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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 8.00 t0 10.00 higher, bulls were 4.00 higher. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.41/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$141.41

173 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$42.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.65

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	456	148.74	678	127
Medium and Large 2	455	127.43	580	32
Small 1-2	615	111.00	683	2thin
Medium and Large 3	518	106.17	550	12thin

One grade step is worth $42.57/cwt here — about $129 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 sale173 hd

141.41

—

SC average5 barns · 515 hd

137.76

+3.65

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	1,420	106.07	1,506	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	88.08	1,255	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	86.12	1,043	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	850	77.38	658	17

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)	974	$793	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,055	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2	—	323	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	153.34/cwt	148.00–165.00	563	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	523	135.31/cwt	131.00–140.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	172.89/cwt	170.00–178.00	984	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	894	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	630	173.98/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	149.18/cwt	140.00–155.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	129.69/cwt	120.00–135.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	144.27/cwt	140.00–155.00	831	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	151.33/cwt	140.00–158.00	708	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.89/cwt	140.00–155.00	762	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	150.23/cwt	140.00–164.00	566	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	150.26/cwt	140.00–157.50	640	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	126.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	129.84/cwt	120.00–135.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	142.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	132.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	131.50/cwt	128.00–135.00	309	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	263	139.27/cwt	132.50–145.00	366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	174.08/cwt	170.00–178.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	174.49/cwt	170.00–180.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	162.93/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	160.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	155.45/cwt	150.00–160.00	342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	158.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	167.43/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,041	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	155.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	172.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	480	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	138.57/cwt	135.00–142.50	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	155.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	815	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	462	134.16/cwt	130.00–142.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	152.95/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	170.52/cwt	168.00–175.00	883	6
Bulls	—	—	1,470	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	157.68/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,357	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	324	137.75/cwt	130.00–145.00	446	9
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	171.84/cwt	170.00–175.00	804	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	519	122.49/cwt	120.00–126.00	636	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	469	131.27/cwt	125.00–136.00	616	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	967	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	623	120.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	118.10/cwt	115.00–120.00	559	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	88.08/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,255	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	87.48/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,055	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,725	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,691	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	84.87/cwt	80.00–91.00	756	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	73.31/cwt	64.00–77.00	867	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	791	66.67/cwt	51.00–74.00	527	7
Bulls	—	—	1,410	110.68/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,561	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	758	101.19/cwt	95.00–114.00	767	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	663.19/head	650.00–690.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	150.76/cwt	143.00–160.00	496	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	131.43/cwt	125.00–135.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	105.98/cwt	105.00–108.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	100.33/cwt	100.00–101.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	142.66/cwt	140.00–146.00	886	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	165.94/cwt	160.00–168.00	868	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	137.61/cwt	130.00–145.00	585	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	161.87/cwt	160.00–166.00	924	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	126.30/cwt	120.00–135.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	150.26/cwt	146.00–154.00	856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	130.82/cwt	125.00–135.00	876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	146.91/cwt	140.00–155.00	758	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	135.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	172.44/cwt	170.00–177.50	723	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	156.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	966	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	160.56/cwt	150.00–165.00	750	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	118.63/cwt	115.00–125.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	157.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	673	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	134.36/cwt	132.00–136.00	958	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	923.09/head	900.00–961.00	923	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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 Aug 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 432Year ago 616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 35Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 19Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	170.00–175.00	172.56
11	—	569	170.00–178.00	172.89
5	—	437	170.00–178.00	174.08
6	—	383	170.00–180.00	174.49
12	—	622	160.00–170.00	167.43
2	—	278	170.00–175.00	172.61
5	—	725	150.00–157.00	152.95
6	—	518	168.00–175.00	170.52
3	—	683	155.00–161.00	157.68
2	—	460	170.00–175.00	172.53
1	—	870	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	367	148.00–165.00	153.34
4	—	630	140.00–155.00	149.18
7	—	324	160.00–165.00	162.93
3	—	480	155.00–165.00	160.03
2	—	220	150.00–160.00	155.45
8	—	595	150.00–160.00	158.77
3	—	263	150.00–160.00	155.13
8	—	523	150.00–160.00	155.87
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	131.00–140.00	135.31
3	—	263	132.50–145.00	139.27
2	—	425	135.00–142.50	138.57
3	—	462	130.00–142.00	134.16
9	—	324	130.00–145.00	137.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	173.00–175.00	173.98
1	—	290	197.50	197.50
1	—	305	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	120.00–125.00	122.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	140.00–145.00	142.55
2	—	655	135.00–138.00	136.49
12	—	576	140.00–155.00	144.27
22	—	468	140.00–158.00	151.33
23	—	515	140.00–155.00	147.89
17	—	377	140.00–164.00	150.23
30	—	426	140.00–157.50	150.26
3	—	270	140.00–145.00	142.72
9	—	329	143.00–160.00	150.76
6	—	621	140.00–146.00	142.66
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	120.00–135.00	129.69
4	—	313	125.00–130.00	126.72
4	—	419	120.00–135.00	129.84
2	—	778	110.00–111.00	110.50
3	—	290	130.00–135.00	132.34
3	—	470	120.00–130.00	123.19
2	—	235	128.00–135.00	131.50
3	—	368	125.00–135.00	131.43
4	—	574	120.00–135.00	126.30
2	—	668	125.00–128.00	126.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	110.00–115.00	112.57
2	—	423	110.00–112.00	110.97
2	—	620	103.00–105.00	104.01
3	—	475	105.00–108.00	105.98
3	—	677	100.00–101.00	100.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	167.00	167.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	170.00–175.00	171.84
2	—	758	125.00–130.00	127.51
12	—	523	160.00–168.00	165.94
9	—	571	160.00–166.00	161.87
2	—	678	140.00–145.00	142.51
9	—	419	170.00–177.50	172.44
8	—	619	150.00–160.00	156.08
3	—	713	132.00–136.00	134.36
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	120.00–126.00	122.49
14	—	469	125.00–136.00	131.27
3	—	623	115.00–125.00	120.05
8	—	425	130.00–145.00	137.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	115.00–120.00	118.10
2	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.47
4	—	414	115.00–125.00	118.63
2	—	513	110.00–115.00	112.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	146.00–154.00	150.26
6	—	670	125.00–135.00	130.82
12	—	516	140.00–155.00	146.91
5	—	620	130.00–140.00	135.57
22	—	467	150.00–165.00	160.56
9	—	427	150.00–165.00	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	83.00	83.00
5	—	1,410	101.00–116.00	110.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,425	85.00–91.00	88.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,206	80.00–94.00	87.48
1	—	1,725	98.00	98.00
7	—	1,182	64.00–77.00	73.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	891	80.00–91.00	84.87
7	—	791	51.00–74.00	66.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	758	95.00–114.00	101.19
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	925	650.00–690.00	663.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,023	900.00–961.00	923.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle