Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifer unevenly steady, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.15/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$135.15

112 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$33.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.78

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	452	146.21	661	39
Medium and Large 2	523	133.45	698	55
Small 1-2	555	120.69	670	8thin
Medium and Large 3	522	112.90	589	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.31/cwt here — about $72 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 sale112 hd

135.15

—

SC average5 barns · 548 hd

132.36

+2.78

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	1,506	95.03	1,431	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	82.20	950	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	75.15	1,006	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	66.60	679	8thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1-2	—	629	161.96/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	164.41/cwt	160.00–168.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	162.54/cwt	155.00–172.50	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	139.16/cwt	138.00–141.00	796	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	146.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	761	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	201.24/cwt	200.00–202.50	660	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	148.34/cwt	146.00–149.00	635	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	146.28/cwt	144.00–151.00	699	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	149.13/cwt	145.00–155.00	452	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	119.19/cwt	118.00–122.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	137.47/cwt	132.00–143.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	131.81/cwt	130.00–136.00	761	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.18/cwt	125.00–140.00	497	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	139.12/cwt	137.50–140.00	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	124.36/cwt	110.00–135.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	198.26/cwt	195.00–205.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	160.19/cwt	158.00–162.50	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	118.59/cwt	110.00–130.00	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	142.43/cwt	138.00–147.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	159.00/cwt	150.00–168.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	155.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	177.70/cwt	174.00–190.00	743	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	443	145.74/cwt	144.00–147.50	646	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	318	148.90/cwt	145.00–152.50	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	169.66/cwt	169.00–173.00	928	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	129.68/cwt	127.00–131.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	153.93/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	177.84/cwt	172.00–187.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	169.14/cwt	165.00–178.00	954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	166.93/cwt	164.00–168.00	785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	862	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	153.47/cwt	152.50–155.00	648	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	718	120.44/cwt	118.00–123.00	865	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	155.05/cwt	151.00–159.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	71.85/cwt	70.00–74.00	823	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	79.02/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,000	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	74.04/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,007	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	61.35/cwt	59.00–65.00	548	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	84.04/cwt	77.00–91.00	983	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	75.74/cwt	75.00–76.00	836	4
Bulls	—	—	1,568	103.80/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,628	5
Bulls	—	—	1,402	80.42/cwt	71.00–86.00	1,127	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,886	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,735	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	705	617.00/cwt	617.00–617.00	4,350	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	703	296.87/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,087	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	981.00/cwt	981.00–981.00	10,693	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	831	762.25/cwt	612.00–818.00	6,334	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	138.88/cwt	125.00–145.00	585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	141.10/cwt	138.00–143.00	741	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	150.01/cwt	148.00–152.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	163.47/cwt	158.00–168.00	927	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	149.59/cwt	140.00–159.00	717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	112.11/cwt	105.00–115.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	111.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	154.22/cwt	151.00–156.00	810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	126.15/cwt	122.50–128.00	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	160.65/cwt	158.00–163.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	169.22/cwt	166.00–173.00	794	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	760	114.32/cwt	113.00–117.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	743	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,380	1,477.00/cwt	1,477.00–1,477.00	20,383	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	988	1,310.79/cwt	1,225.00–1,450.00	12,951	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,163.88/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	13,652	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,133	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,017.62/cwt	1,010.00–1,025.00	13,229	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	1,039.86/cwt	885.00–1,375.00	10,170	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,116	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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 420Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 71Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 43Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	158.00–170.00	161.96
8	—	418	174.00–190.00	177.70
9	—	547	169.00–173.00	169.66
1	—	700	152.00	152.00
3	—	662	150.00–156.00	153.93
3	—	382	172.00–187.00	177.84
8	—	564	165.00–178.00	169.14
8	—	490	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	160.00–168.00	164.41
5	—	315	155.00–172.50	162.54
2	—	520	158.00–162.50	160.19
2	—	680	138.00–147.00	142.43
2	—	440	150.00–168.00	159.00
2	—	368	150.00–160.00	155.17
1	—	645	142.00	142.00
3	—	770	127.00–131.00	129.68
11	—	470	164.00–168.00	166.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	197.50	197.50
2	—	328	200.00–202.50	201.24
1	—	400	195.00	195.00
6	—	372	195.00–205.00	198.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
3	—	367	110.00–135.00	124.36
3	—	325	110.00–130.00	118.59
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	144.00–147.50	145.74
2	—	318	145.00–152.50	148.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	138.00–141.00	139.16
6	—	518	145.00–150.00	146.99
12	—	428	146.00–149.00	148.34
7	—	478	144.00–151.00	146.28
3	—	303	145.00–155.00	149.13
3	—	375	145.00–150.00	147.97
2	—	290	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	535	127.50	127.50
1	—	790	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	121.00	121.00
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	118.00–122.00	119.19
8	—	479	132.00–143.00	137.47
9	—	577	130.00–136.00	131.81
1	—	295	142.50	142.50
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
3	—	368	125.00–140.00	135.18
3	—	317	137.50–140.00	139.12
7	—	421	125.00–145.00	138.88
9	—	525	138.00–143.00	141.10
9	—	622	122.50–128.00	126.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	112.50	112.50
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
4	—	629	105.00–115.00	112.11
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
3	—	437	110.00–115.00	111.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	136.00	136.00
2	—	618	151.00–159.00	155.05
2	—	658	148.00–152.00	150.01
6	—	567	158.00–168.00	163.47
1	—	400	172.00	172.00
3	—	513	158.00–163.00	160.65
5	—	469	166.00–173.00	169.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	152.50–155.00	153.47
9	—	479	140.00–159.00	149.59
1	—	645	141.00	141.00
5	—	525	151.00–156.00	154.22
1	—	385	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	118.00–123.00	120.44
2	—	573	125.00–130.00	127.45
3	—	760	113.00–117.00	114.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
2	—	743	116.00–117.00	116.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,146	70.00–74.00	71.85
4	—	893	59.00–65.00	61.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	78.00–80.00	79.02
7	—	1,360	71.00–77.00	74.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,170	77.00–91.00	84.04
4	—	1,104	75.00–76.00	75.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,568	97.00–109.00	103.80
3	—	1,402	71.00–86.00	80.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,173	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,163.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,010.00–1,025.00	1,017.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	978	885.00–1,375.00	1,039.86
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	617.00	617.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	703	280.00–310.00	296.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	981.00	981.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	831	612.00–818.00	762.25
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	885.00	885.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,380	1,477.00	1,477.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,310.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	900.00	900.00

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