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Williamston Livestock Auction

Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, May 16

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958

← May 9May 16May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

481 head

▲ 169 vs last sale 312▲ 5 vs year ago 476 · +1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 52▲ 36 vs year ago 57 · +63.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 28▲ 10 vs year ago 24 · +41.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady 2.00 higher.

Average offering of average quality cattle 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 $136.97/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$136.97

190 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$36.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

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	478	145.21	695	103
Medium and Large 2	556	128.86	717	74
Small 1-2	489	118.64	580	12thin
Medium and Large 3	640	109.00	698	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.21/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale190 hd

136.97

—

SC average5 barns · 567 hd

136.99

−0.01

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	1,423	99.89	1,421	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	77.41	1,166	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	76.26	935	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	874	69.30	605	14

Every lot

102 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	218	145.80/cwt	145.00–147.50	318	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	268	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	375	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	161.58/cwt	158.00–165.00	522	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	338	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	482	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	173.23/cwt	170.00–176.00	662	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	382	138.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	529	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	161.28/cwt	155.00–166.00	627	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	159.94/cwt	155.00–165.00	688	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	171.99/cwt	170.00–176.00	758	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	169.32/cwt	168.00–170.00	809	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	493	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	879	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	166.06/cwt	164.00–170.00	870	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	155.73/cwt	150.00–161.00	818	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	159.85/cwt	158.00–161.00	922	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	149.68/cwt	144.00–155.00	870	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	588	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	135.63/cwt	130.00–142.00	827	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	155.91/cwt	155.00–157.50	988	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,011	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	130.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	869	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	717	131.99/cwt	129.00–133.00	946	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	740	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	873	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,041	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	153.75/cwt	150.00–157.50	369	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	258	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	355	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	146.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	146.01/cwt	145.00–148.00	568	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	134.54/cwt	130.00–141.00	560	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	425	120.61/cwt	115.00–125.00	513	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	147.16/cwt	144.00–150.00	627	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	693	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	465	117.26/cwt	110.00–125.00	545	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	137.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	656	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	145.59/cwt	143.00–150.00	694	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	482	153.69/cwt	153.00–155.00	741	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	143.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	748	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	134.65/cwt	125.00–138.00	710	14
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	530	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	533	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	813	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	141.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	792	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	132.45/cwt	125.00–138.00	762	18
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	585	119.71/cwt	115.00–122.00	700	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	129.46/cwt	127.00–133.00	797	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	119.19/cwt	112.00–124.00	743	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	115.28/cwt	110.00–122.00	764	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	114.29/cwt	110.00–118.00	829	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	885	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	421	137.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	580	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	422	122.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	159.75/cwt	155.00–165.00	676	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	171.47/cwt	170.00–173.00	751	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	467	132.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	621	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	156.35/cwt	150.00–161.00	744	16
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	518	137.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	710	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	522	113.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	152.56/cwt	145.00–156.00	801	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	158.74/cwt	157.50–160.00	881	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	573	131.37/cwt	125.00–138.00	753	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	148.74/cwt	145.00–154.00	863	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	141.19/cwt	135.00–146.00	875	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	635	125.02/cwt	123.00–127.00	794	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	136.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	917	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	680	123.66/cwt	121.00–126.00	841	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	726	119.98/cwt	118.00–125.00	871	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	783	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	881	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,112	88.67/cwt	81.00–92.00	986	3
Bulls	—	—	1,516	103.26/cwt	94.00–114.00	1,565	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	854	60.38/cwt	55.00–65.00	516	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	886	74.56/cwt	70.00–80.00	661	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	778	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	63.19/cwt	60.00–65.00	739	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	77.32/cwt	71.00–88.00	938	45
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	77.41/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,166	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,715	98.03/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,681	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,290	1,305.08/cwt	1,285.00–1,325.00	16,836	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	710	478.79/cwt	405.00–570.00	3,399	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	899	90.20/cwt	85.00–96.00	811	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	685	392.17/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,686	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	937	776.77/cwt	715.00–830.00	7,278	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,092	829.66/cwt	780.00–860.00	9,060	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	11,781	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,988	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	783	913.58/cwt	900.00–925.00	7,153	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	9,695	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	789	1,039.91/cwt	935.00–1,135.00	8,205	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	853	823.39/cwt	700.00–925.00	7,024	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	860	1,113.23/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	9,574	5

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 May 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 312Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 52Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 28Year ago 24

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady 2.00 higher.

