Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-07-11

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 11
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
654 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 572▲ 85 vs year ago 569 · +14.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
183 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 170▲ 120 vs year ago 63 · +190.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 30▲ 12 vs year ago 33 · +36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week . 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 $129.16/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$129.16
205 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$622
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.86
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506138.9870395
Medium and Large 2474124.3859083
Small 1-2424109.9946724
Medium and Large 3390104.154073thin
One grade step is worth $34.83/cwt here — about $296 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 sale205 hd
129.16
—
SC average2 barns · 391 hd
130.02
−0.86
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—Low1,57896.121,51711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36984.291,15414
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19683.2799671
CowsLean 85-90%Low87772.8763934

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,102$9388
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)907$8306
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$1,00130

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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2205165.00/cwt165.00–165.003381
Steers—Small 1-2240130.05/cwt127.50–132.503122
Steers—Small 1-2265131.06/cwt130.00–132.503477
Steers—Medium and Large 2280153.79/cwt152.50–155.004312
Steers—Medium and Large 3284116.50/cwt110.00–125.003318
Steers—Medium and Large 3308116.43/cwt110.00–120.003597
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315165.00/cwt165.00–165.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 2327151.37/cwt145.00–160.004959
Steers—Small 1-2327130.06/cwt127.50–132.504253
Steers—Small 1-2367127.88/cwt125.00–132.504696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370170.03/cwt165.00–175.006296
Steers—Medium and Large 2376153.50/cwt145.00–160.0057720
Steers—Medium and Large 3376116.93/cwt110.00–120.004408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395183.00/cwt183.00–183.007231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418171.86/cwt165.00–176.007186
Steers—Medium and Large 2420146.67/cwt140.00–150.006163
Steers—Small 1-2430127.44/cwt125.00–130.005482
Steers—Medium and Large 2470139.97/cwt135.00–147.506587
Steers—Small 1-2470128.83/cwt125.00–132.506062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477161.05/cwt156.00–167.507683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520153.85/cwt150.00–157.008006
Steers—Small 1-2522116.91/cwt110.00–125.006106
Steers—Medium and Large 2523140.87/cwt137.00–145.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 2563136.44/cwt130.00–145.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575155.18/cwt150.00–158.0089211
Steers—Small 1-2585117.52/cwt115.00–120.006872
Steers—Medium and Large 2612124.95/cwt120.00–130.007653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617152.10/cwt147.00–156.009389
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660148.55/cwt145.00–153.009807
Steers—Small 1-2660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 2725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738137.01/cwt136.00–138.001,0112
Steers—Medium and Large 2875116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200160.00/cwt160.00–160.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240125.00/cwt125.00–125.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268123.76/cwt120.00–125.003324
Heifers—Small 1-2273110.00/cwt110.00–110.003003
Heifers—Small 1-2320111.17/cwt110.00–112.503562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321125.60/cwt120.00–130.004039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334141.88/cwt140.00–145.004744
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373106.22/cwt105.00–107.503962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374127.46/cwt120.00–135.0047718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376143.11/cwt140.00–147.505388
Heifers—Small 1-2384111.12/cwt110.00–114.004276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422141.88/cwt140.00–147.5059914
Heifers—Small 1-2424111.96/cwt110.00–115.004755
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425100.00/cwt100.00–100.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427128.37/cwt120.00–136.005489
Heifers—Small 1-2463111.97/cwt110.00–114.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469123.68/cwt120.00–135.0058012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474142.79/cwt140.00–147.0067721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524129.47/cwt119.00–135.0067810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525142.72/cwt140.00–149.0074915
Heifers—Small 1-2528107.48/cwt105.00–110.005674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563136.79/cwt134.00–140.007709
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577122.27/cwt112.00–128.007055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617131.96/cwt125.00–145.0081416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623116.95/cwt110.00–125.007294
Heifers—Small 1-2633103.52/cwt102.00–105.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671124.02/cwt120.00–130.008324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678117.51/cwt115.00–120.007974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705111.50/cwt106.00–117.007862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707121.99/cwt120.00–125.008623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2815115.00/cwt115.00–115.009371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2875115.69/cwt110.00–119.001,0123
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2417123.35/cwt115.00–130.0051415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422144.96/cwt140.00–150.006129
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423168.15/cwt165.00–172.007117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468159.60/cwt155.00–168.007476
Bulls—Small 1-2471119.98/cwt115.00–125.005657
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473139.46/cwt135.00–148.006608
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478110.34/cwt110.00–111.005273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523131.54/cwt127.50–135.006885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527147.88/cwt145.00–155.007798
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2554142.48/cwt140.00–145.007894
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568103.98/cwt103.00–105.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573130.21/cwt125.00–135.0074610
Bulls—Small 1-2578113.09/cwt110.00–116.006542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615125.54/cwt120.00–134.007727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623140.33/cwt140.00–141.008743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668135.98/cwt135.00–137.009082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670125.67/cwt124.00–127.008423
Bulls—Small 1-2690107.00/cwt107.00–107.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715119.08/cwt115.00–123.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730129.00/cwt129.00–129.009421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750125.00/cwt125.00–125.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3423105.00/cwt105.00–105.004442
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 340565.00/cwt65.00–65.002631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,549102.40/cwt95.00–111.001,5867
Bulls——1,62885.14/cwt69.00–93.001,3864
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87165.79/cwt57.00–75.0057319
Cows—Lean 85-90%88581.83/cwt78.00–90.0072415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14868.14/cwt60.00–75.0078214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20286.50/cwt79.00–98.001,04055
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36984.29/cwt79.00–89.001,15414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,373100.48/cwt100.00–101.001,3802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2839789.11/head710.00–875.007894
Bred Cows—Small 2865850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Small 2905700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,043912.41/head900.00–925.009122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,136950.41/head925.00–1,000.009507
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2640665.43/head600.00–725.006652
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2788924.04/head800.00–1,000.009248
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2798865.05/head800.00–925.008652
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2820950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,195.88/head1,075.00–1,300.001,1963
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29031,192.40/head1,185.00–1,200.001,1922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29651,081.21/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0817
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2965971.99/head825.00–1,050.009724

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.