Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate 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 $130.12/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$130.12

156 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$32.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

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	489	142.05	695	44
Medium and Large 2	518	129.93	673	81
Small 1-2	591	116.94	691	17thin
Medium and Large 3	557	109.68	611	14thin

One grade step is worth $32.37/cwt here — about $84 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 sale156 hd

130.12

—

SC average5 barns · 474 hd

127.42

+2.70

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	1,515	91.97	1,394	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	67.37	797	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	64.83	960	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	874	61.03	533	4thin

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)	943	$726	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	957	$680	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$610	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	665	$440	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$696	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$631	12

Every lot, as filed

121 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	185.43/cwt	182.00–188.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	860	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	116.95/cwt	115.00–119.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	168.30/cwt	166.00–172.50	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	148.97/cwt	145.00–153.00	976	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	106.49/cwt	104.00–108.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	508	127.39/cwt	120.00–135.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	140.77/cwt	130.00–148.00	731	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	122.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	138.11/cwt	131.00–143.00	775	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	175.49/cwt	168.00–182.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	155.74/cwt	140.00–165.00	740	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.30/cwt	122.00–130.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	120.96/cwt	118.00–124.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	119.01/cwt	112.50–125.00	503	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	685	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	159.80/cwt	154.00–162.50	660	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	463	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.76/cwt	105.00–120.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	864.63/head	860.00–870.00	865	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	675	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	738	535.75/head	449.00–612.00	536	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	693	405.70/head	402.00–410.00	406	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	688.00/head	688.00–688.00	688	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	910.57/head	824.00–975.00	911	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	793	601.91/head	572.00–632.00	602	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	924	665.59/head	621.00–743.00	666	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	760	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	675	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	747.33/head	700.00–790.00	747	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	780	470.00/head	470.00–470.00	470	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	440.00/head	440.00–440.00	440	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	699.75/head	651.00–750.00	700	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	93.46/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,456	6
Bulls	—	—	1,260	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,046	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	71.06/cwt	67.00–74.00	850	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	59.04/cwt	55.00–61.00	493	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	787	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	64.14/cwt	59.00–66.00	759	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	68.04/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,005	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	60.98/cwt	56.00–64.00	906	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	663	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	132.69/cwt	127.50–138.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	813	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	167.94/cwt	145.00–189.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	157.78/cwt	155.00–161.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	171.06/cwt	168.00–176.00	883	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	183.12/cwt	177.50–189.00	679	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	188.56/cwt	180.00–195.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	186.01/cwt	178.00–188.00	893	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	161.83/cwt	150.00–175.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	157.57/cwt	150.00–170.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	237	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	181.47/cwt	176.00–186.00	786	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	605	122.44/cwt	115.00–130.00	741	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	159.37/cwt	145.00–172.50	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	162.80/cwt	154.00–167.50	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	162.53/cwt	154.00–168.00	925	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	136.98/cwt	133.00–140.00	919	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,015	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	141.79/cwt	140.00–143.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	203.70/cwt	200.00–207.50	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	559	140.01/cwt	138.00–142.