Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-01-31

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jan 31
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
512 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 391▲ 280 vs year ago 232 · +120.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 77▲ 47 vs year ago 66 · +71.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 39▲ 19 vs year ago 15 · +126.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were

2.00 to 4.00 higher. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.24/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$141.24
160 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$621
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$20.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.21
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2436142.92623147
Medium and Large 2480122.3158713thin
One grade step is worth $20.60/cwt here — about $36 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 sale160 hd
141.24
—
SC average5 barns · 630 hd
133.03
+8.21
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,43798.891,42113
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18173.7387137
CowsLean 85-90%Low87667.4459022

Every lot

82 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2220158.48/cwt155.00–160.003493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230179.89/cwt170.00–185.004143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270205.77/cwt205.00–207.505563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273187.61/cwt180.00–195.005125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329211.34/cwt210.00–215.006955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331195.48/cwt170.00–205.0064717
Steers—Medium and Large 2338157.52/cwt155.00–160.005322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373190.14/cwt170.00–205.0070918
Steers—Medium and Large 2387156.62/cwt155.00–160.006063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417198.67/cwt198.00–199.008283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426182.12/cwt170.00–190.007766
Steers—Medium and Large 2480144.95/cwt140.00–150.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484172.64/cwt165.00–182.5083618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520166.31/cwt155.00–176.0086512
Steers—Medium and Large 2523144.37/cwt140.00–150.007554
Steers—Medium and Large 2567145.09/cwt140.00–150.008233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572156.94/cwt155.00–160.008983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600159.00/cwt159.00–159.009548
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626149.43/cwt140.00–157.0093512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735136.01/cwt135.00–137.001,0002
Steers—Medium and Large 2775115.00/cwt115.00–115.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy226162.09/cwt160.00–165.003664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233147.89/cwt140.00–155.003456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265144.46/cwt140.00–155.003835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy276164.30/cwt162.50–167.004534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322162.91/cwt161.00–165.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334148.05/cwt140.00–157.5049412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355165.00/cwt165.00–165.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381151.23/cwt140.00–157.5057625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381131.28/cwt130.00–135.005004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415121.54/cwt118.00–125.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420139.54/cwt130.00–146.0058617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470136.65/cwt130.00–143.0064218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473121.04/cwt118.00–125.005733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490148.51/cwt148.00–149.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added499149.00/cwt149.00–149.007448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500144.00/cwt144.00–144.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518135.18/cwt129.00–140.0070013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567132.27/cwt127.00–136.007509
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568117.91/cwt113.00–122.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624125.97/cwt122.00–131.007868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678120.65/cwt118.00–124.008183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405195.00/cwt195.00–195.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423178.02/cwt165.00–190.0075320
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429151.87/cwt145.00–155.006528
Bulls—Small 1-2465132.58/cwt130.00–135.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467143.85/cwt140.00–150.006725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473166.99/cwt161.00–181.0079012
Bulls—Small 1-2510114.95/cwt110.00–120.005862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514159.58/cwt150.00–168.008209
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520137.23/cwt130.00–145.0071411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574154.79/cwt150.00–160.008884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578135.88/cwt130.00–145.007856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621139.28/cwt135.00–144.008654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623122.49/cwt120.00–125.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683131.99/cwt130.00–134.009012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700128.00/cwt128.00–128.008961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2743110.50/cwt110.00–111.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760122.00/cwt122.00–122.009271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2782110.32/cwt108.00–112.008633
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 324590.00/cwt90.00–90.002211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21181.26/cwt70.00–88.009844
Bulls——1,538106.72/cwt93.00–115.001,6419
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84857.08/cwt50.00–64.004846
Cows—Lean 85-90%88671.32/cwt67.00–75.0063216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10461.71/cwt53.00–65.006819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20677.59/cwt70.00–87.0093628
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2773567.83/cwt500.00–620.004,3894
Bred Cows—Small 1-2890766.63/cwt720.00–820.006,8232
Bred Cows—Small 1-2891751.89/cwt700.00–825.006,6995
Bred Cows—Small 2895681.83/cwt675.00–690.006,1022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,023709.93/cwt700.00–720.007,2632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0010,8581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,087793.13/cwt750.00–850.008,6213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203999.40/cwt900.00–1,225.0012,0236
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2600390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3401
Stock Cows—Small 1-289590.03/cwt88.00–92.008064
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155105.20/cwt100.00–108.001,2154

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.