Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.18/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$137.18

128 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$32.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

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	464	142.89	663	76
Medium and Large 2	462	131.22	607	41
Small 1-2	405	122.16	494	9thin
Medium and Large 3	325	110.00	358	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.89/cwt here — about $305 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 sale128 hd

137.18

—

SC average5 barns · 606 hd

132.23

+4.95

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	1,510	104.60	1,580	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	79.00	1,232	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	75.49	909	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	69.63	644	6thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	—	366	198.84/cwt	195.00–209.00	728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	159.97/cwt	150.00–170.00	510	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	161.67/cwt	155.00–165.00	348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.41/cwt	141.00–152.00	611	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.67/cwt	132.00–138.00	768	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	150.60/cwt	150.00–152.50	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	288	212.60/cwt	205.00–217.50	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	199.24/cwt	190.00–207.50	648	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	138.85/cwt	137.50–140.00	597	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	150.01/cwt	144.00–155.00	566	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	126.59/cwt	126.00–129.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.32/cwt	125.00–138.00	635	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	233	124.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	291	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	338	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	139.16/cwt	135.00–142.50	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	134.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	127.10/cwt	122.00–130.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	131.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	476	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	143.09/cwt	140.00–147.00	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	130.49/cwt	127.50–135.00	500	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	322	138.24/cwt	130.00–145.00	445	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	140.48/cwt	139.00–142.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	403	138.76/cwt	137.50–140.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	180.15/cwt	175.00–186.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	160.85/cwt	150.00–170.00	452	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	161.30/cwt	150.00–170.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	156.96/cwt	151.00–164.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	178.49/cwt	175.00–182.50	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	170.00/cwt	164.00–176.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	174.02/cwt	171.00–177.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	183.77/cwt	182.50–185.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	182.92/cwt	180.00–192.50	514	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	985	79.50/cwt	79.00–80.00	783	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	589	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	860	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	180.00/cwt	175.00–185.00	441	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	429	129.36/cwt	120.00–137.50	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	151.73/cwt	149.00–155.00	874	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	562	125.72/cwt	117.50–130.00	707	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	474	129.46/cwt	122.50–135.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	181.39/cwt	178.00–187.00	756	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	77.65/cwt	71.00–83.00	940	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	69.63/cwt	60.00–75.00	644	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,232	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	64.93/cwt	60.00–67.00	790	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	844	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	110.06/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,817	7
Bulls	—	—	1,313	96.95/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,273	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	961.90/cwt	920.00–1,000.00	11,110	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	811.11/cwt	750.00–870.00	8,760	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	943	815.38/cwt	775.00–850.00	7,689	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,289	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	683.00/cwt	683.00–683.00	6,386	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	869.00/cwt	869.00–869.00	8,212	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,373	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.99/cwt	119.00–123.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	131.98/cwt	127.00–138.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	146.17/cwt	140.00–152.00	899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	162.67/cwt	162.00–163.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	155.47/cwt	155.00–156.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	141.28/cwt	137.00–147.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	136.04/cwt	131.00–143.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	158.26/cwt	151.00–166.00	832	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	168.81/cwt	161.00–177.00	804	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	522	126.27/cwt	120.00–131.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	120.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	151.62/cwt	145.00–161.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	120.04/cwt	117.50–122.50	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	112.63/cwt	107.50–115.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	148.39/cwt	140.00–158.00	712	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	954.00/cwt	954.00–954.00	10,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	1,166.00/cwt	1,166.00–1,166.00	15,624	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	7,526	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	8,456	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	923	936.46/cwt	885.00–975.00	8,644	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	797.00/cwt	797.00–797.00	6,615	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	677	459.68/cwt	377.00–518.00	3,112	3

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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 512Year ago 346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 113Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 34Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	366	195.00–209.00	198.84
3	—	288	205.00–217.50	212.60
11	—	325	190.00–207.50	199.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	319	150.00–170.00	159.97
3	—	215	155.00–165.00	161.67
1	—	595	154.00	154.00
1	—	455	167.50	167.50
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
2	—	615	139.00–142.00	140.48
5	—	281	150.00–170.00	160.85
4	—	356	150.00–170.00	161.30
3	—	512	151.00–164.00	156.96
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	127.50–135.00	130.49
3	—	322	130.00–145.00	138.24
1	—	550	133.00	133.00
2	—	403	137.50–140.00	138.76
1	—	475	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	175.00–186.00	180.15
1	—	550	164.00	164.00
3	—	417	175.00–182.50	178.49
2	—	505	164.00–176.00	170.00
2	—	458	171.00–177.00	174.02
2	—	330	182.50–185.00	183.77
6	—	281	180.00–192.50	182.92
2	—	245	175.00–185.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	420	141.00–152.00	145.41
13	—	570	132.00–138.00	134.67
4	—	329	150.00–152.50	150.60
15	—	523	135.00–140.00	137.52
9	—	377	144.00–155.00	150.01
5	—	635	126.00–129.00	126.59
8	—	459	140.00–147.00	143.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
3	—	430	137.50–140.00	138.85
10	—	480	125.00–138.00	132.32
3	—	292	135.00–142.50	139.16
7	—	317	130.00–140.00	134.99
3	—	577	122.00–130.00	127.10
4	—	363	130.00–135.00	131.22
4	—	630	119.00–123.00	120.99
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
5	—	517	127.00–138.00	131.98
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
1	—	505	128.00	128.00
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
2	—	233	120.00–130.00	124.73
2	—	338	120.00–125.00	122.48
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	154.00	154.00
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
2	—	343	155.00–157.50	156.24
3	—	368	162.00–163.00	162.67
2	—	270	155.00–156.00	155.47
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	79.00–80.00	79.50
2	—	640	90.00–94.00	92.02
1	—	860	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	120.00–137.50	129.36
6	—	562	117.50–130.00	125.72
5	—	474	122.50–135.00	129.46
3	—	522	120.00–131.00	126.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	149.00–155.00	151.73
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
7	—	615	140.00–152.00	146.17
9	—	526	151.00–166.00	158.26
11	—	476	161.00–177.00	168.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	417	178.00–187.00	181.39
1	—	525	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
4	—	526	137.00–147.00	141.28
6	—	569	131.00–143.00	136.04
4	—	424	145.00–161.00	151.62
2	—	613	134.00–136.00	135.02
9	—	480	140.00–158.00	148.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
3	—	427	115.00–125.00	120.04
3	—	463	117.50–122.50	120.04
3	—	527	107.50–115.00	112.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,211	71.00–83.00	77.65
6	—	1,216	60.00–67.00	64.93
1	—	970	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	925	60.00–75.00	69.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	79.00	79.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,651	102.00–118.00	110.06
5	—	1,313	92.00–100.00	96.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	920.00–1,000.00	961.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	750.00–870.00	811.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	943	775.00–850.00	815.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	825	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	923	885.00–975.00	936.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	870.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	683.00	683.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	797.00	797.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	869.00	869.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	677	377.00–518.00	459.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,320	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	954.00	954.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,340	1,166.00	1,166.00

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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