Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. 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 $139.79/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$139.79

156 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$35.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.40

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	149.13	651	71
Medium and Large 2	482	135.78	655	62
Small 1-2	428	125.38	536	16thin
Medium and Large 3	450	113.51	511	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.62/cwt here — about $140 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 sale156 hd

139.79

—

SC average5 barns · 660 hd

138.39

+1.40

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	1,625	107.51	1,747	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	76.64	950	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	75.35	1,154	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	70.33	739	6thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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 2	—	640	140.03/cwt	136.00–144.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	436	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	145.42/cwt	141.00–150.00	679	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.17/cwt	138.00–149.00	746	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	118.56/cwt	117.00–120.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	132.84/cwt	120.00–139.00	757	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	151.36/cwt	145.00–158.00	633	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	196.37/cwt	191.00–210.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	155.77/cwt	150.00–161.00	583	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	173.66/cwt	170.00–177.50	373	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	411	127.92/cwt	120.00–132.50	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	156.77/cwt	151.00–162.50	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	132.28/cwt	125.00–137.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	136.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	117.53/cwt	116.00–119.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	114.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	145.54/cwt	142.50–147.50	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	107.41/cwt	100.00–115.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	139.69/cwt	133.00–145.00	605	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	143.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	549	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	432	144.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	474	125.47/cwt	120.00–132.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	314	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	427	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	158.19/cwt	155.00–162.50	511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	186.22/cwt	180.00–190.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	201.11/cwt	194.00–205.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	196.48/cwt	195.00–198.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	140.26/cwt	138.00–141.50	943	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	179.04/cwt	174.00–184.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	164.42/cwt	159.00–170.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	163.66/cwt	155.00–170.00	519	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	162.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	182.86/cwt	177.50–187.50	503	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	233	142.74/cwt	135.00–150.00	333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	167.74/cwt	159.00–178.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	164.69/cwt	150.00–178.00	618	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	186.11/cwt	177.50–190.00	607	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	268	139.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	375	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	313	136.30/cwt	135.00–137.50	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	187.89/cwt	182.00–192.00	900	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	149.01/cwt	148.50–151.00	900	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	654	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	187.33/cwt	185.00–190.00	691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	175.38/cwt	170.00–180.00	737	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	160.45/cwt	158.00–163.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	186.27/cwt	183.00–194.00	766	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	830	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	76.41/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,168	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,066	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	71.42/cwt	62.00–76.00	893	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	72.60/cwt	70.00–78.00	780	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	80.92/cwt	77.00–89.00	995	28
Bulls	—	—	1,699	110.79/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,882	8
Bulls	—	—	1,507	102.26/cwt	89.00–105.00	1,541	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	703.10/cwt	630.00–750.00	7,228	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,578	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	860	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	760	935.20/cwt	920.00–950.00	7,108	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	981.00/cwt	981.00–981.00	10,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	900	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,275	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	146.53/cwt	140.00–155.00	762	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	141.42/cwt	135.00–146.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	155.78/cwt	148.00–164.00	743	20
