Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls to few to compare. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Salughter bulls were steady. Average offerings 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 $135.65/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$135.65

129 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$40.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.35

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	443	144.19	639	73
Medium and Large 2	481	128.88	619	44
Small 1-2	477	112.12	534	7thin
Medium and Large 3	536	103.40	554	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.79/cwt here — about $85 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 sale129 hd

135.65

—

SC average5 barns · 538 hd

132.29

+3.35

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	1,417	99.19	1,406	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	80.21	1,012	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	72.81	984	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	877	70.58	619	14

Every lot, as filed

89 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	Small 1-2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	141.35/cwt	135.00–148.00	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	118.07/cwt	110.00–125.00	378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	155.95/cwt	152.00–160.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	148.72/cwt	140.00–155.00	564	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	517	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	532	111.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	135.26/cwt	133.00–137.50	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	142.62/cwt	140.00–146.00	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	139.34/cwt	138.00–140.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.49/cwt	139.00–145.00	737	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	119.63/cwt	116.00–124.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	130.10/cwt	120.00–135.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	133.50/cwt	125.00–140.00	311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	134.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.89/cwt	125.00–135.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	123.67/cwt	118.00–128.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	105.96/cwt	105.00–107.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	533	153.07/cwt	150.00–156.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.55/cwt	127.00–135.00	704	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	142.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	126.22/cwt	120.00–135.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	145.63/cwt	140.00–155.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	146.80/cwt	145.00–150.00	398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	157.55/cwt	150.00–165.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	157.34/cwt	152.00–163.00	751	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	567	139.84/cwt	130.00–145.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	157.81/cwt	150.00–165.00	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	142.83/cwt	135.00–149.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	171.36/cwt	169.00–175.00	691	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	462	138.29/cwt	130.00–145.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	153.74/cwt	151.00–158.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	155.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	154.78/cwt	150.00–165.00	500	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	173.41/cwt	170.00–178.00	562	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	630	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	331	136.31/cwt	130.00–145.00	451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	135.51/cwt	132.00–139.00	966	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	371	137.92/cwt	130.00–145.00	512	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	282	136.58/cwt	130.00–145.00	385	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	430	139.83/cwt	135.00–144.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	166.29/cwt	165.00–167.50	687	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	133.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	156.70/cwt	155.00–163.00	818	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	474	128.95/cwt	125.00–136.00	611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	80.05/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,010	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	69.29/cwt	62.00–72.00	801	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	75.89/cwt	73.00–84.00	700	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	63.50/cwt	55.00–70.00	518	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	72.81/cwt	70.00–75.00	984	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	91.91/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,257	6
Bulls	—	—	1,546	104.03/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,608	5
Bulls	—	—	1,203	91.13/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	131.09/cwt	126.00–134.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	144.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	757	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	676	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	571	128.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	732	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	145.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	823	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	153.08/cwt	145.00–159.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	118.76/cwt	115.00–122.00	862	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	613	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	123.71/cwt	120.00–129.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	154.60/cwt	145.00–158.00	724	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	126.65/cwt	125.00–135.00	789	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	910	1,099.81/cwt	1,035.00–1,225.00	10,008	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	738	863.22/cwt	850.00–875.00	6,371	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	11,263	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	861.42/cwt	760.00–910.00	9,605	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	873	888.11/cwt	875.00–900.00	7,753	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,588	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	735	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	647	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	808	109.88/cwt	106.00–117.00	888	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,953	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	945	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,765	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,032	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	907	671.29/cwt	635.00–725.00	6,089	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	977	940.09/cwt	935.00–950.00	9,185	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	100.21/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,110	3

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 481Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 93Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 34Year ago 18

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls to few to compare. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Salughter bulls were steady. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
3	—	567	130.00–145.00	139.84
3	—	462	130.00–145.00	138.29
5	—	331	130.00–145.00	136.31
5	—	371	130.00–145.00	137.92
6	—	282	130.00–145.00	136.58
3	—	430	135.00–144.00	139.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	135.00–148.00	141.35
4	—	531	152.00–160.00	155.95
4	—	365	150.00–165.00	157.55
6	—	477	152.00–163.00	157.34
6	—	433	150.00–165.00	157.81
5	—	667	135.00–149.00	142.83
5	—	573	151.00–158.00	153.74
3	—	275	150.00–160.00	155.27
9	—	323	150.00–165.00	154.78
2	—	713	132.00–139.00	135.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	110.00–125.00	118.07
2	—	380	115.00–120.00	117.60
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	169.00–175.00	171.36
12	—	324	170.00–178.00	173.41
3	—	365	170.00–175.00	172.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	379	140.00–155.00	148.72
2	—	608	133.00–137.50	135.26
11	—	426	140.00–146.00	142.62
3	—	585	138.00–140.00	139.34
18	—	521	139.00–145.00	141.49
10	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.68
7	—	324	140.00–155.00	145.63
4	—	271	145.00–150.00	146.80
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	110.00–115.00	112.47
3	—	532	110.00–115.00	111.66
2	—	410	110.00–115.00	112.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	116.00–124.00	119.63
4	—	361	120.00–135.00	130.10
3	—	233	125.00–140.00	133.50
6	—	322	130.00–140.00	134.62
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
7	—	568	125.00–135.00	131.89
4	—	613	118.00–128.00	123.67
1	—	790	111.00	111.00
5	—	535	127.00–135.00	131.55
6	—	435	120.00–135.00	126.22
4	—	460	126.00–134.00	131.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	100.00–105.00	102.54
2	—	470	105.00–107.00	105.96
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	150.00–156.00	153.07
1	—	465	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	165.00–167.50	166.29
2	—	615	134.00	134.00
7	—	522	155.00–163.00	156.70
1	—	565	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	130.00–140.00	133.41
8	—	474	125.00–136.00	128.95
3	—	520	125.00–135.00	130.03
11	—	571	125.00–135.00	128.16
2	—	613	118.00–120.00	119.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	140.00–150.00	144.18
10	—	566	140.00–150.00	145.39
7	—	422	145.00–159.00	153.08
8	—	726	115.00–122.00	118.76
4	—	673	120.00–129.00	123.71
9	—	468	145.00–158.00	154.60
10	—	623	125.00–135.00	126.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	110.00–115.00	112.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,262	75.00–88.00	80.05
6	—	1,156	62.00–72.00	69.29
6	—	1,368	90.00–97.00	91.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	923	73.00–84.00	75.89
6	—	816	55.00–70.00	63.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	70.00–75.00	72.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,546	98.00–107.00	104.03
3	—	1,203	89.00–95.00	91.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	910	1,035.00–1,225.00	1,099.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	738	850.00–875.00	863.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	760.00–910.00	861.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	960.00	960.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	875.00–900.00	888.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	977	935.00–950.00	940.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	907	635.00–725.00	671.29
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	88.00	88.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	808	106.00–117.00	109.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,108	98.00–104.00	100.21

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