Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.00 higher slaughter bulls steady. Light offering of average quality cattle due to 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 $138.07/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$138.07

72 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$34.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.27

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	429	148.69	638	32
Medium and Large 2	461	134.88	621	27
Small 1-2	451	122.28	551	7thin
Medium and Large 3	358	114.17	408	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.52/cwt here — about $229 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 sale72 hd

138.07

—

SC average5 barns · 423 hd

131.80

+6.27

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	1,523	99.69	1,518	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	86.84	993	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	83.31	1,225	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	70.58	621	5thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	182.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	128.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.53/cwt	129.00–132.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	418	141.30/cwt	140.00–142.50	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	138.05/cwt	134.00–140.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	153.63/cwt	147.50–157.50	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	154.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	135.67/cwt	135.00–137.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	147.43/cwt	145.00–152.50	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	137.95/cwt	137.00–140.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.80/cwt	125.00–138.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	145.17/cwt	144.00–148.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	338	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	168.02/cwt	160.00–177.50	788	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	523	132.68/cwt	125.00–140.00	694	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	156.96/cwt	150.00–170.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	182.36/cwt	180.00–185.00	580	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	780	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	640	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	121.97/cwt	117.50–130.00	331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	343	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	463	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	438	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	665	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,024	1
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	610	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	186.52/cwt	180.00–195.00	692	8
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	665	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	881	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	137.98/cwt	125.00–147.50	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	885	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Value Added	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	832	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	408	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	86.19/cwt	79.00–95.00	975	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	75.45/cwt	70.00–78.00	801	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	75.72/cwt	73.00–81.00	678	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	87.47/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,351	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	990	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	106.63/cwt	99.00–116.00	1,403	6
Bulls	—	—	1,523	99.69/cwt	87.00–114.00	1,518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	303	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	161.29/cwt	157.50–165.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	152.89/cwt	150.00–156.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	151.91/cwt	150.00–157.50	708	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	533	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	145.71/cwt	140.00–152.50	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	147.46/cwt	140.00–150.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	133.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	145.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	168.84/cwt	160.00–177.50	713	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,571.00/cwt	1,571.00–1,571.00	21,837	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,465	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	915	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,006	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	814	1,019.04/cwt	920.00–1,125.00	8,295	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	774	886.71/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	6,863	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,588	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,460	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	967.00/cwt	967.00–967.00	8,655	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	12,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,664	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	932	948.93/cwt	925.00–975.00	8,844	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	765	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,590	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	683.00/cwt	683.00–683.00	5,976	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	810	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	8,910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	830	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,225	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,480	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,215	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 Mar 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 616Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 136Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 49Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
2	—	205	180.00–185.00	182.56
2	—	675	130.00–140.00	135.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
3	—	378	150.00–170.00	156.96
1	—	585	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
4	—	271	117.50–130.00	121.97
2	—	373	115.00–120.00	117.48
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	125.00–140.00	132.68
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
1	—	640	143.00	143.00
2	—	343	130.00–140.00	135.04
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	180.00–185.00	182.36
1	—	405	192.50	192.50
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
8	—	371	180.00–195.00	186.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	170.00	170.00
1	—	665	154.00	154.00
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
1	—	610	157.00	157.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
2	—	665	130.00–135.00	132.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
3	—	338	125.00–130.00	128.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	125.00–131.00	128.01
9	—	379	147.50–157.50	153.63
6	—	329	150.00–160.00	154.23
3	—	553	135.00–137.00	135.67
5	—	425	145.00–152.50	147.43
5	—	463	144.00–148.00	145.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	129.00–132.00	130.53
7	—	476	134.00–140.00	138.05
2	—	273	130.00–135.00	132.39
3	—	525	137.00–140.00	137.95
4	—	428	125.00–138.00	132.80
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
2	—	418	140.00–142.50	141.30
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
2	—	303	110.00–115.00	112.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
1	—	580	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	160.00–177.50	168.02
2	—	505	157.50–165.00	161.29
2	—	570	150.00–156.00	152.89
9	—	422	160.00–177.50	168.84
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
4	—	483	125.00–147.50	137.98
1	—	765	118.00	118.00
2	—	533	130.00	130.00
3	—	428	130.00–140.00	133.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	158.00	158.00
1	—	420	182.50	182.50
2	—	503	165.00–166.00	165.50
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	150.00–157.50	151.91
3	—	562	140.00–152.50	145.71
4	—	439	140.00–150.00	147.46
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
5	—	526	140.00–150.00	145.81
1	—	635	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	50.00	50.00
4	—	896	73.00–81.00	75.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,131	79.00–95.00	86.19
9	—	1,062	70.00–78.00	75.45
6	—	1,316	99.00–116.00	106.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	87.00–88.00	87.47
1	—	1,320	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,523	87.00–114.00	99.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,390	1,571.00	1,571.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	814	920.00–1,125.00	1,019.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	774	800.00–1,025.00	886.71
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	932	925.00–975.00	948.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,333	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	967.00	967.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	683.00	683.00

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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