Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls too few to trend, feeder heifers 3.00 higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.23/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$143.23

53 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$28.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.41

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	473	148.32	701	34
Medium and Large 2	470	135.79	639	17thin
Small 1-2	323	120.00	387	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.32/cwt here — about $314 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 sale53 hd

143.23

—

SC average5 barns · 404 hd

138.83

+4.41

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	1,455	89.18	1,298	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	80.15	941	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	69.97	996	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	69.48	710	5thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2	—	378	133.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	150.44/cwt	145.00–156.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	158.07/cwt	150.00–165.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	148.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	150.65/cwt	148.00–156.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	152.10/cwt	146.00–160.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	197.57/cwt	195.00–200.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	156.36/cwt	152.50–160.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	143.39/cwt	137.00–149.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	142.28/cwt	137.00–146.00	609	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	140.65/cwt	138.00–142.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	148.36/cwt	146.00–152.00	700	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	118.00/cwt	112.00–124.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	131.57/cwt	126.00–139.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	161.96/cwt	160.00–164.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	139.75/cwt	134.00–145.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	189.49/cwt	189.00–190.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	157.49/cwt	156.00–159.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	174.38/cwt	170.00–179.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	174.31/cwt	170.00–178.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	162.93/cwt	160.00–166.00	860	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	154.11/cwt	149.00–159.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	136.31/cwt	134.00–138.00	855	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	625	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	145.67/cwt	142.00–153.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	161.54/cwt	160.00–163.00	675	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	162.03/cwt	160.00–164.00	864	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	146.04/cwt	142.00–150.00	825	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	74.10/cwt	71.00–78.00	799	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,043	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	67.46/cwt	67.00–68.00	971	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	83.16/cwt	78.00–88.00	958	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	71.12/cwt	57.00–76.00	883	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	62.54/cwt	62.00–63.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	150.97/cwt	143.00–158.00	704	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	153.30/cwt	150.00–157.00	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,474.02/cwt	1,450.00–1,500.00	22,626	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	815	1,350.92/cwt	1,200.00–1,500.00	11,010	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	15,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,548.60/cwt	1,450.00–1,600.00	15,254	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	888	1,355.14/cwt	1,225.00–1,500.00	12,034	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,598.58/cwt	1,575.00–1,625.00	16,945	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,058	1,014.78/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	10,736	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	845	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,126	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,312.97/cwt	1,243.00–1,380.00	15,296	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	956	1,042.57/cwt	949.00–1,110.00	9,967	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,454.59/cwt	1,225.00–1,575.00	13,164	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	1,050.19/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	10,323	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	844.00/cwt	844.00–844.00	7,343	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,140.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,185.00	14,544	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	883.77/cwt	860.00–900.00	9,191	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	9,563	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	805	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,703	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	10,203	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,027	1,373.66/cwt	1,275.00–1,450.00	14,107	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	89.18/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,298	4

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 Apr 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 406Year ago 581

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 102Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 16Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	130.00–137.00	133.48
1	—	240	147.50	147.50
4	—	428	137.00–146.00	142.28
6	—	476	138.00–142.00	140.65
2	—	600	112.00–124.00	118.00
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
8	—	519	145.00–150.00	148.25
7	—	424	148.00–156.00	150.65
4	—	386	146.00–160.00	152.10
2	—	335	152.50–160.00	156.36
6	—	567	137.00–149.00	143.39
5	—	472	146.00–152.00	148.36
1	—	270	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	325	122.50	122.50
1	—	390	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	145.00–156.00	150.44
5	—	385	150.00–165.00	158.07
1	—	335	157.50	157.50
2	—	570	156.00–159.00	157.49
1	—	680	131.00	131.00
1	—	465	153.00	153.00
4	—	520	149.00–159.00	154.11
3	—	627	134.00–138.00	136.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	195.00–200.00	197.57
2	—	325	189.00–190.00	189.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	175.00–185.00	180.03
2	—	360	170.00–179.00	174.38
1	—	270	182.50	182.50
5	—	455	170.00–178.00	174.31
2	—	558	165.00	165.00
2	—	528	160.00–166.00	162.93
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	126.00–139.00	131.57
1	—	720	127.00	127.00
4	—	570	134.00–145.00	139.75
6	—	526	142.00–153.00	145.67
10	—	466	143.00–158.00	150.97
1	—	690	118.00	118.00
9	—	434	150.00–157.00	153.30
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	116.00	116.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	160.00–164.00	161.96
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
2	—	418	160.00–163.00	161.54
2	—	533	160.00–164.00	162.03
2	—	565	142.00–150.00	146.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	94.00	94.00
1	—	540	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	71.00–78.00	74.10
2	—	938	62.00–63.00	62.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,440	67.00–68.00	67.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,152	78.00–88.00	83.16
5	—	1,241	57.00–76.00	71.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,455	85.00–93.00	89.18

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	2	—	1,535	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,474.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,350.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,355.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	905	1,225.00–1,575.00	1,454.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,027	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,373.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	985	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,548.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,598.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,058	925.00–1,100.00	1,014.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	983	825.00–1,200.00	1,050.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,040	860.00–900.00	883.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	740.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,100.00–1,185.00	1,140.67
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	460.00	460.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	1,243.00–1,380.00	1,312.97
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	956	949.00–1,110.00	1,042.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	844.00	844.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle