Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends on feeder steers and feeder bulls due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. 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 $138.70/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$138.70

158 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$34.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.68

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	495	144.33	715	104
Medium and Large 2	490	132.90	651	37
Small 1-2	502	119.06	598	13thin
Medium and Large 3	460	110.00	506	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.33/cwt here — about $209 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 sale158 hd

138.70

—

SC average5 barns · 525 hd

138.03

+0.68

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	1,563	100.78	1,576	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	79.82	945	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	75.37	1,106	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	66.26	642	11

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	$926	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$812	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$683	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$610	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,118	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,075	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$901	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$832	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$547	2thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 2	—	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.54/cwt	142.00–152.00	703	35
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	143.26/cwt	138.00–147.00	745	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	136.08/cwt	132.00–142.00	836	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	126.97/cwt	124.00–129.00	860	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	949	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	730	113.98/cwt	111.00–117.00	832	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	119.13/cwt	117.50–120.00	498	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	127.51/cwt	125.00–132.50	418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	144.64/cwt	141.00–150.00	609	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	134.66/cwt	129.00–140.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	133.75/cwt	132.50–135.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	119.96/cwt	114.00–126.00	852	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	133.44/cwt	126.00–137.50	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	143.02/cwt	138.00–146.50	795	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	133.30/cwt	125.00–137.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	474	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	123.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.46/cwt	125.00–140.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	145.39/cwt	142.00–149.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	120.22/cwt	117.50–125.00	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	149.34/cwt	143.00–155.00	720	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	617	129.00/cwt	123.00–135.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	140.26/cwt	134.00–147.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	148.77/cwt	147.50–150.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	165.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	168.12/cwt	162.00–176.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	156.25/cwt	152.00–159.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	156.52/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	168.66/cwt	164.00–175.00	798	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	132.54/cwt	131.00–134.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	147.40/cwt	142.50–155.00	476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	154.01/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,109	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	157.24/cwt	152.00–161.00	987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	161.36/cwt	160.00–164.00	939	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	278	136.31/cwt	135.00–137.50	379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	175.79/cwt	170.00–180.00	712	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	139.04/cwt	138.00–140.00	449	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	137.81/cwt	133.00–142.50	517	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	125.38/cwt	122.00–129.00	712	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	513	121.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	621	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	132.42/cwt	127.00–137.50	649	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	613	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	414	128.75/cwt	125.00–135.00	533	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	59.34/cwt	46.00–66.00	547	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	74.16/cwt	73.00–75.00	896	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	80.63/cwt	76.00–85.00	951	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	72.03/cwt	69.00–76.00	726	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	75.37/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,106	2
Bulls	—	—	1,045	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	878	1
Bulls	—	—	1,667	104.14/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,736	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	908.00/head	908.00–908.00	908	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	844.00/head	844.00–844.00	844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	914.05/head	875.00–950.00	914	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	615	554.00/head	554.00–554.00	554	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,073.98/head	961.00–1,185.00	1,074	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	546.67/head	525.00–567.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.04/cwt	130.00–143.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	147.34/cwt	140.00–155.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	138.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	138.59/cwt	132.00–149.00	782	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	115.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	164.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	133.22/cwt	128.00–138.00	823	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	117.67/cwt	110.00–125.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	160.34/cwt	160.00–161.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	112.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	146.31/cwt	142.50–150.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	133.83/cwt	130.00–136.00	902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	951	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	770	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,063.00/head	1,063.00–1,063.00	1,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	720	522.00/head	522.00–522.00	522	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	768	793.30/head	786.00–800.00	793	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 Aug 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 432Last week 277Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 67Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	142.50	142.50
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
1	—	790	134.00	134.00
3	—	482	143.00–155.00	149.34
4	—	614	134.00–147.00	140.26
2	—	360	147.50–150.00	148.77
1	—	255	147.50	147.50
1	—	580	145.00	145.00
3	—	525	152.00–159.00	156.25
6	—	323	142.50–155.00	147.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	197.50	197.50
1	—	415	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
3	—	382	117.50–125.00	120.22
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	123.00–135.00	129.00
2	—	575	131.00–134.00	132.54
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
2	—	278	135.00–137.50	136.31
2	—	323	138.00–140.00	139.04
2	—	375	133.00–142.50	137.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	160.00–170.00	165.61
4	—	510	162.00–176.00	168.12
2	—	665	154.00–159.00	156.52
8	—	473	164.00–175.00	168.66
2	—	395	170.00–175.00	172.50
2	—	720	153.00–155.00	154.01
1	—	270	177.50	177.50
4	—	628	152.00–161.00	157.24
3	—	582	160.00–164.00	161.36
3	—	405	170.00–180.00	175.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	473	142.00–152.00	148.54
16	—	520	138.00–147.00	143.26
1	—	225	142.50	142.50
11	—	614	132.00–142.00	136.08
3	—	677	124.00–129.00	126.97
1	—	305	142.50	142.50
2	—	775	120.00–125.00	122.47
14	—	421	141.00–150.00	144.64
11	—	556	138.00–146.50	143.02
6	—	378	142.00–149.00	145.39
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
2	—	665	112.00–115.00	113.48
2	—	730	111.00–117.00	113.98
3	—	418	117.50–120.00	119.13
3	—	328	125.00–132.50	127.51
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	129.00–140.00	134.66
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
2	—	345	132.50–135.00	133.75
2	—	710	114.00–126.00	119.96
7	—	569	126.00–137.50	133.44
4	—	528	125.00–137.00	133.30
2	—	623	120.00–128.00	123.95
8	—	418	125.00–140.00	135.46
1	—	245	132.50	132.50
4	—	365	135.00–140.00	138.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	158.00	158.00
1	—	530	155.00	155.00
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
1	—	360	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	122.00–129.00	125.38
5	—	513	120.00–125.00	121.03
4	—	490	127.00–137.50	132.42
2	—	613	120.00–125.00	122.53
4	—	414	125.00–135.00	128.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	151.00	151.00
8	—	416	160.00–175.00	164.93
3	—	457	160.00–161.00	160.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	130.00–143.00	135.04
7	—	476	140.00–155.00	147.34
8	—	564	132.00–149.00	138.59
8	—	618	128.00–138.00	133.22
1	—	730	131.00	131.00
2	—	438	142.50–150.00	146.31
6	—	674	130.00–136.00	133.83
2	—	755	125.00–127.00	125.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	110.00–120.00	115.58
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
2	—	435	110.00–125.00	117.67
5	—	529	110.00–115.00	112.00
2	—	605	110.00–115.00	112.50
1	—	585	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	921	46.00–66.00	59.34
6	—	1,008	69.00–76.00	72.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	73.00–75.00	74.16
14	—	1,180	76.00–85.00	80.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	74.00–77.00	75.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	84.00	84.00
5	—	1,667	98.00–108.00	104.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	908.00	908.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	961.00–1,185.00	1,073.98
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	554.00	554.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	525.00–567.00	546.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	768	786.00–800.00	793.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	844.00	844.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,063.00	1,063.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	875.00–950.00	914.05
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	522.00	522.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,235.00	1,235.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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