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	129.64/cwt	127.00–132.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	171.00/cwt	165.00–178.00	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	139.20/cwt	138.00–140.00	913	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	142.99/cwt	136.00–152.00	815	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	126.40/cwt	121.00–132.00	838	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	135.71/cwt	134.00–140.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	156.98/cwt	155.00–159.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	125.88/cwt	122.50–130.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	127.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	161.30/cwt	152.50–167.50	674	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	623	123.03/cwt	122.00–124.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	135.82/cwt	131.00–139.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	120.47/cwt	118.00–123.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	955.45/cwt	856.00–1,075.00	9,841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	988.00/cwt	988.00–988.00	10,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,126	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,406	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	880	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,387	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	997	897.61/cwt	870.00–920.00	8,949	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,155.00/cwt	1,155.00–1,155.00	12,474	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	546.00/cwt	546.00–546.00	4,586	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	526.00/cwt	526.00–526.00	4,261	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,560	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	992.00/cwt	992.00–992.00	8,482	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	836.27/cwt	770.00–900.00	9,642	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,014	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	743	710.17/cwt	616.00–800.00	5,277	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,092	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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 602Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 81Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 30Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	136.00–144.00	140.03
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
1	—	755	135.00	135.00
1	—	580	159.00	159.00
5	—	672	138.00–141.50	140.26
2	—	538	159.00–170.00	164.42
9	—	317	155.00–170.00	163.66
5	—	463	159.00–178.00	167.74
15	—	375	150.00–178.00	164.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
2	—	390	125.00	125.00
2	—	340	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	207.50	207.50
6	—	328	191.00–210.00	196.37
4	—	374	194.00–205.00	201.11
2	—	415	195.00–198.00	196.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	180.00–190.00	186.22
4	—	519	174.00–184.00	179.04
2	—	553	160.00–165.00	162.51
2	—	275	177.50–187.50	182.86
6	—	326	177.50–190.00	186.11
6	—	479	182.00–192.00	187.89
8	—	604	148.50–151.00	149.01
1	—	670	144.00	144.00
7	—	369	185.00–190.00	187.33
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	140.00–145.00	141.64
2	—	233	135.00–150.00	142.74
1	—	765	123.00	123.00
2	—	268	135.00–145.00	139.86
2	—	313	135.00–137.50	136.30
1	—	465	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
2	—	520	117.00–120.00	118.56
5	—	411	120.00–132.50	127.92
4	—	474	120.00–132.00	125.47
1	—	335	127.50	127.50
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	467	141.00–150.00	145.42
14	—	525	138.00–149.00	142.17
1	—	685	124.00	124.00
2	—	700	124.00–126.00	125.00
13	—	418	145.00–158.00	151.36
12	—	374	150.00–161.00	155.77
2	—	215	170.00–177.50	173.66
4	—	275	151.00–162.50	156.77
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
2	—	578	138.00–139.00	138.50
8	—	323	155.00–162.50	158.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	570	120.00–139.00	132.84
3	—	608	124.00–125.00	124.33
8	—	524	125.00–137.00	132.28
5	—	470	130.00–140.00	136.40
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
2	—	683	116.00–119.00	117.53
5	—	313	142.50–147.50	145.54
15	—	433	133.00–145.00	139.69
6	—	383	140.00–147.00	143.31
1	—	220	142.50	142.50
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
2	—	323	110.00–120.00	114.88
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
2	—	628	100.00–115.00	107.41
1	—	225	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	140.00–150.00	144.81
6	—	480	135.00–146.00	141.42
3	—	573	127.00–132.00	129.64
4	—	525	134.00–140.00	135.71
2	—	623	122.00–124.00	123.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	129.00–130.00	129.50
16	—	420	170.00–180.00	175.38
2	—	510	158.00–163.00	160.45
1	—	645	141.00	141.00
6	—	483	165.00–178.00	171.00
5	—	656	138.00–140.00	139.20
3	—	558	155.00–159.00	156.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	411	183.00–194.00	186.27
4	—	455	180.00–185.00	182.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	520	140.00–155.00	146.53
20	—	477	148.00–164.00	155.78
14	—	570	136.00–152.00	142.99
2	—	663	121.00–132.00	126.40
6	—	418	152.50–167.50	161.30
5	—	624	131.00–139.00	135.82
2	—	760	118.00–123.00	120.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	122.50	122.50
3	—	467	122.50–130.00	125.88
4	—	429	120.00–130.00	127.43
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	108.50	108.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,529	71.00–80.00	76.41
1	—	1,545	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,251	62.00–76.00	71.42
28	—	1,230	77.00–89.00	80.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,075	70.00–78.00	72.60
1	—	925	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,699	107.00–114.00	110.79
5	—	1,507	89.00–105.00	102.26

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,028	630.00–750.00	703.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	997	870.00–920.00	897.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	981.00	981.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	770.00–900.00	836.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	940.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	920.00–950.00	935.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,030	856.00–1,075.00	955.45
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	988.00	988.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,155.00	1,155.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	546.00	546.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	526.00	526.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	616.00–800.00	710.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	992.00	992.00

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