00–764.00	763.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,186	810.00–900.00	869.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,477	948.00–1,150.00	1,028.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	574.00	574.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	416.00	416.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	390.00	390.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	955	700.00–910.00	808.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	946.00	946.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,170	1,160.00	1,160.00

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.

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Williamston Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle