Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering due to extremely wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.64/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$133.64

41 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$39.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

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	451	149.99	677	15thin
Medium and Large 2	422	134.79	568	13thin
Small 1-2	414	118.20	489	5thin
Medium and Large 3	395	110.77	437	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.22/cwt here — about $240 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 sale41 hd

133.64

—

SC average5 barns · 420 hd

133.15

+0.49

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	1,883	107.48	2,024	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	78.10	1,125	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	75.96	912	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	68.00	782	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	Small 1-2	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	155.36/cwt	150.00–165.00	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	149.20/cwt	144.00–154.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	202.42/cwt	192.50–207.50	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	136.10/cwt	130.00–142.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	396	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	145.49/cwt	139.00–151.00	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	136.34/cwt	128.00–145.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	113.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	146.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	204.51/cwt	195.00–211.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	205.48/cwt	204.00–207.00	842	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	263	138.76/cwt	137.50–140.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	177.98/cwt	176.00–180.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	195.16/cwt	192.50–197.50	543	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	182.51/cwt	177.50–190.00	670	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	978	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	176.28/cwt	175.00–177.50	732	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	158.49/cwt	158.00–159.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	168.67/cwt	168.00–170.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	924	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	79.05/cwt	76.00–83.00	964	14
Bulls	—	—	1,883	107.48/cwt	107.00–108.00	2,024	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	782	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	853	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	81.15/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,272	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	61.54/cwt	47.00–70.00	683	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,396	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	771.00/cwt	771.00–771.00	6,322	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	144.28/cwt	140.00–147.50	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	156.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	149.97/cwt	149.00–151.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	453	108.74/cwt	107.50–110.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	104.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	349	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,081	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	690	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,003	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,440.00/cwt	1,440.00–1,440.00	18,576	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	840	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	943	860.61/cwt	850.00–875.00	8,116	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,475	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	643	486.87/cwt	475.00–500.00	3,131	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	710	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,769	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,544	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,520	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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 584Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 101Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 33Year ago 39

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering due to extremely wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	117.50	117.50
1	—	325	122.50	122.50
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	150.00–165.00	155.36
4	—	460	144.00–154.00	149.20
1	—	580	134.00	134.00
6	—	527	139.00–151.00	145.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
2	—	438	130.00–142.00	136.10
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
1	—	495	129.00	129.00
2	—	388	128.00–145.00	136.34
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
1	—	245	142.50	142.50
3	—	318	140.00–147.50	144.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	117.50	117.50
1	—	585	111.00	111.00
2	—	480	110.00–118.00	113.92
2	—	285	110.00	110.00
2	—	333	100.00–110.00	104.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.54
3	—	308	145.00–150.00	146.65
1	—	495	162.00	162.00
1	—	255	167.50	167.50
1	—	615	159.00	159.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	305	127.50	127.50
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
2	—	263	137.50–140.00	138.76
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	192.50–207.50	202.42
5	—	382	195.00–211.00	204.51
2	—	410	204.00–207.00	205.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	102.50	102.50
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	185.00	185.00
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
2	—	480	176.00–180.00	177.98
2	—	278	192.50–197.50	195.16
3	—	367	177.50–190.00	182.51
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	67.50	67.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	136.00	136.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	175.00–177.50	176.28
2	—	565	158.00–159.00	158.49
3	—	473	168.00–170.00	168.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	149.00	149.00
3	—	468	155.00–160.00	156.64
2	—	568	149.00–151.00	149.97
1	—	685	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	107.50–110.00	108.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,220	76.00–83.00	79.05
3	—	1,110	47.00–70.00	61.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	72.00	72.00
2	—	1,568	78.00–84.00	81.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,883	107.00–108.00	107.48

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	590.00	590.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	970.00	970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	943	850.00–875.00	860.61
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	390.00	390.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	771.00	771.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	643	475.00–500.00	486.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,440.00	1,440.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	690.00	690.00

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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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