Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-08-01

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 1
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
432 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 277▲ 46 vs year ago 386 · +11.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 67▼ 2 vs year ago 37 · −5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 11▲ 1 vs year ago 18 · +5.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends on feeder steers and feeder bulls due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.70/cwt on 158 head.
Average price
$138.70
158 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.68
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2495144.33715104
Medium and Large 2490132.9065137
Small 1-2502119.0659813thin
Medium and Large 3460110.005064thin
One grade step is worth $34.33/cwt here — about $209 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 sale158 hd
138.70
—
SC average5 barns · 525 hd
138.03
+0.68
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—Low1,563100.781,5766thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18479.8294516
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46875.371,1062thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96866.2664211

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$9263thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$8122thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$6832thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$6101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)865$1,1182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,0751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)965$9013thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)800$8323thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)785$5472thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
Steers—Medium and Large 2245142.50/cwt142.50–142.503491
Steers—Medium and Large 2255147.50/cwt147.50–147.503761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270177.50/cwt177.50–177.504791
Steers—Small 1-2278136.31/cwt135.00–137.503792
Steers—Medium and Large 3280120.00/cwt120.00–120.003361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320197.50/cwt197.50–197.506321
Steers—Medium and Large 2323147.40/cwt142.50–155.004766
Steers—Small 1-2323139.04/cwt138.00–140.004492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326165.61/cwt160.00–170.005404
Steers—Medium and Large 2360148.77/cwt147.50–150.005362
Steers—Small 1-2375137.81/cwt133.00–142.505172
Steers—Medium and Large 3382120.22/cwt117.50–125.004593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395172.50/cwt170.00–175.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405175.79/cwt170.00–180.007123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415190.00/cwt190.00–190.007891
Steers—Medium and Large 2445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
Steers—Small 1-2445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473168.66/cwt164.00–175.007988
Steers—Medium and Large 2482149.34/cwt143.00–155.007203
Steers—Medium and Large 3495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510168.12/cwt162.00–176.008574
Steers—Medium and Large 3520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 2525156.25/cwt152.00–159.008203
Steers—Small 1-2575132.54/cwt131.00–134.007622
Steers—Medium and Large 2580145.00/cwt145.00–145.008411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582161.36/cwt160.00–164.009393
Steers—Medium and Large 2614140.26/cwt134.00–147.008614
Steers—Small 1-2617129.00/cwt123.00–135.007963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628157.24/cwt152.00–161.009874
Steers—Medium and Large 2650140.00/cwt140.00–140.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665156.52/cwt154.00–159.001,0412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720154.01/cwt153.00–155.001,1092
Steers—Medium and Large 2790134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225142.50/cwt142.50–142.503211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245132.50/cwt132.50–132.503251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300158.00/cwt158.00–158.004741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305142.50/cwt142.50–142.504351
Heifers—Small 1-2328127.51/cwt125.00–132.504183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345133.75/cwt132.50–135.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360167.50/cwt167.50–167.506031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365138.18/cwt135.00–140.005044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378145.39/cwt142.00–149.005506
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
Heifers—Small 1-2395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418135.46/cwt125.00–140.005668
Heifers—Small 1-2418119.13/cwt117.50–120.004983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421144.64/cwt141.00–150.0060914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Heifers—Small 1-2465115.00/cwt115.00–115.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473148.54/cwt142.00–152.0070335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478134.66/cwt129.00–140.006446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520143.26/cwt138.00–147.0074516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528133.30/cwt125.00–137.007044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530155.00/cwt155.00–155.008221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2556143.02/cwt138.00–146.5079511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569133.44/cwt126.00–137.507597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614136.08/cwt132.00–142.0083611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623123.95/cwt120.00–128.007722
Heifers—Small 1-2640118.00/cwt118.00–118.007551
Heifers—Small 1-2665113.48/cwt112.00–115.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677126.97/cwt124.00–129.008603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710119.96/cwt114.00–126.008522
Heifers—Small 1-2730113.98/cwt111.00–117.008322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760118.00/cwt118.00–118.008971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775122.47/cwt120.00–125.009492
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2414128.75/cwt125.00–135.005334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416164.93/cwt160.00–175.006868
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435117.67/cwt110.00–125.005122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438146.31/cwt142.50–150.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457160.34/cwt160.00–161.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 3459115.58/cwt110.00–120.005314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476147.34/cwt140.00–155.007017
Bulls—Small 1-2490132.42/cwt127.00–137.506494
Bulls—Small 1-2513121.03/cwt120.00–125.006215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523135.04/cwt130.00–143.007066
Bulls—Medium and Large 3529112.00/cwt110.00–115.005925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545151.00/cwt151.00–151.008231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564138.59/cwt132.00–149.007828
Bulls—Small 1-2568125.38/cwt122.00–129.0071210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585117.50/cwt117.50–117.506871
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605112.50/cwt110.00–115.006812
Bulls—Small 1-2613122.53/cwt120.00–125.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618133.22/cwt128.00–138.008238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655134.00/cwt134.00–134.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2674133.83/cwt130.00–136.009026
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680105.00/cwt105.00–105.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730131.00/cwt131.00–131.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755125.99/cwt125.00–127.009512
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04584.00/cwt84.00–84.008781
Bulls——1,667104.14/cwt98.00–108.001,7365
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92159.34/cwt46.00–66.005475
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00872.03/cwt69.00–76.007266
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18080.63/cwt76.00–85.0095114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20874.16/cwt73.00–75.008962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46875.37/cwt74.00–77.001,1062
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2615554.00/head554.00–554.005541
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2768793.30/head786.00–800.007932
Stock Cows—Small 1-2785546.67/head525.00–567.005472
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865908.00/head908.00–908.009081
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,073.98/head961.00–1,185.001,0742
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3720522.00/head522.00–522.005221
Bred Cows—Small 3770560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,000610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,028914.05/head875.00–950.009142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,063.00/head1,063.00–1,063.001,0631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260844.00/head844.00–844.008441
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28651,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28651,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.