Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-10-17

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 17
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
465 head
▼ 226 vs last sale 691▼ 16 vs year ago 481 · −3.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 102▲ 29 vs year ago 66 · +43.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 16▲ 10 vs year ago 10 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $126.28/cwt on 141 head.
Average price
$126.28
141 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.72
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500133.9667081
Medium and Large 2450121.7954835
Small 1-2450109.6249320
Medium and Large 3502100.005025thin
One grade step is worth $33.96/cwt here — about $168 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 sale141 hd
126.28
—
SC average5 barns · 513 hd
123.56
+2.72
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—Average1,60487.631,40611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18168.4780946
CowsLean 85-90%Low84668.0457517
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50666.591,0035thin

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)705$7851thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)901$6495
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)869$5838
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)942$9203thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
Steers—Medium and Large 3268118.20/cwt112.00–125.003172
Steers—Small 1-2321131.87/cwt130.00–140.004235
Steers—Medium and Large 3325116.91/cwt110.00–122.503804
Steers—Medium and Large 2326155.81/cwt150.00–162.505086
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328174.96/cwt170.00–180.005742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363172.45/cwt170.00–175.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 3365119.12/cwt110.00–125.004355
Steers—Small 1-2370135.14/cwt130.00–140.005002
Steers—Medium and Large 2374156.80/cwt150.00–165.0058615
Steers—Medium and Large 2430149.44/cwt140.00–155.006433
Steers—Small 1-2430131.78/cwt125.00–135.005673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433172.91/cwt168.00–178.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467165.31/cwt163.50–170.0077214
Steers—Small 1-2479122.53/cwt120.00–130.005874
Steers—Medium and Large 2481156.64/cwt153.00–159.007534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522158.33/cwt156.00–164.0082612
Steers—Small 1-2523120.07/cwt115.00–125.006282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568150.02/cwt149.50–158.0085218
Steers—Medium and Large 2580139.62/cwt135.00–145.008105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612143.04/cwt140.00–147.008759
Steers—Medium and Large 2635129.00/cwt129.00–129.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672143.30/cwt135.00–145.509639
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2258125.15/cwt120.00–130.003232
Heifers—Small 1-2315111.33/cwt110.00–115.003514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332126.11/cwt120.00–135.004195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338141.28/cwt140.00–142.504782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363144.08/cwt140.00–148.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373123.62/cwt120.00–127.504612
Heifers—Small 1-2378111.97/cwt110.00–115.004233
Heifers—Small 1-2410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414125.29/cwt120.00–130.005197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417135.62/cwt134.00–140.005668
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460100.00/cwt100.00–100.004603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478131.97/cwt130.00–135.0063112
Heifers—Small 1-2480112.80/cwt110.00–120.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482120.04/cwt115.00–126.005797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added498139.00/cwt139.00–139.006929
Heifers—Small 1-2505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516118.57/cwt115.00–122.006127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517130.00/cwt125.00–136.0067219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521138.82/cwt138.00–140.0072319
Heifers—Small 1-2550105.00/cwt105.00–105.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569127.14/cwt125.00–130.007237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575118.81/cwt115.00–121.006834
Heifers—Small 1-2618102.51/cwt100.00–105.006342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623120.95/cwt118.00–125.007543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645112.00/cwt112.00–112.007221
Heifers—Small 1-2650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2418122.31/cwt115.00–130.005116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420162.44/cwt160.00–165.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429148.48/cwt140.00–155.006377
Bulls—Small 1-2464123.67/cwt115.00–130.005746
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476140.12/cwt135.00–148.006677
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478108.82/cwt105.00–110.005204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480161.00/cwt161.00–161.007731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505155.00/cwt155.00–155.007831
Bulls—Small 1-2516119.95/cwt115.00–125.006198
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525135.48/cwt130.00–144.007118
Bulls—Small 1-2565113.73/cwt112.50–115.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570124.72/cwt120.00–128.007117
Bulls—Small 1-2615101.97/cwt100.00–104.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619113.01/cwt110.00–115.007005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660113.36/cwt110.00–120.007483
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 338588.00/cwt88.00–88.003391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59580.80/cwt77.00–89.001,2895
Bulls——1,61293.33/cwt92.00–95.001,5046
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82771.80/cwt69.00–77.0059412
Cows—Lean 85-90%89059.02/cwt48.00–65.005255
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10359.64/cwt50.00–64.0065818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23174.14/cwt70.00–79.0091328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50666.59/cwt64.00–69.001,0035
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-280382.26/cwt78.00–87.506612
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,28588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1311
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2645410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0901,174.54/head1,075.00–1,275.001,1752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2705785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Cows—Small 2808472.29/head450.00–490.004722
Bred Cows—Small 1-2871623.40/head550.00–740.006234
Bred Cows—Small 1-2889619.33/head550.00–740.006196
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,020750.00/head750.00–750.007501

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.