Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. .Slaughter 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 $136.93/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$136.93

76 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$44.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.60

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	426	144.66	616	49
Medium and Large 2	472	126.77	599	23
Medium and Large 3	518	100.65	521	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.01/cwt here — about $95 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 sale76 hd

136.93

—

SC average5 barns · 399 hd

126.33

+10.60

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	1,466	106.75	1,565	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	85.68	1,344	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	84.04	993	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	858	76.56	657	22

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$765	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	767	$947	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	731	$577	7

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	161.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	181.77/cwt	175.00–187.50	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	139.47/cwt	137.00–142.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	141.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	592	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	149.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	136.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.06/cwt	137.00–145.00	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.24/cwt	145.00–155.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	161.99/cwt	160.00–164.00	918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	154.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	131.08/cwt	130.00–133.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	133.98/cwt	133.00–135.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	116.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	187.50/cwt	180.00–195.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	111.47/cwt	109.00–114.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	152.23/cwt	145.00–157.50	408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	142.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	141.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	101.30/cwt	100.00–102.50	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	126.58/cwt	120.00–130.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	144.08/cwt	140.00–147.50	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	129.35/cwt	125.00–133.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	138.94/cwt	135.00–143.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	144.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	146.73/cwt	144.00–150.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	661	121.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	137.36/cwt	130.00–142.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	148.59/cwt	145.00–153.00	847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	156.26/cwt	155.00–157.50	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	895	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	815	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	600	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	930	765.00/head	765.00–765.00	765	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	751	629.87/head	550.00–700.00	630	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	680	444.41/head	400.00–480.00	444	2
Bulls	—	—	1,261	100.44/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,267	6
Bulls	—	—	1,877	119.38/cwt	118.00–121.00	2,241	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	69.25/cwt	60.00–74.00	785	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	85.68/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,344	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	83.28/cwt	77.00–89.00	733	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	68.49/cwt	63.00–72.50	570	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	84.90/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,004	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	152.66/cwt	150.00–154.00	980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	169.02/cwt	165.00–175.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	151.88/cwt	149.00–160.00	720	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	474	125.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	123.41/cwt	120.00–130.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	141.95/cwt	140.00–144.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	149.69/cwt	145.00–157.00	787	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	671	2

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 531Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 79Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 25Year ago 25

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. .Slaughter 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	—	495	125.00	125.00
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
3	—	368	135.00–140.00	136.96
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	160.00–165.00	161.49
1	—	650	143.00	143.00
4	—	321	175.00–187.50	181.77
1	—	270	175.00	175.00
5	—	567	160.00–164.00	161.99
3	—	642	150.00–154.00	152.66
4	—	474	165.00–175.00	169.02
2	—	973	123.00–125.00	123.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	145.00–155.00	149.94
2	—	420	145.00–155.00	150.24
2	—	763	135.00–139.00	136.98
4	—	330	150.00–160.00	154.87
2	—	278	155.00–160.00	157.52
6	—	474	149.00–160.00	151.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	178.00–180.00	178.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	110.00–120.00	116.65
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	137.00–142.00	139.47
10	—	417	140.00–146.00	141.98
8	—	519	137.00–145.00	141.06
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
2	—	615	133.00–135.00	133.98
6	—	268	145.00–157.50	152.23
6	—	464	140.00–145.00	142.66
5	—	373	140.00–145.00	141.77
3	—	332	140.00–147.50	144.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	125.00–130.00	127.47
5	—	378	130.00–133.00	131.08
2	—	668	109.00–114.00	111.47
2	—	623	110.00–120.00	115.14
3	—	560	120.00–130.00	126.58
3	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.45
2	—	328	130.00–135.00	132.60
3	—	527	120.00–130.00	124.94
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
2	—	523	100.00–102.50	101.30
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	200	180.00–195.00	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	125.00–133.00	129.35
2	—	513	135.00–143.00	138.94
6	—	428	140.00–150.00	144.76
7	—	482	144.00–150.00	146.73
5	—	661	115.00–125.00	121.80
4	—	570	130.00–142.00	137.36
2	—	725	122.00–125.00	123.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	105.00–110.00	107.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	145.00–153.00	148.59
2	—	460	155.00–157.50	156.26
2	—	615	140.00–144.00	141.95
1	—	755	133.00	133.00
12	—	526	145.00–157.00	149.69
2	—	413	160.00–165.00	162.45
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	120.00–130.00	125.25
3	—	435	120.00–130.00	123.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,290.00	1,290.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	765.00	765.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	751	550.00–700.00	629.87
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	680	400.00–480.00	444.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,261	91.00–106.00	100.44
3	—	1,877	118.00–121.00	119.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,134	60.00–74.00	69.25
28	—	1,182	78.00–92.00	84.90
4	—	1,239	96.00–97.00	96.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,569	80.00–90.00	85.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	880	77.00–89.00	83.28
10	—	832	63.00–72.50	68.49

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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