Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-04-04

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 4
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
454 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 421▲ 161 vs year ago 293 · +54.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 78▲ 8 vs year ago 72 · +11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 33▼ 15 vs year ago 46 · −32.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $141.27/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$141.27
118 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$257
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.81
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2457148.9468162
Medium and Large 2420137.8857939
Small 1-2398123.3749113thin
Medium and Large 3373113.734244thin
One grade step is worth $35.21/cwt here — about $257 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 sale118 hd
141.27
—
SC average5 barns · 808 hd
138.46
+2.81
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—Low1,55390.241,4014thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16782.9896842
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40481.011,13712
CowsLean 85-90%Average96372.1769514

Every lot

112 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3228117.25/cwt110.00–125.002672
Steers—Small 1-2234147.38/cwt140.00–150.003454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 2245165.00/cwt165.00–165.004041
Steers—Medium and Large 3253117.62/cwt105.00–130.002982
Steers—Medium and Large 2283169.64/cwt160.00–177.504806
Steers—Small 1-2285157.50/cwt157.50–157.504491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328180.00/cwt180.00–180.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 2328167.23/cwt160.00–175.0054916
Steers—Small 1-2330142.04/cwt140.00–145.004695
Steers—Medium and Large 3337121.76/cwt115.00–130.004103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added350197.50/cwt197.50–197.506911
Steers—Small 1-2Value Added370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 2371170.51/cwt162.50–177.5063314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373186.22/cwt182.50–190.006952
Steers—Small 1-2380146.03/cwt138.00–155.005554
Steers—Medium and Large 2420162.31/cwt149.00–175.006822
Steers—Medium and Large 3425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005311
Steers—Medium and Large 2465172.01/cwt170.00–174.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470178.51/cwt178.00–179.008392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493176.99/cwt175.00–179.008732
Steers—Small 1-2495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
Steers—Small 1-2500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505176.00/cwt176.00–176.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512177.70/cwt177.50–178.009105
Steers—Medium and Large 2518167.64/cwt166.00–170.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added528162.38/cwt159.00–166.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555173.50/cwt173.00–174.009632
Steers—Medium and Large 2578157.50/cwt157.00–158.009102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613159.96/cwt158.00–162.009812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245162.50/cwt162.50–162.503981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265161.29/cwt155.00–165.004273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003641
Heifers—Small 1-2280124.91/cwt120.00–130.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2282138.69/cwt130.00–144.003915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318114.96/cwt110.00–120.003662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323153.99/cwt153.00–155.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326136.52/cwt130.00–145.004456
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added333139.92/cwt130.00–150.004662
Heifers—Small 1-2333126.65/cwt120.00–130.004223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added355138.87/cwt130.00–147.504932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382149.94/cwt146.00–155.005736
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382142.96/cwt140.00–145.005463
Heifers—Small 1-2383120.00/cwt120.00–120.004603
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
Heifers—Small 1-2415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420139.84/cwt135.00–145.005873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426150.15/cwt146.00–158.006409
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433147.03/cwt145.00–149.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450115.00/cwt115.00–115.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469148.96/cwt144.00–156.0069920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470137.72/cwt130.00–147.006477
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526148.16/cwt145.00–151.0077912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530139.00/cwt139.00–139.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569139.68/cwt137.00–146.007957
Heifers—Small 1-2573119.49/cwt117.00–122.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580136.89/cwt133.00–143.007943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622125.35/cwt124.00–128.007803
Heifers—Small 1-2685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2408145.02/cwt142.50–147.505922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421171.14/cwt167.00–177.5072010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429159.52/cwt150.00–165.006847
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468169.88/cwt166.00–175.007955
Bulls—Small 1-2473147.98/cwt146.00–150.007004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479158.07/cwt150.00–162.5075716
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517153.29/cwt142.50–158.007937
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519162.70/cwt159.00–168.0084414
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570157.71/cwt157.00–161.008997
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571150.09/cwt138.00–156.008579
Bulls—Small 1-2585122.50/cwt122.50–122.507171
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618152.67/cwt150.00–154.009443
Bulls—Small 1-2645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650144.00/cwt144.00–144.009361
Bulls—Small 1-2660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720134.00/cwt134.00–134.009651
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3290100.00/cwt100.00–100.002901
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3355100.00/cwt100.00–100.003551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44873.50/cwt64.00–85.001,0642
Bulls——1,658106.98/cwt106.00–108.001,7742
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90062.91/cwt59.00–67.005666
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01179.12/cwt76.00–85.008008
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09075.71/cwt68.00–79.0082515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20987.02/cwt80.00–94.001,05227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32573.64/cwt72.00–75.009763
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43083.46/cwt80.00–91.001,1939
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3665715.00/cwt715.00–715.004,7551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2705975.00/cwt975.00–975.006,8741
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3755575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,3411
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28551,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.008,6361
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3860585.00/cwt585.00–585.005,0311
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2930965.00/cwt965.00–965.008,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29601,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0010,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3708472.19/cwt460.00–485.003,3432
Stock Cows—Small 1-2835683.11/cwt629.00–710.005,7043
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2845773.14/cwt767.00–779.006,5332
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3665525.00/cwt525.00–525.003,4911
Bred Cows—Small 1-2720540.00/cwt540.00–540.003,8881
Bred Cows—Small 1-2880737.29/cwt700.00–775.006,4882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2890875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,7881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2940825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,7551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29651,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.009,7471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2969915.62/cwt875.00–985.008,8728
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2975975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,5061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2995835.00/cwt835.00–835.008,3081

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.