Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-03-07

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 7
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
616 head
▲ 463 vs last sale 153▲ 33 vs year ago 583 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 30▲ 5 vs year ago 131 · +3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 17▲ 22 vs year ago 27 · +81.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Heavy 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 $130.77/cwt on 198 head.
Average price
$130.77
198 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$628
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$321
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$28.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.92
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537137.0973672
Medium and Large 2476132.1362988
Small 1-2384119.7246024
Medium and Large 3381108.6341414thin
One grade step is worth $28.46/cwt here — about $321 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 sale198 hd
130.77
—
SC average5 barns · 648 hd
135.68
−4.92
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—Low1,43899.561,43217
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21977.5894665
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42074.211,0538thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94371.2567217

Every lot

140 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2213149.71/cwt145.00–155.003192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225180.00/cwt180.00–180.004051
Steers—Medium and Large 3230127.50/cwt127.50–127.502931
Steers—Medium and Large 2232176.69/cwt175.00–180.004103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 3270125.00/cwt125.00–125.003381
Steers—Medium and Large 2281171.51/cwt165.00–177.504825
Steers—Small 1-2288143.70/cwt137.50–150.004142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295187.50/cwt187.50–187.505531
Steers—Medium and Large 2322169.08/cwt165.00–175.005445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324201.26/cwt200.00–202.506524
Steers—Small 1-2325144.85/cwt140.00–150.004712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328186.47/cwt180.00–192.506125
Steers—Medium and Large 3330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350201.50/cwt198.00–205.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added355170.00/cwt170.00–170.006041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375189.03/cwt188.00–190.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 2376170.09/cwt160.00–178.0064011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 3380122.50/cwt122.50–122.504661
Steers—Small 1-2382142.65/cwt135.00–152.5054510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405199.00/cwt199.00–199.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415195.00/cwt195.00–195.008091
Steers—Small 1-2Value Added420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Steers—Small 1-2424143.13/cwt140.00–150.006074
Steers—Medium and Large 2428167.63/cwt160.00–175.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added445175.00/cwt175.00–175.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 2460168.00/cwt168.00–168.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added475169.00/cwt169.00–169.008031
Steers—Small 1-2Value Added480146.00/cwt146.00–146.007011
Steers—Small 1-2490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515168.00/cwt168.00–168.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 2525151.00/cwt151.00–151.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added535156.00/cwt156.00–156.008351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565162.00/cwt162.00–162.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570164.68/cwt163.00–166.009393
Steers—Medium and Large 2580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008702
Steers—Small 1-2585139.75/cwt132.50–147.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624168.10/cwt162.00–169.001,0498
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625156.66/cwt156.00–158.009793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659162.94/cwt156.00–166.001,0746
Steers—Medium and Large 2665137.00/cwt137.00–137.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 3675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680143.00/cwt143.00–143.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added869125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0866
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235127.50/cwt127.50–127.503001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235115.00/cwt115.00–115.002701
Heifers—Small 1-2245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265127.55/cwt125.00–130.003382
Heifers—Small 1-2271121.13/cwt117.50–127.503287
Heifers—Medium and Large 3293107.48/cwt105.00–110.003152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315131.09/cwt125.00–140.004134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320147.95/cwt145.00–152.504735
Heifers—Small 1-2323119.16/cwt117.50–120.003853
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338106.74/cwt100.00–110.003616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373132.41/cwt115.00–140.0049413
Heifers—Small 1-2380122.43/cwt120.00–125.004652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381146.19/cwt145.00–149.005578
Heifers—Small 1-2415117.50/cwt115.00–120.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423142.68/cwt141.00–144.006046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425135.97/cwt127.00–140.0057816
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435113.30/cwt110.00–115.004933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added445132.00/cwt132.00–132.005871
Heifers—Small 1-2455119.51/cwt115.00–122.005446
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466135.37/cwt130.00–142.006319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478145.24/cwt140.00–149.006946
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added478138.52/cwt138.00–139.006622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485107.50/cwt107.50–107.505211
Heifers—Small 1-2510122.00/cwt122.00–122.006221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520142.61/cwt139.00–148.0074214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529132.43/cwt125.00–142.0070111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added531137.59/cwt127.00–138.5073112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558137.00/cwt137.00–137.0076414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561133.50/cwt132.00–135.007494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577128.60/cwt126.00–130.007425
Heifers—Small 1-2620112.00/cwt112.00–112.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621119.84/cwt114.00–125.007449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Heifers—Small 1-2655117.00/cwt117.00–117.007661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670120.96/cwt118.00–124.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3700103.00/cwt103.00–103.007211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719120.00/cwt120.00–120.008639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added795117.50/cwt117.50–117.509346
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405186.00/cwt186.00–186.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410170.96/cwt167.50–178.007016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422153.61/cwt150.00–162.0064815
Bulls—Small 1-2435145.19/cwt142.50–148.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435119.96/cwt115.00–125.005223
Bulls—Small 1-2460138.18/cwt135.00–140.006367
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475162.23/cwt160.00–169.007714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480149.57/cwt142.50–158.0071817
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483113.74/cwt112.50–115.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523149.19/cwt141.00–155.0078011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530158.92/cwt156.00–162.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530112.50/cwt112.50–112.505961
Bulls—Small 1-2538128.53/cwt123.00–134.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563151.96/cwt150.00–154.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568140.99/cwt135.00–147.008017
Bulls—Small 1-2595122.50/cwt120.00–125.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608148.94/cwt144.00–154.009062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626135.19/cwt130.00–140.008465
Bulls—Small 1-2645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Bulls—Small 1-2675128.00/cwt128.00–128.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700134.00/cwt134.00–134.009381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——82071.98/cwt69.00–75.005903
Bulls——1,571105.47/cwt99.00–109.001,65714
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85664.99/cwt61.00–68.005566
Cows—Lean 85-90%99174.67/cwt70.00–78.0074011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19571.90/cwt64.00–77.0085931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21489.25/cwt89.00–90.001,0834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24581.90/cwt78.00–87.001,02030
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32671.65/cwt68.00–74.009504
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51376.77/cwt76.00–78.001,1624
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,025885.00/cwt885.00–885.009,0711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3745550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,0981
Bred Cows—Small 1-2880675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,9401
Bred Cows—Small 1-2895750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,7131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2979920.37/cwt875.00–985.009,0104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2985987.57/cwt925.00–1,075.009,7285
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,015732.76/cwt660.00–800.007,4382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025980.68/cwt925.00–1,060.0010,0523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0301,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,0731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,6031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105820.00/cwt820.00–820.009,0611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2881,139.76/cwt1,100.00–1,175.0014,6802
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2678854.61/cwt800.00–900.005,7942
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3815520.00/cwt520.00–520.004,2381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28481,016.50/cwt950.00–1,085.008,6202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2900725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29531,052.76/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0010,0332
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29721,168.63/cwt1,000.00–1,375.0011,3596
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2975925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,0191
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,397.58/cwt1,385.00–1,410.0016,1842
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3795564.00/cwt564.00–564.004,4841
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3795509.00/cwt509.00–509.004,0471
Stock Cows—Small 1-2798649.75/cwt566.00–736.005,1853
Stock Cows—Small 1-2885974.00/cwt974.00–974.008,6201
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2945784.00/cwt784.00–784.007,4091
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0351,246.66/cwt1,238.00–1,255.0012,9032

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.