Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-06-20

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 20
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
241 head
▼ 290 vs last sale 531▼ 122 vs year ago 363 · −33.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 79▲ 3 vs year ago 78 · +3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 25▼ 13 vs year ago 25 · −52.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. .Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offerings 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 $136.93/cwt on 76 head.
Average price
$136.93
76 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$609
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$44.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.60
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2426144.6661649
Medium and Large 2472126.7759923
Medium and Large 3518100.655214thin
One grade step is worth $44.01/cwt here — about $95 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 sale76 hd
136.93
—
SC average5 barns · 399 hd
126.33
+10.60
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—Average1,466106.751,5659thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56985.681,3446thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18284.0499337
CowsLean 85-90%Average85876.5665722

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$7651thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)767$9473thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)731$5777

Every lot

75 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 1-2270175.00/cwt175.00–175.004731
Steers—Medium and Large 2278157.52/cwt155.00–160.004382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321181.77/cwt175.00–187.505834
Steers—Medium and Large 2330154.87/cwt150.00–160.005114
Steers—Small 1-2335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Steers—Medium and Large 3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 3363116.65/cwt110.00–120.004233
Steers—Small 1-2368136.96/cwt135.00–140.005043
Steers—Small 1-2400130.00/cwt130.00–130.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 2420150.24/cwt145.00–155.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474169.02/cwt165.00–175.008014
Steers—Medium and Large 2474151.88/cwt149.00–160.007206
Steers—Small 1-2495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508178.99/cwt178.00–180.009092
Steers—Small 1-2525122.00/cwt122.00–122.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529161.49/cwt160.00–165.008546
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567161.99/cwt160.00–164.009185
Steers—Medium and Large 2578149.94/cwt145.00–155.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642152.66/cwt150.00–154.009803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650143.00/cwt143.00–143.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 2763136.98/cwt135.00–139.001,0452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2973123.99/cwt123.00–125.001,2062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200187.50/cwt180.00–195.003752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268152.23/cwt145.00–157.504086
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328132.60/cwt130.00–135.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332144.08/cwt140.00–147.504783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373141.77/cwt140.00–145.005295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378131.08/cwt130.00–133.004955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417141.98/cwt140.00–146.0059210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420132.45/cwt130.00–135.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460127.47/cwt125.00–130.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464142.66/cwt140.00–145.006626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519141.06/cwt137.00–145.007328
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523101.30/cwt100.00–102.505302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527124.94/cwt120.00–130.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560126.58/cwt120.00–130.007093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569139.47/cwt137.00–142.007946
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615133.98/cwt133.00–135.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623115.14/cwt110.00–120.007172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668111.47/cwt109.00–114.007452
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413162.45/cwt160.00–165.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428144.76/cwt140.00–150.006206
Bulls—Small 1-2435123.41/cwt120.00–130.005373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460156.26/cwt155.00–157.507192
Bulls—Small 1-2474125.25/cwt120.00–130.005944
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480107.45/cwt105.00–110.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482146.73/cwt144.00–150.007077
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513138.94/cwt135.00–143.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526149.69/cwt145.00–157.0078712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570148.59/cwt145.00–153.008476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570137.36/cwt130.00–142.007834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2607129.35/cwt125.00–133.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615141.95/cwt140.00–144.008732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2661121.80/cwt115.00–125.008055
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725123.48/cwt122.00–125.008952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,261100.44/cwt91.00–106.001,2676
Bulls——1,877119.38/cwt118.00–121.002,2413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83268.49/cwt63.00–72.5057010
Cows—Lean 85-90%88083.28/cwt77.00–89.0073312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13469.25/cwt60.00–74.007855
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18284.90/cwt78.00–92.001,00428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23996.50/cwt96.00–97.001,1964
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56985.68/cwt80.00–90.001,3446
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2600600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2815950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28851,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2930765.00/head765.00–765.007651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,185950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3680444.41/head400.00–480.004442
Stock Cows—Small 2751629.87/head550.00–700.006305

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.