Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 3.00 lower, feeder heifers 4.00 lower, feeder bulls 6.00 lower, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.82/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$131.82

161 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$36.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

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	424	141.72	601	38
Medium and Large 2	447	132.60	593	96
Small 1-2	466	119.21	556	19thin
Medium and Large 3	518	105.32	546	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.40/cwt here — about $55 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

131.82

—

SC average5 barns · 677 hd

131.26

+0.56

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	—	High	1,379	101.67	1,402	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	82.91	995	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	80.45	1,193	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	68.98	664	18

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)	1,060	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$740	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$620	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,316	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	810	$818	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,077	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$860	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	930	$540	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$762	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	615	$600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	671	$413	11

Every lot, as filed

112 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	—	374	129.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	139.61/cwt	120.00–147.50	465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	132.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	145.29/cwt	135.00–150.00	687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	145.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	137.44/cwt	130.00–145.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	144.01/cwt	137.50–147.50	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.50	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	135.36/cwt	131.00–140.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	140.47/cwt	136.00–148.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	142.09/cwt	135.00–147.50	379	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	119.05/cwt	118.00–120.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	427	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	117.30/cwt	112.00–120.00	337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	117.53/cwt	110.00–122.50	373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,053	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	137.75/cwt	135.00–141.00	707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	141.78/cwt	140.00–146.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	143.64/cwt	141.00–148.00	608	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	635	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	133.57/cwt	125.00–139.00	430	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	132.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	563	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	156.54/cwt	153.00–159.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	154.68/cwt	152.00–158.00	877	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	130.88/cwt	127.50–138.00	423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	968	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	151.29/cwt	150.00–154.00	967	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	518	125.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	151.48/cwt	150.00–153.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	967	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,116	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	86.81/cwt	70.00–105.00	276	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	158.42/cwt	155.00–162.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	146.60/cwt	145.00–149.00	705	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	461	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	118.76/cwt	117.50–120.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	70.41/cwt	57.00–79.00	751	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	792	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	83.27/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,341	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	86.41/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,070	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	77.59/cwt	73.00–84.00	763	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	63.50/cwt	50.00–70.00	602	11
Bulls	—	—	1,902	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	2,149	3
Bulls	—	—	1,211	102.97/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,247	4
Bulls	—	—	930	82.08/cwt	81.00–83.00	763	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	702.00/head	702.00–702.00	702	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	615	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	671	413.39/head	360.00–477.00	413	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	715	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	619.75/head	550.00–675.00	620	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	133.51/cwt	127.50–137.50	502	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.73/cwt	138.00–145.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	129.23/cwt	120.00–135.00	734	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.21/cwt	120.00–134.00	677	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	123.96/cwt	120.00–127.50	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.25/cwt	130.00–138.00	635	17
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	674	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	466	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	141.67/cwt	135.00–147.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	103.36/cwt	100.00–110.00	421	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	126.50/cwt	122.00–132.50	781	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	125.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	534	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	129.00/cwt	125.00–132.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	145.66/cwt	145.00–147.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	137.12/cwt	130.00–143.00	716	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	114.00/cwt	107.50–117.50	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	139.67/cwt	135.00–143.00	656	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	135.31/cwt	129.00–142.00	777	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	818.00/head	818.00–818.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,316.00/head	1,316.00–1,316.00	1,316	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	930	540.00/head	540.00–540.00	540	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	821.00/head	821.00–821.00	821	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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 531Last week 527Year ago 446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 100Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 33Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	125.00–130.00	129.04
5	—	285	130.00–138.00	132.64
6	—	323	127.50–138.00	130.88
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	126.00	126.00
2	—	518	120.00–130.00	125.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	120.00–147.50	139.61
2	—	670	130.00	130.00
8	—	473	135.00–150.00	145.29
4	—	433	140.00–150.00	145.58
2	—	625	130.00–145.00	137.44
4	—	563	137.50–147.50	144.01
2	—	723	131.00–140.00	135.36
3	—	522	136.00–148.00	140.47
6	—	267	135.00–147.50	142.09
6	—	379	140.00–145.00	142.59
2	—	228	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
3	—	378	153.00–159.00	156.54
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
1	—	800	130.00	130.00
3	—	567	152.00–158.00	154.68
2	—	663	145.00–147.00	146.00
10	—	639	150.00–154.00	151.29
2	—	458	150.00–153.00	151.48
2	—	533	155.00–162.00	158.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	115.00–117.50	116.27
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
3	—	287	112.00–120.00	117.30
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
3	—	317	110.00–122.50	117.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	729	144.50	144.50
10	—	634	152.50	152.50
3	—	875	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	118.00–120.00	119.05
1	—	690	114.00	114.00
4	—	428	120.00	120.00
4	—	635	115.00–117.50	116.25
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
2	—	463	120.00	120.00
2	—	270	120.00–127.50	123.96
2	—	365	120.00–125.00	122.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	135.00–141.00	137.75
5	—	315	140.00–145.00	142.50
6	—	375	140.00–146.00	141.78
11	—	423	141.00–148.00	143.64
1	—	215	155.00	155.00
7	—	473	138.00–145.00	140.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	322	125.00–139.00	133.57
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
18	—	424	130.00–139.00	132.89
13	—	376	127.50–137.50	133.51
12	—	568	120.00–135.00	129.23
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
14	—	520	120.00–134.00	130.21
17	—	473	130.00–138.00	134.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	100.00–110.00	104.98
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
3	—	407	100.00–110.00	103.36
2	—	585	110.00–112.50	111.26
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	90.00	90.00
1	—	365	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	70.00–105.00	86.81
1	—	350	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	133.00–134.00	133.49
5	—	481	145.00–149.00	146.60
2	—	420	148.00–149.00	148.49
3	—	527	145.00–147.00	145.66
2	—	615	135.00–137.00	136.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
2	—	550	120.00–125.00	122.50
4	—	466	125.00–130.00	127.49
5	—	425	120.00–130.00	125.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	117.50–120.00	118.76
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
2	—	645	109.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
6	—	466	107.50–117.50	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	135.00–147.00	141.67
8	—	617	122.00–132.50	126.50
3	—	677	125.00–132.00	129.00
25	—	522	130.00–143.00	137.12
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
11	—	470	135.00–143.00	139.67
11	—	574	129.00–142.00	135.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,067	57.00–79.00	70.41
25	—	1,238	80.00–94.00	86.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,610	80.00–87.00	83.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	984	73.00–84.00	77.59
11	—	948	50.00–70.00	63.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,902	112.00–114.00	113.00
4	—	1,211	94.00–110.00	102.97
2	—	930	81.00–83.00	82.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	702.00	702.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	671	360.00–477.00	413.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	821.00	821.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,310.00	1,310.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	540.00	540.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,090.00	1,090.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	550.00–675.00	619.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	810	818.00	818.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,265	1,316.00	1,316.00

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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