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	634	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	137.08/cwt	128.00–144.00	772	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	200.26/cwt	192.50–209.00	747	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	897	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	134.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	566	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	128.34/cwt	123.00–136.00	738	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	619	115.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.77/cwt	138.00–149.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	131.13/cwt	119.00–136.00	694	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	122.98/cwt	119.00–126.00	751	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	134.78/cwt	130.00–139.00	584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	134.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	118.34/cwt	116.00–120.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	133.91/cwt	126.00–137.80	631	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	128.61/cwt	122.50–132.50	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	148.54/cwt	140.00–154.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	898	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	671	114.27/cwt	113.00–117.00	767	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	673	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	567	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	145.41/cwt	140.00–153.00	625	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	148.72/cwt	145.00–152.50	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	959	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 Nov 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 466Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 79Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 18Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	182.00–188.00	185.43
1	—	520	175.00	175.00
1	—	475	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	115.00–119.00	116.95
2	—	508	120.00–135.00	127.39
3	—	575	120.00–127.00	122.37
2	—	685	112.00–114.00	113.01
2	—	463	130.00–135.00	132.43
2	—	420	130.00–140.00	134.76
1	—	700	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	130.00	130.00
6	—	475	166.00–172.50	168.30
8	—	434	168.00–182.00	175.49
1	—	555	143.00	143.00
1	—	635	128.00	128.00
2	—	538	147.00–150.00	148.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	519	130.00–148.00	140.77
7	—	561	131.00–143.00	138.11
12	—	475	140.00–165.00	155.74
2	—	718	115.00–120.00	117.46
6	—	615	122.00–130.00	125.30
3	—	663	118.00–124.00	120.96
4	—	413	154.00–162.50	159.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	112.50–125.00	119.01
1	—	630	113.00	113.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
2	—	575	105.00–120.00	112.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	145.00–153.00	148.97
5	—	621	155.00–161.00	157.78
8	—	516	168.00–176.00	171.06
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
10	—	371	177.50–189.00	183.12
4	—	318	180.00–195.00	188.56
14	—	480	178.00–188.00	186.01
4	—	433	176.00–186.00	181.47
1	—	730	139.00	139.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
2	—	410	127.50–138.00	132.69
2	—	470	145.00–189.00	167.94
2	—	605	115.00–130.00	122.44
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
5	—	559	138.00–142.00	140.01
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	196.00	196.00
9	—	490	183.00	183.00
1	—	513	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	150.00–175.00	161.83
5	—	464	150.00–170.00	157.57
3	—	237	150.00	150.00
3	—	430	145.00–172.50	159.37
3	—	535	154.00–167.50	162.80
9	—	569	154.00–168.00	162.53
7	—	671	133.00–140.00	136.98
3	—	618	140.00–143.00	141.79
2	—	373	170.00	170.00
1	—	745	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	115.00	115.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	200.00–207.50	203.70
6	—	373	192.50–209.00	200.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	110.00	110.00
3	—	672	104.00–108.00	106.49
2	—	418	110.00	110.00
2	—	595	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	340	105.00	105.00
3	—	613	110.00–112.00	110.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
1	—	420	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	122.00	122.00
7	—	619	110.00–120.00	115.81
4	—	671	113.00–117.00	114.27
2	—	578	115.00–118.00	116.52
2	—	463	120.00–125.00	122.57
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	131.00	131.00
9	—	563	128.00–144.00	137.08
5	—	465	138.00–149.00	140.77
3	—	532	137.00–138.00	137.67
4	—	373	140.00–154.00	148.54
11	—	430	140.00–153.00	145.41
2	—	313	145.00–152.50	148.72
1	—	275	157.50	157.50
1	—	690	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	575	123.00–136.00	128.34
18	—	529	119.00–136.00	131.13
11	—	611	119.00–126.00	122.98
8	—	433	130.00–139.00	134.78
4	—	335	130.00–140.00	134.78
3	—	667	116.00–120.00	118.34
17	—	471	126.00–137.80	133.91
4	—	380	122.50–132.50	128.61
1	—	725	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	709	130.00	130.00
1	—	466	141.00	141.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	860.00–870.00	864.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	680.00	680.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	700.00–790.00	747.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	470.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	738	449.00–612.00	535.75
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	693	402.00–410.00	405.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	688.00	688.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	924	621.00–743.00	665.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	824.00–975.00	910.57
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	651.00–750.00	699.75
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	572.00–632.00	601.91
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	440.00	440.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,558	90.00–99.00	93.46
1	—	1,260	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,196	67.00–74.00	71.06
1	—	960	82.00	82.00
24	—	1,184	59.00–66.00	64.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	835	55.00–61.00	59.04
1	—	990	67.00	67.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,477	65.00–70.00	68.04
5	—	1,486	56.00–64.00	60.98

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