Average offering of average 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
3	—	315	145.00–150.00	146.59
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
2	—	240	150.00–157.50	153.75
4	—	616	127.00–133.00	129.46
6	—	389	145.00–148.00	146.01
7	—	559	140.00–145.00	141.77
16	—	426	144.00–150.00	147.16
22	—	477	143.00–150.00	145.59
27	—	522	140.00–150.00	143.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	110.00–125.00	117.26
2	—	530	112.00–115.00	113.49
3	—	585	115.00–122.00	119.71
5	—	425	115.00–125.00	120.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	462	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	110.00–118.00	114.29
18	—	575	125.00–138.00	132.45
2	—	780	113.00–114.00	113.50
7	—	663	110.00–122.00	115.28
2	—	383	135.00–140.00	137.45
2	—	258	135.00–140.00	137.52
6	—	416	130.00–141.00	134.54
12	—	623	112.00–124.00	119.19
8	—	476	130.00–140.00	137.76
14	—	527	125.00–138.00	134.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	153.00	153.00
3	—	482	153.00–155.00	153.69
2	—	533	152.00–153.00	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	667	125.00–135.00	130.21
5	—	389	155.00–166.00	161.28
1	—	820	127.00	127.00
2	—	430	155.00–165.00	159.94
3	—	610	130.00–142.00	135.63
7	—	717	129.00–133.00	131.99
9	—	525	150.00–161.00	155.73
7	—	581	144.00–155.00	149.68
2	—	323	158.00–165.00	161.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
2	—	493	135.00–145.00	139.97
3	—	218	145.00–147.50	145.80
2	—	338	140.00–145.00	142.52
1	—	740	118.00	118.00
2	—	588	135.00–137.00	136.01
4	—	268	135.00–145.00	140.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
3	—	382	135.00–145.00	138.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	175.00	175.00
7	—	577	158.00–161.00	159.85
9	—	524	164.00–170.00	166.06
1	—	665	152.00	152.00
3	—	478	168.00–170.00	169.32
11	—	634	155.00–157.50	155.91
5	—	441	170.00–176.00	171.99
5	—	382	170.00–176.00	173.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	505	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	121.00–126.00	123.66
2	—	635	123.00–127.00	125.02
6	—	421	130.00–145.00	137.81
4	—	518	130.00–140.00	137.08
5	—	467	130.00–140.00	132.98
8	—	573	125.00–138.00	131.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	170.00–173.00	171.47
2	—	555	157.50–160.00	158.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	155.00–165.00	159.75
16	—	476	150.00–161.00	156.35
4	—	673	130.00–140.00	136.21
5	—	620	135.00–146.00	141.19
11	—	525	145.00–156.00	152.56
14	—	580	145.00–154.00	148.74
2	—	783	110.00–115.00	112.48
4	—	726	118.00–125.00	119.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	120.00–125.00	122.91
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
5	—	522	110.00–115.00	113.01
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	575	110.00–115.00	112.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	86.00	86.00
7	—	886	70.00–80.00	74.56
6	—	854	55.00–65.00	60.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	95.00–101.00	98.03
7	—	1,169	60.00–65.00	63.19
45	—	1,213	71.00–88.00	77.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,506	75.00–80.00	77.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	81.00–92.00	88.67
10	—	1,516	94.00–114.00	103.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	405.00–570.00	478.79

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	1	—	780	300.00	300.00

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	—	899	85.00–96.00	90.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,020.00	1,020.00

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)	1	—	1,175	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,092	780.00–860.00	829.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	685	385.00–400.00	392.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	350.00	350.00

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)	3	—	937	715.00–830.00	776.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,290	1,285.00–1,325.00	1,305.08

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	4	—	789	935.00–1,135.00	1,039.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	860	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,113.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	783	900.00–925.00	913.58

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	—	785	1,235.00	1,235.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	700.00–925.00	823.39

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.