Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were

2.00 to 4.00 higher. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.24/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$141.24

160 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$20.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.21

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	436	142.92	623	147
Medium and Large 2	480	122.31	587	13thin

One grade step is worth $20.60/cwt here — about $36 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 sale160 hd

141.24

—

SC average5 barns · 630 hd

133.03

+8.21

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	—	Low	1,437	98.89	1,421	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	73.73	871	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	876	67.44	590	22

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	120.65/cwt	118.00–124.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	329	211.34/cwt	210.00–215.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	198.67/cwt	198.00–199.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	125.97/cwt	122.00–131.00	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	499	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	151.23/cwt	140.00–157.50	576	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	132.27/cwt	127.00–136.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	147.89/cwt	140.00–155.00	345	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	139.54/cwt	130.00–146.00	586	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	148.05/cwt	140.00–157.50	494	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.18/cwt	129.00–140.00	700	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	276	164.30/cwt	162.50–167.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	136.65/cwt	130.00–143.00	642	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	131.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.91/cwt	113.00–122.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	121.54/cwt	118.00–125.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.04/cwt	118.00–125.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	226	162.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	366	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	143.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	205.77/cwt	205.00–207.50	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	149.43/cwt	140.00–157.00	935	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	144.46/cwt	140.00–155.00	383	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	144.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	144.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	156.94/cwt	155.00–160.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	156.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	179.89/cwt	170.00–185.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	190.14/cwt	170.00–205.00	709	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	195.48/cwt	170.00–205.00	647	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	187.61/cwt	180.00–195.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	158.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	349	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	166.31/cwt	155.00–176.00	865	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	182.12/cwt	170.00–190.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	172.64/cwt	165.00–182.50	836	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	154.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	151.87/cwt	145.00–155.00	652	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	586	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	137.23/cwt	130.00–145.00	714	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	139.28/cwt	135.00–144.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	162.91/cwt	161.00–165.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	166.99/cwt	161.00–181.00	790	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	159.58/cwt	150.00–168.00	820	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	178.02/cwt	165.00–190.00	753	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	782	110.32/cwt	108.00–112.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	135.88/cwt	130.00–145.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	821	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	766.63/cwt	720.00–820.00	6,823	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	709.93/cwt	700.00–720.00	7,263	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	891	751.89/cwt	700.00–825.00	6,699	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,858	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	895	681.83/cwt	675.00–690.00	6,102	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	999.40/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	12,023	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,087	793.13/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,621	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	773	567.83/cwt	500.00–620.00	4,389	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	600	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,340	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	90.03/cwt	88.00–92.00	806	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	105.20/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,215	4
Bulls	—	—	1,211	81.26/cwt	70.00–88.00	984	4
Bulls	—	—	1,538	106.72/cwt	93.00–115.00	1,641	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	77.59/cwt	70.00–87.00	936	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	57.08/cwt	50.00–64.00	484	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	71.32/cwt	67.00–75.00	632	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	61.71/cwt	53.00–65.00	681	9

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 391Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 77Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 39Year ago 15

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were

2.00 to 4.00 higher. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	118.00–124.00	120.65
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
8	—	624	122.00–131.00	125.97
25	—	381	140.00–157.50	151.23
9	—	567	127.00–136.00	132.27
6	—	233	140.00–155.00	147.89
17	—	420	130.00–146.00	139.54
12	—	334	140.00–157.50	148.05
13	—	518	129.00–140.00	135.18
18	—	470	130.00–143.00	136.65
5	—	265	140.00–155.00	144.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	545	140.00	140.00
8	—	499	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	276	162.50–167.00	164.30
1	—	500	144.00	144.00
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
2	—	490	148.00–149.00	148.51
4	—	226	160.00–165.00	162.09
3	—	322	161.00–165.00	162.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	130.00–135.00	131.28
3	—	568	113.00–122.00	117.91
2	—	415	118.00–125.00	121.54
3	—	473	118.00–125.00	121.04
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	210.00–215.00	211.34
3	—	417	198.00–199.00	198.67
3	—	270	205.00–207.50	205.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	140.00–150.00	145.09
2	—	338	155.00–160.00	157.52
4	—	523	140.00–150.00	144.37
2	—	480	140.00–150.00	144.95
3	—	387	155.00–160.00	156.62
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
3	—	220	155.00–160.00	158.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	600	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	626	140.00–157.00	149.43
1	—	835	125.00	125.00
3	—	572	155.00–160.00	156.94
3	—	230	170.00–185.00	179.89
18	—	373	170.00–205.00	190.14
17	—	331	170.00–205.00	195.48
5	—	273	180.00–195.00	187.61
12	—	520	155.00–176.00	166.31
6	—	426	170.00–190.00	182.12
18	—	484	165.00–182.50	172.64
2	—	735	135.00–137.00	136.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	122.00	122.00
4	—	574	150.00–160.00	154.79
1	—	700	128.00	128.00
4	—	621	135.00–144.00	139.28
12	—	473	161.00–181.00	166.99
2	—	683	130.00–134.00	131.99
9	—	514	150.00–168.00	159.58
20	—	423	165.00–190.00	178.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	140.00–150.00	143.85
8	—	429	145.00–155.00	151.87
11	—	520	130.00–145.00	137.23
2	—	623	120.00–125.00	122.49
3	—	782	108.00–112.00	110.32
6	—	578	130.00–145.00	135.88
2	—	743	110.00–111.00	110.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	110.00–120.00	114.95
2	—	465	130.00–135.00	132.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	890	720.00–820.00	766.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	891	700.00–825.00	751.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	700.00–720.00	709.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,087	750.00–850.00	793.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,203	900.00–1,225.00	999.40
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	895	675.00–690.00	681.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	773	500.00–620.00	567.83
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	390.00	390.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	895	88.00–92.00	90.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,155	100.00–108.00	105.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	70.00–88.00	81.26
9	—	1,538	93.00–115.00	106.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,206	70.00–87.00	77.59
9	—	1,104	53.00–65.00	61.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	848	50.00–64.00	57.08
16	—	886	67.00–75.00	71.32

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle