Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-03-14

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 14
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
276 head
▼ 340 vs last sale 616▼ 315 vs year ago 591 · −53.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 136▼ 37 vs year ago 99 · −37.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 49▼ 31 vs year ago 60 · −51.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.00 higher slaughter bulls steady. Light offering of average quality cattle due to wet conditions in the area 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 $138.07/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$138.07
72 head · 437 lb average
Value per head Derived
$603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.27
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2429148.6963832
Medium and Large 2461134.8862127
Small 1-2451122.285517thin
Medium and Large 3358114.174086thin
One grade step is worth $34.52/cwt here — about $229 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 sale72 hd
138.07
—
SC average5 barns · 423 hd
131.80
+6.27
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—Average1,52399.691,5185thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14386.8499340
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47083.311,2253thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low88070.586215thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2200150.00/cwt150.00–150.003001
Steers—Medium and Large 2205182.56/cwt180.00–185.003742
Steers—Medium and Large 3235125.00/cwt125.00–125.002941
Steers—Medium and Large 3271121.97/cwt117.50–130.003314
Steers—Small 1-2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290180.00/cwt180.00–180.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 3310130.00/cwt130.00–130.004031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318182.36/cwt180.00–185.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005533
Steers—Medium and Large 2340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005781
Steers—Small 1-2343135.04/cwt130.00–140.004632
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added370175.00/cwt175.00–175.006481
Steers—Small 1-2370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371186.52/cwt180.00–195.006928
Steers—Medium and Large 3373117.48/cwt115.00–120.004382
Steers—Medium and Large 2378156.96/cwt150.00–170.005933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007601
Steers—Small 1-2Value Added395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405192.50/cwt192.50–192.507801
Steers—Small 1-2420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 2465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Steers—Small 1-2523132.68/cwt125.00–140.006942
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
Steers—Small 1-2Value Added580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 2585148.00/cwt148.00–148.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added610157.00/cwt157.00–157.009581
Steers—Small 1-2Value Added635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Steers—Small 1-2640143.00/cwt143.00–143.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added665154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0241
Steers—Small 1-2Value Added665132.50/cwt130.00–135.008812
Steers—Small 1-2670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 2675135.00/cwt130.00–140.009112
Steers—Small 1-2765125.00/cwt125.00–125.009561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273132.39/cwt130.00–135.003612
Heifers—Small 1-2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 3303112.52/cwt110.00–115.003412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329154.23/cwt150.00–160.005076
Heifers—Small 1-2338128.33/cwt125.00–130.004343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379153.63/cwt147.50–157.505829
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400115.00/cwt115.00–115.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added418141.30/cwt140.00–142.505912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425147.43/cwt145.00–152.506275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428132.80/cwt125.00–138.005684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463145.17/cwt144.00–148.006725
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476138.05/cwt134.00–140.006577
Heifers—Small 1-2480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525137.95/cwt137.00–140.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553135.67/cwt135.00–137.007503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573130.53/cwt129.00–132.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580154.00/cwt154.00–154.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613128.01/cwt125.00–131.007852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added645122.00/cwt122.00–122.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Heifers—Small 1-2Value Added675111.00/cwt111.00–111.007491
Heifers—Small 1-2695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420182.50/cwt182.50–182.507671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422168.84/cwt160.00–177.507139
Bulls—Small 1-2428133.39/cwt130.00–140.005713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2439147.46/cwt140.00–150.006474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466151.91/cwt150.00–157.507084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469168.02/cwt160.00–177.507884
Bulls—Small 1-2483137.98/cwt125.00–147.506664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503165.50/cwt165.00–166.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505161.29/cwt157.50–165.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526145.81/cwt140.00–150.007675
Bulls—Small 1-2533130.00/cwt130.00–130.006932
Bulls—Small 1-2Value Added545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560158.00/cwt158.00–158.008851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562145.71/cwt140.00–152.508193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570152.89/cwt150.00–156.008712
Bulls—Small 1-2575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635135.00/cwt135.00–135.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Bulls—Small 1-2765118.00/cwt118.00–118.009031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,52399.69/cwt87.00–114.001,5185
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81550.00/cwt50.00–50.004081
Cows—Lean 85-90%89675.72/cwt73.00–81.006784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06275.45/cwt70.00–78.008019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13186.19/cwt79.00–95.0097525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,316106.63/cwt99.00–116.001,4036
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32075.00/cwt75.00–75.009901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54587.47/cwt87.00–88.001,3512
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3901,571.00/cwt1,571.00–1,571.0021,8371
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2774886.71/cwt800.00–1,025.006,8634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28101,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.008,9101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28141,019.04/cwt920.00–1,125.008,2954
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2830750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2850775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,5881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29101,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0010,4651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2915875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,0061
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29701,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0012,6101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2700640.00/cwt640.00–640.004,4801
Bred Cows—Small 1-2745700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,2151
Bred Cows—Small 1-2780700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,4601
Bred Cows—Small 1-2800675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,4001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2875900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2932948.93/cwt925.00–975.008,8443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,050975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,2381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,333950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,6642
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2765600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,5901
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2875683.00/cwt683.00–683.005,9761
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895967.00/cwt967.00–967.008,6551

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.