Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-10-03

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 3
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
465 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 507▲ 39 vs year ago 426 · +9.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 123▼ 51 vs year ago 125 · −40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 17▲ 2 vs year ago 39 · +5.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited sales. Slaughter cows were

2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. There was and average 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 $135.10/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$135.10
174 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.40
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2493140.42692112
Medium and Large 2497129.2364249
Small 1-2426113.634849thin
Medium and Large 3546106.485814thin
One grade step is worth $33.94/cwt here — about $111 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 sale174 hd
135.10
—
SC average5 barns · 545 hd
132.70
+2.40
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—Low1,59894.801,5159thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53776.471,1753thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23376.3394236
CowsLean 85-90%Average88864.4657213

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)1,004$82415
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)926$75610
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,180$1,2501thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3210130.00/cwt130.00–130.002731
Steers—Small 1-2230142.50/cwt142.50–142.503281
Steers—Medium and Large 2265165.00/cwt165.00–165.004371
Steers—Small 1-2290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004211
Steers—Medium and Large 3310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315199.50/cwt195.00–204.006282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315185.00/cwt185.00–185.005831
Steers—Small 1-2328132.48/cwt130.00–135.004354
Steers—Medium and Large 2330153.48/cwt150.00–160.005063
Steers—Small 1-2367131.66/cwt130.00–135.004833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371181.59/cwt175.00–190.006748
Steers—Medium and Large 3373121.58/cwt120.00–125.004533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390197.50/cwt197.50–197.507701
Steers—Medium and Large 2393167.48/cwt165.00–170.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 2425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427181.96/cwt175.00–185.007775
Steers—Small 1-2440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 2469160.38/cwt155.00–165.007525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480172.94/cwt171.00–175.008302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505169.00/cwt169.00–169.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 2538151.27/cwt150.00–152.508142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570163.72/cwt162.50–165.009332
Steers—Medium and Large 2570148.35/cwt145.00–154.008463
Steers—Medium and Large 2615136.00/cwt136.00–136.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 2658133.02/cwt131.00–135.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708139.00/cwt138.00–140.009842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775133.51/cwt133.00–134.001,0352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240132.50/cwt132.50–132.503181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255135.00/cwt135.00–135.003441
Heifers—Small 1-2275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324150.03/cwt145.00–155.004865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004061
Heifers—Small 1-2325116.29/cwt115.00–117.503782
Heifers—Small 1-2350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367149.04/cwt145.00–158.005476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368136.07/cwt130.00–140.005015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421145.36/cwt143.00–148.0061216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427135.47/cwt130.00–140.005786
Heifers—Small 1-2463113.78/cwt110.00–120.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468144.27/cwt141.00–147.0067543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474135.61/cwt125.00–138.0064313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478110.50/cwt110.00–111.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516130.20/cwt125.00–135.006725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519141.53/cwt138.00–147.0073515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565136.98/cwt135.00–139.007747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577125.94/cwt120.00–130.007279
Heifers—Medium and Large 3613102.45/cwt100.00–105.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616124.51/cwt123.00–131.0076714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635112.75/cwt110.00–116.007164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660112.00/cwt109.00–115.007394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678124.20/cwt120.00–130.008424
Heifers—Small 1-2705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713115.51/cwt115.00–116.008242
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2410139.16/cwt130.00–145.005713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416159.28/cwt150.00–165.006637
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424170.00/cwt170.00–170.007214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460154.89/cwt145.00–160.0071212
Bulls—Small 1-2477135.19/cwt127.50–140.006459
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480119.00/cwt119.00–119.005711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508151.49/cwt150.00–153.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518134.88/cwt130.00–142.0069913
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538113.49/cwt110.00–115.006114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573137.88/cwt135.00–141.007902
Bulls—Small 1-2578122.58/cwt120.00–125.007092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618132.76/cwt130.00–137.008209
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630118.29/cwt115.00–120.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630103.30/cwt100.00–108.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663124.29/cwt122.00–127.008243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710124.32/cwt121.00–127.008833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730112.31/cwt110.00–115.008203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755119.00/cwt119.00–119.008981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770109.00/cwt109.00–109.008391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2810110.00/cwt110.00–110.008911
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 365882.00/cwt82.00–82.005402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14584.00/cwt84.00–84.009621
Bulls——1,65596.15/cwt92.00–104.001,5918
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86255.24/cwt50.00–60.004767
Cows—Lean 85-90%91875.22/cwt72.00–78.006916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19868.20/cwt62.00–74.0081714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25681.51/cwt77.00–87.001,02422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28570.00/cwt70.00–70.009001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66379.70/cwt78.00–81.001,3252
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 277180.57/cwt79.00–82.006216
Stock Cows—Small 1-277392.92/cwt87.00–96.007189
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3705417.23/head410.00–425.004172
Bred Cows—Small 1-2718628.75/head600.00–650.006292
Bred Cows—Small 2760570.00/head560.00–575.005703
Bred Cows—Small 1-2813744.94/head685.00–800.007453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,108917.94/head875.00–955.009185
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,121929.20/head800.00–1,035.0092910

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.