Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 4.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 3.00 lower, slaughter cows 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.40/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$137.40

161 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$33.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.82

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	501	144.44	723	82
Medium and Large 2	532	133.65	711	63
Small 1-2	425	120.42	512	9thin
Medium and Large 3	512	110.50	566	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.94/cwt here — about $157 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 sale161 hd

137.40

—

SC average5 barns · 517 hd

135.58

+1.82

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	—	Low	1,458	90.03	1,313	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	78.55	938	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	75.00	1,206	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	65.11	653	5thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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	—	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	163.41/cwt	157.00–169.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	151.92/cwt	149.00–155.00	954	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	476	119.05/cwt	115.00–124.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	146.43/cwt	140.00–148.00	991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	160.36/cwt	150.00–165.00	609	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	143.45/cwt	140.00–155.00	810	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	138.95/cwt	135.00–143.00	520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	193.81/cwt	190.00–198.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	139.28/cwt	130.00–142.00	593	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	146.38/cwt	144.00–152.50	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	149.12/cwt	144.00–154.00	774	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	149.51/cwt	145.00–155.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.28/cwt	129.00–142.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,002	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	119.19/cwt	117.50–120.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	138.52/cwt	134.00–140.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	134.97/cwt	130.00–139.00	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	130.92/cwt	124.00–134.00	827	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.73/cwt	142.00–154.00	699	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	158.78/cwt	155.00–162.00	905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	158.59/cwt	150.00–164.00	828	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	124.69/cwt	120.00–130.00	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	160.18/cwt	157.00–168.00	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	160.23/cwt	155.00–167.50	522	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	146.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	479	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	146.64/cwt	140.00–155.00	425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	155.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	175.21/cwt	172.00–180.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	175.75/cwt	170.00–185.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	162.92/cwt	150.00–169.00	771	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	176.93/cwt	172.50–185.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	143.90/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	914	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	388	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	524	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	790	119.49/cwt	118.00–121.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	170.83/cwt	170.00–173.00	784	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	164.07/cwt	163.00–173.00	947	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	349	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	561	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	683	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	621	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	473	136.02/cwt	130.00–142.50	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	161.95/cwt	160.00–163.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	131.14/cwt	128.00–136.00	887	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	533	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	738	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	63.64/cwt	57.00–68.00	633	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,209	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	80.56/cwt	76.00–85.00	985	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	74.24/cwt	62.50–77.00	862	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,014	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,183	2
Bulls	—	—	1,128	79.15/cwt	76.00–81.00	893	3
Bulls	—	—	1,623	95.47/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,549	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,818	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,101	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,655	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	13,851	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	763	1,074.59/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	8,199	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	721	1,025.73/cwt	885.00–1,225.00	7,396	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	904	856.95/cwt	780.00–914.00	7,747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	146.02/cwt	143.00–153.00	616	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	110.34/cwt	105.00–115.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	123.18/cwt	120.00–126.00	813	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	152.73/cwt	149.00–158.00	855	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	131.01/cwt	128.00–136.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	151.84/cwt	132.00–157.00	794	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	162.35/cwt	159.00–165.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	136.89/cwt	130.00–144.00	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	153.30/cwt	145.00–157.50	733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	144.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	145	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,374.00/cwt	1,374.00–1,374.00	18,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	942.00/cwt	942.00–942.00	10,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	11,881	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,695	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	683	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	6,489	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	8,434	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	1,037.46/cwt	902.00–1,210.00	9,835	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	842.00/cwt	842.00–842.00	6,568	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,969	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	926.68/cwt	920.00–936.00	8,062	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	9,126	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	917	883.27/cwt	875.00–900.00	8,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	957.77/cwt	923.00–1,000.00	11,474	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	830	589.00/cwt	589.00–589.00	4,889	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	900	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	7,965	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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 462Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 80Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 31Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	135.00	135.00
7	—	429	157.00–169.00	163.41
2	—	628	149.00–155.00	151.92
5	—	677	140.00–148.00	146.43
8	—	380	150.00–165.00	160.36
9	—	570	155.00–162.00	158.78
11	—	522	150.00–164.00	158.59
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
4	—	326	155.00–167.50	160.23
2	—	230	150.00–160.00	155.11
18	—	473	150.00–169.00	162.92
2	—	718	140.00–148.00	143.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
2	—	325	120.00–130.00	124.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	190.00–198.00	193.81
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	157.00–168.00	160.18
4	—	420	172.00–180.00	175.21
3	—	318	170.00–185.00	175.75
4	—	379	172.50–185.00	176.93
1	—	525	174.00	174.00
6	—	459	170.00–173.00	170.83
15	—	577	163.00–173.00	164.07
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	140.00–150.00	146.03
3	—	290	140.00–155.00	146.64
2	—	388	130.00–140.00	135.03
2	—	790	118.00–121.00	119.49
1	—	515	139.00	139.00
2	—	473	130.00–142.50	136.02
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	115.00–124.00	119.05
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
3	—	415	117.50–120.00	119.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	140.00–155.00	143.45
1	—	750	124.00	124.00
2	—	258	145.00–150.00	147.57
7	—	379	144.00–152.50	146.38
19	—	519	144.00–154.00	149.12
2	—	723	125.00–126.00	125.51
4	—	336	145.00–155.00	149.51
7	—	811	123.50	123.50
18	—	473	142.00–154.00	147.73
15	—	422	143.00–153.00	146.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	135.00–143.00	138.95
12	—	426	130.00–142.00	139.28
4	—	460	129.00–142.00	135.28
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
4	—	531	134.00–140.00	138.52
10	—	576	130.00–139.00	134.97
1	—	275	137.50	137.50
14	—	632	124.00–134.00	130.92
1	—	320	137.50	137.50
8	—	660	120.00–126.00	123.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	107.50	107.50
1	—	250	105.00	105.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
3	—	627	105.00–115.00	110.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	93.00	93.00
1	—	590	95.00	95.00
1	—	690	99.00	99.00
1	—	640	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	160.00–163.00	161.95
1	—	440	162.00	162.00
1	—	605	154.00	154.00
1	—	665	144.00	144.00
4	—	560	149.00–158.00	152.73
3	—	533	159.00–165.00	162.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	676	128.00–136.00	131.14
4	—	624	128.00–136.00	131.01
9	—	523	132.00–157.00	151.84
7	—	582	130.00–144.00	136.89
8	—	478	145.00–157.50	153.30
6	—	414	140.00–150.00	144.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	111.00	111.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	132.50	132.50
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	145	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	71.00	71.00
4	—	994	57.00–68.00	63.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,400	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,740	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,223	76.00–85.00	80.56
10	—	1,161	62.50–77.00	74.24
2	—	1,165	87.00	87.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	76.00–81.00	79.15
6	—	1,623	91.00–103.00	95.47

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	690.00	690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	865.00	865.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	917	875.00–900.00	883.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,198	923.00–1,000.00	957.77
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,140.00	1,140.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,074.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	721	885.00–1,225.00	1,025.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	683	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	865.00	865.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	885.00	885.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	904	780.00–914.00	856.95
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	870	920.00–936.00	926.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	948	902.00–1,210.00	1,037.46
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	842.00	842.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	589.00	589.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,360	1,374.00	1,374.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,070	942.00	942.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	1,090.00	1,090.00

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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