Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $126.28/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$126.28

141 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$33.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

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	500	133.96	670	81
Medium and Large 2	450	121.79	548	35
Small 1-2	450	109.62	493	20
Medium and Large 3	502	100.00	502	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.96/cwt here — about $168 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 sale141 hd

126.28

—

SC average5 barns · 513 hd

123.56

+2.72

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	1,604	87.63	1,406	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	68.47	809	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	846	68.04	575	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	66.59	1,003	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	705	$785	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	901	$649	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	869	$583	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	942	$920	3thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	127.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	723	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	125.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.50	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	120.04/cwt	115.00–126.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	125.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	323	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.72/cwt	120.00–128.00	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	692	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	148.48/cwt	140.00–155.00	637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.81/cwt	115.00–121.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.95/cwt	118.00–125.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	138.82/cwt	138.00–140.00	723	19
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	378	111.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	130.00/cwt	125.00–136.00	672	19
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	112.80/cwt	110.00–120.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	135.62/cwt	134.00–140.00	566	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	126.11/cwt	120.00–135.00	419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	144.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	156.64/cwt	153.00–159.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	172.91/cwt	168.00–178.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	116.91/cwt	110.00–122.50	380	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	618	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	634	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	321	131.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	149.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	631	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	141.28/cwt	140.00–142.50	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	156.80/cwt	150.00–165.00	586	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	174.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	574	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	479	122.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	119.12/cwt	110.00–125.00	435	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	111.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	351	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	158.33/cwt	156.00–164.00	826	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	150.02/cwt	149.50–158.00	852	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	139.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	118.20/cwt	112.00–125.00	317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	143.30/cwt	135.00–145.50	963	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	430	131.78/cwt	125.00–135.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	165.31/cwt	163.50–170.00	772	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	143.04/cwt	140.00–147.00	875	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	155.81/cwt	150.00–162.50	508	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	523	120.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	628	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	339	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	122.31/cwt	115.00–130.00	511	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	682	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	516	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	619	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	66.59/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,003	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	74.14/cwt	70.00–79.00	913	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	59.02/cwt	48.00–65.00	525	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	71.80/cwt	69.00–77.00	594	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	59.64/cwt	50.00–64.00	658	18
Bulls	—	—	1,612	93.33/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,504	6
Bulls	—	—	1,595	80.80/cwt	77.00–89.00	1,289	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	140.12/cwt	135.00–148.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	118.57/cwt	115.00–122.00	612	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	113.36/cwt	110.00–120.00	748	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	113.73/cwt	112.50–115.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	113.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	108.82/cwt	105.00–110.00	520	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	464	123.67/cwt	115.00–130.00	574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.48/cwt	130.00–144.00	711	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,174.54/head	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	645	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	705	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	889	619.33/head	550.00–740.00	619	6
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	808	472.29/head	450.00–490.00	472	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	871	623.40/head	550.00–740.00	623	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	803	82.26/cwt	78.00–87.50	661	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	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 Oct 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 691Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 102Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 16Year ago 10

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	125.00–130.00	127.14
3	—	623	118.00–125.00	120.95
19	—	517	125.00–136.00	130.00
8	—	417	134.00–140.00	135.62
2	—	363	140.00–148.00	144.08
12	—	478	130.00–135.00	131.97
2	—	338	140.00–142.50	141.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	120.00–130.00	125.29
2	—	373	120.00–127.50	123.62
7	—	482	115.00–126.00	120.04
2	—	258	120.00–130.00	125.15
4	—	575	115.00–121.00	118.81
1	—	645	112.00	112.00
5	—	332	120.00–135.00	126.11
7	—	516	115.00–122.00	118.57
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	110.00	110.00
3	—	378	110.00–115.00	111.97
4	—	480	110.00–120.00	112.80
2	—	505	110.00	110.00
2	—	618	100.00–105.00	102.51
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
4	—	315	110.00–115.00	111.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	100.00	100.00
2	—	565	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	498	139.00	139.00
19	—	521	138.00–140.00	138.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	120.00–128.00	124.72
7	—	429	140.00–155.00	148.48
7	—	476	135.00–148.00	140.12
3	—	660	110.00–120.00	113.36
5	—	619	110.00–115.00	113.01
8	—	525	130.00–144.00	135.48
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	115.00–130.00	122.31
2	—	615	100.00–104.00	101.97
8	—	516	115.00–125.00	119.95
2	—	565	112.50–115.00	113.73
6	—	464	115.00–130.00	123.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
1	—	480	161.00	161.00
2	—	420	160.00–165.00	162.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	105.00–110.00	108.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	153.00–159.00	156.64
3	—	430	140.00–155.00	149.44
15	—	374	150.00–165.00	156.80
5	—	580	135.00–145.00	139.62
1	—	635	129.00	129.00
6	—	326	150.00–162.50	155.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	168.00–178.00	172.91
2	—	363	170.00–175.00	172.45
2	—	328	170.00–180.00	174.96
12	—	522	156.00–164.00	158.33
1	—	735	139.00	139.00
18	—	568	149.50–158.00	150.02
9	—	672	135.00–145.50	143.30
14	—	467	163.50–170.00	165.31
9	—	612	140.00–147.00	143.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	110.00–122.50	116.91
1	—	245	115.00	115.00
5	—	365	110.00–125.00	119.12
2	—	268	112.00–125.00	118.20
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	130.00–140.00	131.87
4	—	479	120.00–130.00	122.53
2	—	370	130.00–140.00	135.14
3	—	430	125.00–135.00	131.78
2	—	523	115.00–125.00	120.07
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	88.00	88.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	803	78.00–87.50	82.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,174.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	410.00	410.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	889	550.00–740.00	619.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	871	550.00–740.00	623.40
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	808	450.00–490.00	472.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,506	64.00–69.00	66.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,231	70.00–79.00	74.14
18	—	1,103	50.00–64.00	59.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	890	48.00–65.00	59.02
12	—	827	69.00–77.00	71.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,612	92.00–95.00	93.33
5	—	1,595	77.00–89.00	80.80

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

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle