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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 28

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 431 vs last sale 584▼ 201 vs year ago 354 · −56.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 101▼ 53 vs year ago 83 · −63.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 33▼ 22 vs year ago 39 · −56.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering due to extremely wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.64/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$133.64

41 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$39.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	451	149.99	677	15thin
Medium and Large 2	422	134.79	568	13thin
Small 1-2	414	118.20	489	5thin
Medium and Large 3	395	110.77	437	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.22/cwt here — about $240 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 sale41 hd

133.64

—

SC average5 barns · 420 hd

133.15

+0.49

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	1,883	107.48	2,024	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	78.10	1,125	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	75.96	912	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	68.00	782	1thin

Every lot

79 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	444	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	427	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	263	138.76/cwt	137.50–140.00	365	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	195.16/cwt	192.50–197.50	543	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	146.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	452	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	323	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	202.42/cwt	192.50–207.50	648	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	182.51/cwt	177.50–190.00	670	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	204.51/cwt	195.00–211.00	781	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	205.48/cwt	204.00–207.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	177.98/cwt	176.00–180.00	854	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	802	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	978	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	144.28/cwt	140.00–147.50	459	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	155.36/cwt	150.00–165.00	500	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	325	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	104.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	349	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	136.34/cwt	128.00–145.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	420	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	494	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	136.10/cwt	130.00–142.00	596	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	149.20/cwt	144.00–154.00	686	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	113.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	145.49/cwt	139.00–151.00	767	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	176.28/cwt	175.00–177.50	732	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	453	108.74/cwt	107.50–110.00	493	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	156.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	733	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	168.67/cwt	168.00–170.00	798	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	924	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	158.49/cwt	158.00–159.00	895	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	149.97/cwt	149.00–151.00	852	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	314	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,883	107.48/cwt	107.00–108.00	2,024	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	61.54/cwt	47.00–70.00	683	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	782	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,185	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	853	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	79.05/cwt	76.00–83.00	964	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	81.15/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,272	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	710	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,769	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	745	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,396	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	770	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,544	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	943	860.61/cwt	850.00–875.00	8,116	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,495	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	643	486.87/cwt	475.00–500.00	3,131	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	820	771.00/cwt	771.00–771.00	6,322	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	895	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	690	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,003	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	840	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	985	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,081	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,746	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,440.00/cwt	1,440.00–1,440.00	18,576	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,520	1

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 584Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 101Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 33Year ago 39

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering due to extremely wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	117.50	117.50
1	—	325	122.50	122.50
1	—	290	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	150.00–165.00	155.36
4	—	460	144.00–154.00	149.20
1	—	580	134.00	134.00
6	—	527	139.00–151.00	145.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
2	—	438	130.00–142.00	136.10
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
1	—	495	129.00	129.00
2	—	388	128.00–145.00	136.34
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
1	—	245	142.50	142.50
3	—	318	140.00–147.50	144.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	117.50	117.50
1	—	585	111.00	111.00
2	—	480	110.00–118.00	113.92
2	—	285	110.00	110.00
2	—	333	100.00–110.00	104.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.54
3	—	308	145.00–150.00	146.65
1	—	495	162.00	162.00
1	—	255	167.50	167.50
1	—	615	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	305	127.50	127.50
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
2	—	263	137.50–140.00	138.76
1	—	615	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	192.50–207.50	202.42
5	—	382	195.00–211.00	204.51
2	—	410	204.00–207.00	205.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	102.50	102.50
1	—	290	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	185.00	185.00
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
2	—	480	176.00–180.00	177.98
2	—	278	192.50–197.50	195.16
3	—	367	177.50–190.00	182.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	136.00	136.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	175.00–177.50	176.28
2	—	565	158.00–159.00	158.49
3	—	473	168.00–170.00	168.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	149.00	149.00
3	—	468	155.00–160.00	156.64
2	—	568	149.00–151.00	149.97
1	—	685	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	107.50–110.00	108.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,220	76.00–83.00	79.05
3	—	1,110	47.00–70.00	61.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	72.00	72.00
2	—	1,568	78.00–84.00	81.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,883	107.00–108.00	107.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	590.00	590.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	720.00	720.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	970.00	970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	943	850.00–875.00	860.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	390.00	390.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	771.00	771.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	643	475.00–500.00	486.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,440.00	1,440.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	690.00	690.00

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.