Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week for the Memorial Day. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.74/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$141.74

156 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$33.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.78

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	449	147.87	663	106
Medium and Large 2	504	133.14	671	37
Small 1-2	396	120.00	476	5thin
Medium and Large 3	386	113.93	440	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.94/cwt here — about $223 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 sale156 hd

141.74

—

SC average5 barns · 507 hd

134.96

+6.78

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	—	Low	1,421	99.93	1,420	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	83.82	1,017	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	81.91	1,213	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	67.03	602	25

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$886	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$820	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	863	$720	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$658	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$1,043	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	896	$908	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	833	$797	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	821	$737	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	803	$667	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	150.48/cwt	145.00–155.00	424	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	432	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	161.67/cwt	157.00–170.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	145.37/cwt	140.00–153.00	682	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	142.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	741	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	343	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	126.52/cwt	124.00–129.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	147.08/cwt	142.50–152.00	625	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	151.07/cwt	145.00–155.00	494	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	147.62/cwt	142.50–156.00	543	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	143.96/cwt	136.00–149.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	149.43/cwt	148.00–150.00	853	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	113.98/cwt	110.00–117.50	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.99/cwt	134.00–138.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	135.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	133.60/cwt	130.00–137.50	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	137.48/cwt	136.00–139.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	136.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	127.70/cwt	120.00–133.00	789	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	434	136.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	528	153.15/cwt	150.00–158.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	154.83/cwt	153.00–159.00	875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	150.94/cwt	147.50–155.00	645	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	126.51/cwt	123.00–130.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	328	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	136.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	151.26/cwt	145.00–159.00	561	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	150.50/cwt	150.00–152.50	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	144.82/cwt	140.00–149.00	817	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	151.43/cwt	147.00–155.00	948	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	152.28/cwt	145.00–160.00	417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	148.71/cwt	142.50–155.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	168.99/cwt	164.00–173.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	160.85/cwt	154.00–167.00	849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	163.59/cwt	160.00–167.50	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	158.00/cwt	155.50–164.00	918	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	318	137.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	437	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	179.94/cwt	177.50–182.50	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	171.91/cwt	165.00–177.00	576	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	162.29/cwt	157.00–167.50	680	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	139.99/cwt	138.00–142.00	872	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	479	129.33/cwt	124.00–137.50	619	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	144.96/cwt	137.50–152.00	684	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	722	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	76.56/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,110	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	83.25/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,239	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	93.45/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,162	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	60.66/cwt	52.00–67.00	510	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	72.91/cwt	68.00–77.00	695	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	84.79/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,050	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	75.15/cwt	70.00–78.00	842	10
Bulls	—	—	968	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	823	2
Bulls	—	—	1,522	103.25/cwt	88.00–111.00	1,571	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	800	530.00/head	530.00–530.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	930	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	158.15/cwt	154.00–160.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.83/cwt	107.50–115.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	145.08/cwt	135.00–150.00	772	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	131.17/cwt	128.00–136.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	118.23/cwt	117.50–120.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	142.38/cwt	132.50–149.00	810	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,042.78/head	856.00–1,199.00	1,043	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	922	954.74/head	925.00–1,010.00	955	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	645	690.47/head	630.00–750.00	690	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	658.00/head	658.00–658.00	658	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	833	796.93/head	752.00–822.00	797	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	943	839.32/head	810.00–865.00	839	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	750	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	803	827.16/head	803.00–850.00	827	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	1,090.30/head	996.00–1,172.00	1,090	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	733	515.18/head	473.00–550.00	515	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	775	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	885.70/head	825.00–935.00	886	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	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 Jun 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 414Year ago 676

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 72Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 31Year ago 27

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week for the Memorial Day. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	145.00–155.00	150.48
22	—	469	140.00–153.00	145.37
15	—	519	140.00–148.00	142.81
14	—	425	142.50–152.00	147.08
13	—	327	145.00–155.00	151.07
14	—	368	142.50–156.00	147.62
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
3	—	615	136.00–149.00	143.96
7	—	571	148.00–150.00	149.43
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	120.00	120.00
2	—	343	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	110.00–117.50	113.98
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
2	—	515	111.00–115.00	113.00
2	—	410	110.00–115.00	112.47
1	—	230	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	134.00–138.00	135.99
5	—	428	130.00–140.00	134.91
10	—	474	130.00–140.00	135.88
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
2	—	318	130.00–137.50	133.60
2	—	508	136.00–139.00	137.48
4	—	385	130.00–140.00	136.29
8	—	618	120.00–133.00	127.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	158.00–159.00	158.50
6	—	528	150.00–158.00	153.15
6	—	565	153.00–159.00	154.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	157.00–170.00	161.67
4	—	626	147.00–155.00	151.43
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
7	—	420	164.00–173.00	168.99
6	—	528	154.00–167.00	160.85
5	—	363	160.00–167.50	163.59
10	—	581	155.50–164.00	158.00
2	—	220	177.50–182.50	179.94
5	—	335	165.00–177.00	171.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	144.00	144.00
5	—	322	150.00–160.00	154.89
2	—	653	123.00–130.00	126.51
1	—	795	127.00	127.00
16	—	371	145.00–159.00	151.26
5	—	481	150.00–152.50	150.50
4	—	564	140.00–149.00	144.82
4	—	274	145.00–160.00	152.28
2	—	505	145.00–150.00	147.50
2	—	418	142.50–155.00	148.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
2	—	268	120.00–125.00	122.57
1	—	500	112.50	112.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	130.00–140.00	136.52
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
4	—	318	130.00–145.00	137.50
2	—	485	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	124.00–129.00	126.52
10	—	427	147.50–155.00	150.94
19	—	472	137.50–152.00	144.96
34	—	532	135.00–150.00	145.08
1	—	315	157.50	157.50
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
5	—	614	128.00–136.00	131.17
10	—	569	132.50–149.00	142.38
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	130.00–140.00	136.11
2	—	680	115.00–120.00	117.48
1	—	710	114.00	114.00
8	—	479	124.00–137.50	129.33
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
3	—	520	120.00–130.00	125.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	157.00–167.50	162.29
7	—	623	138.00–142.00	139.99
1	—	650	143.00	143.00
6	—	458	154.00–160.00	158.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	107.50–115.00	110.83
1	—	725	106.00	106.00
2	—	595	110.00–116.00	113.00
4	—	414	117.50–120.00	118.23
4	—	470	110.00–115.00	112.45
1	—	695	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	76.00–77.00	76.56
8	—	1,488	80.00–88.00	83.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,243	91.00–97.00	93.45
30	—	1,238	79.00–89.00	84.79
10	—	1,120	70.00–78.00	75.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	840	52.00–67.00	60.66
13	—	953	68.00–77.00	72.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	85.00	85.00
9	—	1,522	88.00–111.00	103.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	810.00–865.00	839.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	640.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	530.00	530.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	825.00–935.00	885.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,010	856.00–1,199.00	1,042.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	922	925.00–1,010.00	954.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	645	630.00–750.00	690.47
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	658.00	658.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	833	752.00–822.00	796.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	996.00–1,172.00	1,090.30
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	803	803.00–850.00	827.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	733	473.00–550.00	515.18
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	450.00	450.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle