Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited sales. Slaughter cows were

2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. There was and average offering 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 $135.10/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$135.10

174 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$33.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.40

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	493	140.42	692	112
Medium and Large 2	497	129.23	642	49
Small 1-2	426	113.63	484	9thin
Medium and Large 3	546	106.48	581	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.94/cwt here — about $111 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 sale174 hd

135.10

—

SC average5 barns · 545 hd

132.70

+2.40

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	1,598	94.80	1,515	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,537	76.47	1,175	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	76.33	942	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	64.46	572	13

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)	1,004	$824	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	926	$756	10
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 3	—	373	121.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	124.51/cwt	123.00–131.00	767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	133.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	153.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	150.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	486	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	113.78/cwt	110.00–120.00	527	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	116.29/cwt	115.00–117.50	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	199.50/cwt	195.00–204.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	135.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.53/cwt	138.00–147.00	735	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	130.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	144.27/cwt	141.00–147.00	675	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	824	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	136.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	149.04/cwt	145.00–158.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	145.36/cwt	143.00–148.00	612	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	112.00/cwt	109.00–115.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	135.61/cwt	125.00–138.00	643	13
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	151.27/cwt	150.00–152.50	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	124.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	160.38/cwt	155.00–165.00	752	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,035	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	367	131.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	163.72/cwt	162.50–165.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	172.94/cwt	171.00–175.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	148.35/cwt	145.00–154.00	846	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	181.96/cwt	175.00–185.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	181.59/cwt	175.00–190.00	674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	984	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	124.29/cwt	122.00–127.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	151.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	139.16/cwt	130.00–145.00	571	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	477	135.19/cwt	127.50–140.00	645	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	75.22/cwt	72.00–78.00	691	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	79.70/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,325	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	81.51/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,024	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	68.20/cwt	62.00–74.00	817	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	55.24/cwt	50.00–60.00	476	7
Bulls	—	—	1,145	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	962	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	96.15/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,591	8
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	773	92.92/cwt	87.00–96.00	718	9
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	705	417.23/head	410.00–425.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	112.75/cwt	110.00–116.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	125.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	727	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	159.28/cwt	150.00–165.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	154.89/cwt	145.00–160.00	712	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	124.32/cwt	121.00–127.00	883	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	134.88/cwt	130.00–142.00	699	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	820	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	721	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	578	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	113.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	137.88/cwt	135.00–141.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	103.30/cwt	100.00–108.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	760	570.00/head	560.00–575.00	570	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,108	917.94/head	875.00–955.00	918	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	813	744.94/head	685.00–800.00	745	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,121	929.20/head	800.00–1,035.00	929	10
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	771	80.57/cwt	79.00–82.00	621	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	718	628.75/head	600.00–650.00	629	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 Oct 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 507Year ago 426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 123Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 17Year ago 39

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited sales. Slaughter cows were

2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. There was and average offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	120.00–125.00	121.58
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	131.00–135.00	133.02
3	—	330	150.00–160.00	153.48
2	—	393	165.00–170.00	167.48
2	—	538	150.00–152.50	151.27
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
1	—	265	165.00	165.00
5	—	469	155.00–165.00	160.38
1	—	615	136.00	136.00
3	—	570	145.00–154.00	148.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	195.00–204.00	199.50
1	—	390	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	169.00	169.00
2	—	775	133.00–134.00	133.51
2	—	570	162.50–165.00	163.72
2	—	480	171.00–175.00	172.94
2	—	808	133.00	133.00
1	—	315	185.00	185.00
5	—	427	175.00–185.00	181.96
8	—	371	175.00–190.00	181.59
2	—	708	138.00–140.00	139.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
1	—	230	142.50	142.50
4	—	328	130.00–135.00	132.48
3	—	367	130.00–135.00	131.66
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	616	123.00–131.00	124.51
5	—	324	145.00–155.00	150.03
7	—	565	135.00–139.00	136.98
15	—	519	138.00–147.00	141.53
43	—	468	141.00–147.00	144.27
2	—	713	115.00–116.00	115.51
6	—	367	145.00–158.00	149.04
16	—	421	143.00–148.00	145.36
4	—	678	120.00–130.00	124.20
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	110.00–120.00	113.78
2	—	325	115.00–117.50	116.29
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	130.00–140.00	135.47
5	—	516	125.00–135.00	130.20
1	—	240	132.50	132.50
5	—	368	130.00–140.00	136.07
4	—	660	109.00–115.00	112.00
13	—	474	125.00–138.00	135.61
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
4	—	635	110.00–116.00	112.75
9	—	577	120.00–130.00	125.94
1	—	255	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	613	100.00–105.00	102.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	110.00–115.00	112.31
7	—	416	150.00–165.00	159.28
12	—	460	145.00–160.00	154.89
13	—	518	130.00–142.00	134.88
3	—	630	115.00–120.00	118.29
1	—	770	109.00	109.00
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
2	—	573	135.00–141.00	137.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	170.00	170.00
3	—	663	122.00–127.00	124.29
2	—	508	150.00–153.00	151.49
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
3	—	710	121.00–127.00	124.32
9	—	618	130.00–137.00	132.76
4	—	424	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	130.00–145.00	139.16
9	—	477	127.50–140.00	135.19
2	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
4	—	538	110.00–115.00	113.49
4	—	630	100.00–108.00	103.30
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,663	78.00–81.00	79.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	918	72.00–78.00	75.22
7	—	862	50.00–60.00	55.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,256	77.00–87.00	81.51
14	—	1,198	62.00–74.00	68.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	84.00	84.00
8	—	1,655	92.00–104.00	96.15

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	9	—	773	87.00–96.00	92.92
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	771	79.00–82.00	80.57
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	705	410.00–425.00	417.23
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	760	560.00–575.00	570.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,108	875.00–955.00	917.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,121	800.00–1,035.00	929.20
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	813	685.00–800.00	744.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	718	600.00–650.00	628.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,180	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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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