Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of high quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.23/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$131.23

142 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$34.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

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	463	139.01	644	84
Medium and Large 2	482	126.24	608	34
Small 1-2	475	118.60	563	11thin
Medium and Large 3	504	104.73	527	13thin

One grade step is worth $34.28/cwt here — about $116 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 sale142 hd

131.23

—

SC average4 barns · 323 hd

132.92

−1.69

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	1,716	98.28	1,686	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	72.38	851	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	66.36	1,050	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	907	60.63	550	8thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	142.91/cwt	134.00–149.00	602	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	123.74/cwt	122.50–128.00	776	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	131.42/cwt	127.00–135.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	129.90/cwt	123.00–134.00	622	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	133.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	430	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.44/cwt	129.00–143.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	141.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	141.50/cwt	137.50–149.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	141.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	115.97/cwt	113.00–119.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	132.42/cwt	130.00–137.50	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.80/cwt	117.00–123.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	118.38/cwt	112.00–123.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	685	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	103.71/cwt	100.00–107.50	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	103.56/cwt	100.00–107.00	642	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	146.03/cwt	140.00–152.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	104.10/cwt	100.00–110.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	119.52/cwt	118.00–121.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	140.41/cwt	137.00–145.00	720	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	154.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	485	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	118.78/cwt	117.50–120.00	434	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	147.68/cwt	145.00–152.50	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	139.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	667	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	175.17/cwt	170.00–178.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	182.49/cwt	182.00–183.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	188.17/cwt	181.00–191.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	168.40/cwt	162.00–175.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	155.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	158.12/cwt	155.00–160.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	167.67/cwt	160.00–171.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	175.67/cwt	162.50–180.00	567	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	948	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	151.04/cwt	147.50–160.00	421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	167.93/cwt	160.00–176.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	495	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	142.02/cwt	135.00–148.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	156.25/cwt	149.00–161.00	823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	163.37/cwt	157.00–166.00	774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	136.71/cwt	133.00–141.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	174.27/cwt	160.00–188.00	725	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	174.60/cwt	170.00–180.00	808	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	62.29/cwt	58.00–68.00	557	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	485	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	66.36/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,050	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	64.48/cwt	52.00–68.00	691	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	74.64/cwt	69.00–79.00	907	29
Bulls	—	—	1,609	94.35/cwt	82.00–99.00	1,518	5
Bulls	—	—	1,983	108.11/cwt	105.00–112.00	2,144	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	83.10/cwt	80.00–86.00	979	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	853.80/cwt	830.00–880.00	8,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	139.93/cwt	135.00–146.00	725	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	123.99/cwt	120.00–128.00	841	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	517	163.69/cwt	162.00–166.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,430	1,416.00/cwt	1,416.00–1,416.00	20,249	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	990	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,990	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	9,056	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	11,372	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	751.00/cwt	751.00–751.00	7,322	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	857.00/cwt	857.00–857.00	8,956	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	429.70/cwt	390.00–475.00	3,266	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,424	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,798	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,948	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,430	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	785	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,574	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,324	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	1,118.40/cwt	997.00–1,258.00	13,723	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	963	853.27/cwt	790.00–910.00	8,217	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,154	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	665	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,660	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	758	595.74/cwt	580.00–610.00	4,516	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,518	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	787	627.01/cwt	570.00–670.00	4,935	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	968	726.85/cwt	670.00–780.00	7,036	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,251	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	966	576.17/cwt	540.00–620.00	5,566	4

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 197Year ago 798

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 33Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 36Year ago 25

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of high quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	184.00	184.00
1	—	510	175.00	175.00
2	—	325	182.00–183.00	182.49
5	—	429	181.00–191.00	188.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	150.00–160.00	154.84
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
2	—	465	150.00–160.00	155.05
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
4	—	371	155.00–160.00	158.12
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
1	—	645	147.00	147.00
4	—	279	147.50–160.00	151.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	170.00–178.00	175.17
4	—	484	162.00–175.00	168.40
4	—	523	160.00–171.00	167.67
10	—	323	162.50–180.00	175.67
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
6	—	369	160.00–176.00	167.93
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
4	—	370	130.00–137.50	133.67
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	421	134.00–149.00	142.91
11	—	627	122.50–128.00	123.74
4	—	565	129.00–143.00	135.44
3	—	227	140.00–145.00	141.62
8	—	373	137.50–149.00	141.50
4	—	315	135.00–145.00	141.87
10	—	513	137.00–145.00	140.41
3	—	275	145.00–152.50	147.68
13	—	478	135.00–145.00	139.46
3	—	685	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	114.00	114.00
3	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	122.50	122.50
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	730	111.00	111.00
2	—	365	117.50–120.00	118.78
1	—	265	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	127.00–135.00	131.42
5	—	479	123.00–134.00	129.90
7	—	323	130.00–140.00	133.14
1	—	535	129.00	129.00
2	—	285	130.00	130.00
2	—	668	113.00–119.00	115.97
2	—	705	113.00–114.00	113.50
3	—	387	130.00–137.50	132.42
4	—	565	117.00–123.00	119.80
5	—	630	112.00–123.00	118.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	102.50	102.50
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
2	—	475	100.00–107.50	103.71
2	—	620	100.00–107.00	103.56
1	—	675	104.00	104.00
3	—	522	100.00–110.00	104.10
2	—	433	105.00–110.00	107.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	149.00	149.00
1	—	505	167.00	167.00
1	—	390	151.00	151.00
2	—	413	150.00–151.00	150.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	140.00–152.00	146.03
1	—	550	137.50	137.50
2	—	728	118.00–121.00	119.52
2	—	433	155.00–157.50	156.24
9	—	518	135.00–146.00	139.93
2	—	678	120.00–128.00	123.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	135.00–148.00	142.02
7	—	527	149.00–161.00	156.25
5	—	474	157.00–166.00	163.37
4	—	661	133.00–141.00	136.71
10	—	416	160.00–188.00	174.27
1	—	570	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	170.00–180.00	174.60
3	—	517	162.00–166.00	163.69
1	—	405	189.00	189.00
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	112.50	112.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	895	58.00–68.00	62.29
1	—	990	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	66.00–67.00	66.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,072	52.00–68.00	64.48
29	—	1,215	69.00–79.00	74.64
2	—	1,178	80.00–86.00	83.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,609	82.00–99.00	94.35
2	—	1,983	105.00–112.00	108.11

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	830.00–880.00	853.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	470.00	470.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	963	790.00–910.00	853.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	620.00	620.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	670.00–780.00	726.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	966	540.00–620.00	576.17
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	760	390.00–475.00	429.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	490.00	490.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	758	580.00–610.00	595.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	787	570.00–670.00	627.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	920.00	920.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,430	1,416.00	1,416.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,035.00	1,035.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,285.00	1,285.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	770.00	770.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	751.00	751.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	857.00	857.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,227	997.00–1,258.00	1,118.40
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	770.00	770.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	710.00	710.00

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